{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4393095818","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218194024500141","title":"Consistency Checking for Refactoring from Coarse-Grained Locks to Fine-Grained Locks","display_name":"Consistency Checking for Refactoring from Coarse-Grained Locks to Fine-Grained Locks","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-03-22","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4393095818","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218194024500141"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1142/s0218194024500141","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218194024500141","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S131442419","display_name":"International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering","issn_l":"0218-1940","issn":["0218-1940","1793-6403"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319815","host_organization_name":"World Scientific","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319815"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["World Scientific"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100354600","display_name":"Yang Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-2660"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I34155123","display_name":"Hebei University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/05h3pkk68","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yang Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-2660","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102976621","display_name":"Jingjing Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3338-1927"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I34155123","display_name":"Hebei University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/05h3pkk68","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jingjing Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3338-1927","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100659446","display_name":"Lin Qi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6210-2065"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I34155123","display_name":"Hebei University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/05h3pkk68","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Lin Qi","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6210-2065","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, P.\u00a0R.\u00a0China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I34155123"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033964118","display_name":"Grant Meredith","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-4547"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149672521","display_name":"Federation University","ror":"https://ror.org/05qbzwv83","country_code":"AU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149672521"]}],"countries":["AU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Grant Meredith","raw_affiliation_strings":["Global Professional School, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Australia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-4547","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Global Professional School, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Australia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149672521"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.3122,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.53479848,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"34","issue":"07","first_page":"1063","last_page":"1093"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12127","display_name":"Software System Performance and Reliability","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12127","display_name":"Software System Performance and Reliability","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9986000061035156,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":0.9968000054359436,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/code-refactoring","display_name":"Code refactoring","score":0.9741529226303101},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8053569793701172},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/consistency","display_name":"Consistency (knowledge bases)","score":0.7311611175537109},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scalability","display_name":"Scalability","score":0.5661492347717285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dependency","display_name":"Dependency (UML)","score":0.5469040274620056},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.5198824405670166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/static-analysis","display_name":"Static analysis","score":0.4905471205711365},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-flow","display_name":"Control flow","score":0.46251240372657776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sequential-consistency","display_name":"Sequential consistency","score":0.43504905700683594},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.4190400242805481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parallel-computing","display_name":"Parallel computing","score":0.3671709895133972},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/consistency-model","display_name":"Consistency model","score":0.35607224702835083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-consistency","display_name":"Data consistency","score":0.2016156017780304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.18443617224693298},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.16797557473182678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.1642571985721588}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152752567","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116877","display_name":"Code refactoring","level":3,"score":0.9741529226303101},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8053569793701172},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776436953","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5163215","display_name":"Consistency (knowledge bases)","level":2,"score":0.7311611175537109},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48044578","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727490","display_name":"Scalability","level":2,"score":0.5661492347717285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19768560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320727","display_name":"Dependency (UML)","level":2,"score":0.5469040274620056},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.5198824405670166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97686452","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7604153","display_name":"Static analysis","level":2,"score":0.4905471205711365},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160191386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868299","display_name":"Control flow","level":2,"score":0.46251240372657776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C82029504","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4373882","display_name":"Sequential consistency","level":4,"score":0.43504905700683594},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.4190400242805481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173608175","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232661","display_name":"Parallel computing","level":1,"score":0.3671709895133972},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C37279795","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2492305","display_name":"Consistency model","level":3,"score":0.35607224702835083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93361087","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4426698","display_name":"Data consistency","level":2,"score":0.2016156017780304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.18443617224693298},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.16797557473182678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.1642571985721588},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1142/s0218194024500141","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218194024500141","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S131442419","display_name":"International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering","issn_l":"0218-1940","issn":["0218-1940","1793-6403"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319815","host_organization_name":"World Scientific","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319815"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["World Scientific"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:vital:19787","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/202997","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400234","display_name":"FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210158496","host_organization_name":"Australian Federation of University Women \u2013 South Australia","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210158496"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.49000000953674316,"display_name":"Zero hunger","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/2"}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4024730720","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"F2023208001","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","funder_display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1994350081","https://openalex.org/W2016690971","https://openalex.org/W2027181298","https://openalex.org/W2040318078","https://openalex.org/W2093709900","https://openalex.org/W2117189826","https://openalex.org/W2144778294","https://openalex.org/W2272690707","https://openalex.org/W2469413729","https://openalex.org/W2782472620","https://openalex.org/W2947655699","https://openalex.org/W2964670868","https://openalex.org/W2974199725","https://openalex.org/W3042221335","https://openalex.org/W3173557304","https://openalex.org/W3189860654","https://openalex.org/W3207593454","https://openalex.org/W4232306982","https://openalex.org/W4308643091","https://openalex.org/W4315606532","https://openalex.org/W4384345769","https://openalex.org/W4386536226"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2044887272","https://openalex.org/W246909719","https://openalex.org/W1885534640","https://openalex.org/W1906213980","https://openalex.org/W2036306661","https://openalex.org/W2105768184","https://openalex.org/W2505917360","https://openalex.org/W118795575","https://openalex.org/W1738788207","https://openalex.org/W1524796877"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Refactoring":[0],"for":[1,48],"locks":[2,20,151],"is":[3],"widely":[4],"used":[5],"to":[6,21,73,93,104],"improve":[7],"the":[8,24,43,54,70,76,83,86,95,106,109],"scalability":[9],"and":[10,64,112,131],"performance":[11],"of":[12,26,57,85,108,124],"concurrent":[13,27,58,71],"programs.":[14],"However,":[15],"when":[16,149],"refactoring":[17,126,134],"from":[18],"coarse-grained":[19,150],"fine-grained":[22,49,155],"locks,":[23],"behavior":[25,148],"programs":[28,59,72],"may":[29],"be":[30],"changed.":[31],"To":[32],"this":[33],"end,":[34],"we":[35,52,68,100],"present":[36],"LockCheck,":[37],"a":[38],"consistency-checking":[39],"approach":[40],"based":[41],"on":[42],"parallel":[44],"extended":[45],"finite":[46],"automaton":[47],"locks.":[50,156],"First,":[51],"model":[53],"critical":[55],"sections":[56],"through":[60],"control":[61],"flow":[62],"analysis":[63],"dependency":[65],"analysis.":[66],"Second,":[67],"sequentialize":[69],"get":[74],"all":[75],"possible":[77],"transition":[78,97],"paths.":[79,98],"Furthermore,":[80],"it":[81],"reduces":[82],"exploration":[84],"redundant":[87],"paths":[88],"using":[89],"partial":[90],"order":[91],"theory":[92],"obtain":[94],"compared":[96],"Finally,":[99],"combine":[101],"consistency":[102,107],"rules":[103],"check":[105],"program":[110],"before":[111],"after":[113],"refactoring.":[114],"We":[115],"evaluated":[116,130],"LockCheck":[117,143],"in":[118],"five":[119],"open-source":[120],"projects.":[121],"A":[122],"total":[123],"1528":[125],"operations":[127,135],"have":[128,136],"been":[129,137],"93":[132],"inconsistent":[133,147],"detected.":[138],"The":[139],"results":[140],"show":[141],"that":[142],"can":[144],"effectively":[145],"detect":[146],"are":[152],"refactored":[153],"into":[154]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}