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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Bryan G. Hickerson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Craig Atherton, Burlington, VT (US);
Michal Rimon, Nofit, IL;
Avishai Moshe Fedida, Gesher Ha'Ziv, IL;
Ofer Peled, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer system, computer readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for retrograding an instruction stream to enhance random test generation. The method includes generating a test case for a design-under-test (DUT) comprising positioning one or more placeholder instructions in the test case. The method also includes identifying one or more benefiting instructions. The method further includes executing the test case by replacing the one or more placeholder instructions with one or more respective retrograding instructions. The one or more retrograding instructions influence the one or more benefiting instructions.