About the author: This article synthesizes release notes, developer forums, and internal NVIDIA presentations from GTC 2024. Benchmarks cited are based on preliminary runs by the HPC community on the CUDA 12.6 Release Candidate.
The compiler now supports Stack Canaries in device code, which can be enabled via the --device-stack-protector=true flag in nvcc to help prevent buffer overflow vulnerabilities. cuda toolkit 12.6 news
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A new set of APIs in the Profiling Tools Interface (CUPTI) simplifies how developers gather performance data, making it easier for new users to navigate low-level profiling concepts. Library and Tool Updates About the author: This article synthesizes release notes,