Deterministic Fully-Static Whole-Binary Translation Without Heuristics
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Academic paper on binary translation, very deep technically but low immediate actionability.
Elevator is a novel binary translator that statically converts entire x86-64 executables to AArch64 without heuristics, debug info, or source code. It considers all possible byte interpretations, generating separate translations for each feasible path, pruning only those leading to abnormal termination. The result is a deterministic, self-contained binary with no runtime component, achieving performance comparable to QEMU's JIT on SPECint 2006, at the cost of code size expansion.
Evaluate Elevator for migrating x86 workloads to ARM in security-critical or certification-required environments.
For engineers deploying on ARM-based cloud infrastructure, Elevator provides a deterministic, auditable path to run legacy x86 binaries without runtime emulation overhead, improving security and performance predictability.