Abstract: Compiling source code objects to improve efficiency of compiling is described herein. The compiling includes determining, by a compiler, an object type of a to-be-compiled object in source code. A counter is set for the to-be-compiled object. When the object type of the to-be-compiled object is an object type that can be operated by only one thread at one moment, the compiler sets a counter counting rule for the counter of the to-be-compiled object.

Abstract: Compiling source code objects to improve efficiency of compiling is described herein. The compiling includes determining, by a compiler, an object type of a to-be-compiled object in source code. A counter is set for the to-be-compiled object. When the object type of the to-be-compiled object is an object type that can be operated by only one thread at one moment, the compiler sets a counter counting rule for the counter of the to-be-compiled object.

Abstract: An embodiment method for retiring a dynamically updatable function includes receiving, by a collector-thread, a registration of the function, wherein the registration indicates to the collector-thread addresses of memory locations for counters that count a number of calls currently being made to a previous version of the function by a plurality of execution threads; reading, by the collector-thread, values of the counters; and when the values of all the counters are zero, deleting, by the collector-thread, the function from a storage medium on a device previously executing the previous version of the function.

Abstract: An embodiment method for retiring a dynamically updatable function includes receiving, by a collector-thread, a registration of the function, wherein the registration indicates to the collector-thread addresses of memory locations for counters that count a number of calls currently being made to a previous version of the function by a plurality of execution threads; reading, by the collector-thread, values of the counters; and when the values of all the counters are zero, deleting, by the collector-thread, the function from a storage medium on a device previously executing the previous version of the function.

Abstract: A method for determining a leakage current through an inter-gate dielectric structure of a flash memory cell, the flash memory cell including a substrate including a channel region; a floating gate positioned above the channel region and separated from the channel region by a tunnel dielectric layer; a control gate positioned above the floating gate and separated from the floating gate electrode by the inter-gate dielectric structure; the method including programming the flash memory cell into an initial programmed state and applying biasing conditions to the programmed flash memory cell so as to obtain a zero electric field in the tunnel dielectric layer; measuring over time a change in a threshold voltage of the flash memory cell; and determining the leakage current from the change in the threshold voltage.