A memory system includes a memory device including plural non-volatile memory cells storing firmware and a controller configured to load the firmware in a volatile memory and employ a plurality of cores, each capable of performing an operation based on the firmware. A core, which is in a standby state or an idle state between the plurality of cores, is configured to check whether an error has occurred in the volatile memory in which the firmware is loaded.

A technique is described herein for updating a running application that includes a plurality of program modules (e.g., services). The technique performs its updating operation without having to suspend the execution of the running application, and without reloading all of the program modules in the running application. The technique leverages a mapping component to map a calling program module's call to a function to a called program module that implements the function. A current application manifest provides mapping logic for use by the mapping component. In some examples, the technique also transforms data passed by the calling program module to conform to a data format expected by the called program module. This is appropriate when the calling program module and the called program module use different schemas to define the data.

A data processing method and device, where the method includes obtaining a usage frequency value of software, compressing a target file of the software to obtain a compressed file when the usage frequency value is less than a preset usage frequency value, receiving a startup instruction for starting the software, querying the compressed file of the software, and decompressing the compressed file using a high-priority process to obtain the target file, where the high-priority process is performed as an essential highest-priority process relative to another process, and starting the software based on the target file.

A value profiling method, system and computer program product that leverages a guarded storage facility. During code execution, a first instruction is loaded. The first instruction has a first value designating a first region of memory and the first instruction is related to a first section of the code. A determination is made as to whether a guarded mode is enabled at the first region. Responsive to an enabled guarded mode at the first region, a secondary operation is triggered. The secondary operation is in addition to a primary operation of the first instruction. The primary operation is relative to the first region of the memory. The secondary operation causes a profiling of the first section of the code.

Methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing a set of common flat files in a composite image that can be mounted as a container (i.e. composite container) to support isolation and interoperation of computing resources. Container management is provided for a container management system based on a composite image file system engine that executes composite operations to support resource isolation and operating system (OS) virtualization functionality. In particular, a layout manager operates with a composite engine interface to support generating composite images with optimized configurations (i.e., pre-alignment and pre-computed hashes of for executable files). In operation, a plurality of files for generating a composite image are accessed. The composite image for the plurality of files is generated while pre-processing executable files, where pre-processing the one or more files comprises pre-aligning the executable files in the composite image or pre-computing a hash for the executable files in the composite image.

Methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing a set of common flat files in a composite image that can be mounted as a container (i.e. composite container) to support isolation and interoperation of computing resources. Container management is provided for a container management system based on a composite image file system engine that executes composite operations. In particular, a remote sharing manager operates with a composite engine interface to support generating composite images configured for split layer memory sharing, split layer direct access memory sharing, and dynamic base images. In operation, a plurality of files and a selection of a remote sharing configuration for generating a composite image are accessed. The composite image for the plurality of files and the remoting sharing configuration is generated. The composite image is communicated to cause sharing of the composite image, sharing of the composite image is based on the remote sharing configuration.

Methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing a set of common flat files in a composite image that can be mounted as a container (i.e., composite container) to support isolation and interoperation of computing resources. Container management is provided for a container management system based on a composite image file system engine that executes composite operations to support resource isolation and operating system (OS) virtualization functionality. In particular, a container engine interface supports creating, mounting, and providing access to and from composite images or composite containers. In operation, a plurality of files for generating a composite image are accessed. The composite image for the plurality of files is generated. The composite image includes a set of common flat files. The composite image is communicated to cause mounting of the composite image, where mounting the composite image is based on a metadata file from the set of common flat files.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for data processing are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining a bytecode compiled from source code comprising one or more input parameters, the source code including an encoding function to encode the one or more input parameters, save the encoded one or more input parameters in a memory segment, and provide a memory location of the memory segment; executing, according to the bytecode, the encoding function to encode the one or more input parameters to obtain the memory location of the memory segment storing the encoded one or more input parameters; and providing the memory location to a function for retrieving and decoding the encoded one or more input parameters to obtain the one or more input parameters.

A barcode reader may include barcode reading hardware, which may include an image sensor. The image sensor may capture an image of a barcode within a field of view. The barcode reading hardware may also include a communication interface for output of decoded data to a remote computing system. The barcode reader may also include volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may include start-up instructions. The barcode reader may also include a processor. The processor may be configured to, upon power-up of the barcode reader, execute the start-up instructions to obtain firmware for operating the barcode reader from a remote configuration server, load the firmware to the volatile memory, and commence execution of the firmware to commence barcode reading functions of the barcode reader without performing a re-boot operation.

Some implementations are directed to adapting a client application on a feature phone based on experiment parameters. Some of those implementations are directed to adapting an assistant client application, where the assistant client application interacts with remote assistant component(s) to provide automated assistant functionalities via the assistant client application of the feature phone. Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to determining whether an invocation, of an assistant client application on a feature phone, is a request for transcription of voice data received in conjunction with the invocation, or is instead a request for an assistant response that is responsive to the transcription of the voice data (e.g., includes assistant content that is based on and in addition to the transcription, and that optionally lacks the transcription itself).