System and method for correct execution of software based on baseline and real time information

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor, to couple to at least one memory, to perform operations comprising:
• loading first executable instructions into the at least one memory;
• determining whether the first executable instructions correspond to first baseline information;
• wherein the first baseline information is included, along with second baseline information, in the at least one memory;
• accessing the first baseline information, but not the second baseline information, in response to the first executable instructions corresponding to the first baseline information;
• executing the first executable instructions to determine first real time information;
• determining a first variance between the first baseline information and the first real time information;
• and
• discontinuing execution of the first executable instructions, based on the first variance, before the first executable instructions are completely executed;
• wherein the first baseline information includes a first baseline instruction count differential between two locations within the first executable instructions and the first real time information includes a first real time instruction count differential between the two locations.

At least one non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions that when executed on a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

• loading first executable instructions;
• determining whether the first executable instructions correspond to first baseline information;
• wherein the first baseline information is included, along with second baseline information, in at least one memory coupled to at least one processor;
• accessing the first baseline information, but not the second baseline information, in response to the first executable instructions corresponding to the first baseline information;
• executing the first executable instructions to determine first real time information;
• determining a first variance between the first baseline information and the first real time information;
• discontinuing execution of the first executable instructions, based on the first variance, before the first executable instructions are completely executed;
• after discontinuing execution of the first executable instructions, loading second executable instructions;
• determining whether the second executable instructions correspond to the second baseline information;
• accessing the second baseline information, but not the first baseline information, in response to the second executable instructions corresponding to the second baseline information;
• executing the second executable instructions to determine second real time information;
• determining a second variance between the second baseline information and the second real time information;
• and
• discontinuing execution of the second executable instructions, based on the second variance, before the second executable instructions are completely executed;
• wherein the first baseline information includes a first baseline instruction count differential between two locations within the first executable instructions and the first real time information includes a first real time instruction count differential between the two locations.