goto_termination.h File Reference

#include <goto-programs/goto_functions.h>
#include <util/symtab/namespace.h>
#include <util/config/options.h>

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void	goto_termination (goto_functionst &goto_functions, optionst &options, const namespacet &ns)
	Reduce non-termination to a reachability safety property.

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goto_termination()

void goto_termination	(	goto_functionst &	goto_functions,
		optionst &	options,
		const namespacet &	ns )

Reduce non-termination to a reachability safety property.

Two transformations:

1. Apply k-induction's per-loop havoc + assume-entry-cond to every function except __ESBMC_main, so the inductive step runs from an arbitrary loop state.
2. Insert per-loop ASSERT(false) markers on every edge that leaves a loop (top-test exit, break, early-return-as-goto, goto-out-of-loop, do-while fall-through). Each marker is flagged inductive_step_instruction so base case and forward condition skip it; only the inductive step sees the claim.

Reduction: the program does NOT terminate iff every marker is unreachable in the inductive step. UNSAT at the marker proves non-termination; SAT in the base case refutes it.

Soundness gate: if any loop's modified-var set is empty, k-induction's make_nondet_assign inserts no havoc for it (e.g. loops that only write through dereferenced pointers, *p = ...). In that case IS would run the loop concretely and a "marker unreachable within k unwindings" UNSAT is no longer a real non-termination witness. The pass sets options' "disable-inductive-step" so the BMC driver treats IS as inconclusive for the program.