The Runtime Complexity (full) of the given CpxTRS could be proven to be BOUNDS(n^1, INF).

(0) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

top(free(x)) → top(check(new(x)))
new(free(x)) → free(new(x))
old(free(x)) → free(old(x))
new(serve) → free(serve)
old(serve) → free(serve)
check(free(x)) → free(check(x))
check(new(x)) → new(check(x))
check(old(x)) → old(check(x))
check(old(x)) → old(x)

Rewrite Strategy: FULL

(1) CpxTrsToCpxRelTrsProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Transformed TRS to relative TRS where S is empty.

(2) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity Relative TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

top(free(x)) → top(check(new(x)))
new(free(x)) → free(new(x))
old(free(x)) → free(old(x))
new(serve) → free(serve)
old(serve) → free(serve)
check(free(x)) → free(check(x))
check(new(x)) → new(check(x))
check(old(x)) → old(check(x))
check(old(x)) → old(x)

S is empty.
Rewrite Strategy: FULL

(3) DecreasingLoopProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The following loop(s) give(s) rise to the lower bound Ω(n¹):
The rewrite sequence
new(free(x)) →⁺ free(new(x))
gives rise to a decreasing loop by considering the right hand sides subterm at position [0].
The pumping substitution is [x / free(x)].
The result substitution is [ ].

(4) BOUNDS(n^1, INF)