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``cuda-bindings`` 11.8.7 Release notes
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Released on May 5, 2025.


Highlights
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* The ``cuda.bindings.nvvm`` Python module was added, wrapping the
  `libNVVM C API <https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/libnvvm-api/>`_.


Bug fixes
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* Fix segfault when converting char* NULL to bytes


Known issues
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* Compute-sanitizer may report ``CUDA_ERROR_INVALID_CONTEXT`` when calling certain CUDA
  runtime APIs such as ``cudaGetDevice()``. This is fixed in ``cuda-bindings`` 12.9.0.
