[FEA]: internally __restrict__ qualified `cuda::std::span`
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### Area
libcu++
### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In order to improve the aliasing analysis phase, pointers should in general be `__restrict__` qualified. Unfortunately, `std::span` and its libcu++ counterpart `cuda::std::span` are obstacles to having `__restrict__` qualified pointers.
### Describe the solution you'd like
An additional parameter or some kind of template tag that internally qualifies the `cuda::std::span` pointer with `__restrict__`.
### Describe alternatives you've considered
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