Function initNvrtc

src/backend/cuda/device_manager.cpp:568–572

This function initializes and deletes a nvrtcProgram object. There seems to be a bug in nvrtc which fails if this is first done on a child thread. We are assuming that the initilization is done in the main thread.

/// be a bug in nvrtc which fails if this is first done on a child thread. We
/// are assuming that the initilization is done in the main thread.
void initNvrtc() {
    nvrtcProgram prog;
    nvrtcCreateProgram(&prog, " ", "dummy", 0, nullptr, nullptr);
    nvrtcDestroyProgram(&prog);
}

DeviceManager::DeviceManager()
    : logger(common::loggerFactory("platform"))