A Uniform Programming Abstraction for Effecting Autonomic Adaptations onto Software Systems.pdf

A Uniform Programming Abstraction for Effecting Autonomic Adaptations onto Software Systems Giuseppe Valetto Gail Kaiser Telecom Italia Lab Columbia University Torino, Italy New York, NY, United States Giuseppe.Valetto@ kaiser@ Abstract By runtime adaptation, we mean any automated set of actions aimed at modifying the structure, behavior Most general-purpose work towards autonomic or and/or performance of a target software system while it self-managing systems has emphasized the front end of continues operating. Runtime adaptation can be used to the feedback control loop, with some also concerned address self-management concerns, for instance to (re- with controlling the back end enactment of runtime )configure, recover from faults, tune extra-functional adaptations – but usually employing an effector parameters, and so on. In systems-of-systems, these technology peculiar to one type of target system. While changes may impact multiple components or modules completely generic “one size fits all” effector in multiple different sub-systems, which may have technologies seem implausible, we propose a general- diverse technological underpinnings. purpose programming model and