Multi-layer software reliability for unreliable hardware

This paper presents a multi-layer software re- liability approach that leverages multiple software lay- ers (e. g., programming language, compiler, and operat- ing system) to improve the overall system reliability con- sidering unreliable or partly-reliable hardware. We present a comprehensive design flow that integrates multiple soft- ware layers while accounting for the knowledge from lower hardware layers. We show how multiple software layers synergistically operate to achieve a high degree of reliabil- ity.