nested kernels causing an error

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Describe the bug

See the code block in the section below which produces error messages.

If you uncomment out the cause_error_kernel, it runs fine. So the nested kernels are fine.

If you uncomment out my_inner_subkernel1, the code works fine (even with the cause_error_kernel). So the cause_error_kernel by itself isn't the problem. It's somehow the combination of the 2.

Error message when both my_inner_subkernel1 and cause_error_kernel are executed.

Cell In[178], [line 30](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=178&line=30)
     [27](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=178&line=27)     cause_error_kernel(qubits) # code runs fine with this commented out
     [29](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=178&line=29) num_qubits = 4
---> [30](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=178&line=30) results = cudaq.sample(test_kernel, num_qubits, shots_count=1000)
     [31](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=178&line=31) print(results)

File /opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:86, in sample(kernel, shots_count, noise_model, *args)
     [83](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:83)             cudaq_runtime.setExecutionContext(ctx)
     [84](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:84)     return counts
---> [86](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:86) kernel(*args)
     [87](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:87) res = ctx.result
     [88](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/runtime/sample.py:88) cudaq_runtime.resetExecutionContext()

File /opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:423, in PyKernelDecorator.__call__(self, *args)
    [420](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:420) self.capturedDataStorage = self.createStorage()
    [422](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:422) # Compile, no-op if the module is not None
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    [427](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:427)         f"Incorrect number of runtime arguments provided to kernel `{self.name}` ({len(self.argTypes)} required, {len(args)} provided)"
    [428](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:428)     )

File /opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:210, in PyKernelDecorator.compile(self)
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    [219](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:219) # Grab the dependent capture variables, if any
    [220](https://vscode-remote+attached-002dcontainer-002b7b22636f6e7461696e65724e616d65223a222f66657276656e745f6d636e756c7479222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d7d.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/kernel_decorator.py:220) self.dependentCaptures = extraMetadata[
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File /opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py:4006, in compile_to_mlir(astModule, metadata, capturedDataStorage, **kwargs)
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File /opt/nvidia/cudaq/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py:967, in PyASTBridge.visit_FunctionDef(self, node)
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KeyError: "Symbol '__nvqpp__mlirgen__my_inner_subkernel2' not in the symbol table."

Steps to reproduce the bug

@cudaq.kernel
def my_inner_subkernel1(qubits: cudaq.qview, aux_qubit: cudaq.qview):
    my_inner_subkernel2(qubits, aux_qubit)


@cudaq.kernel
def my_inner_subkernel2(qubits: cudaq.qview, aux_qubit: cudaq.qview):
    z.ctrl(qubits, aux_qubit[0])

@cudaq.kernel
def mysubkernel(qubits: cudaq.qview, aux_qubit: cudaq.qview): 
    
    my_inner_subkernel1(qubits, aux_qubit) # code runs fine if this is commented out
    my_inner_subkernel2(qubits, aux_qubit)

@cudaq.kernel
def cause_error_kernel(qubits: cudaq.qview):
    h(qubits)
    
    
@cudaq.kernel
def test_kernel(num_qubits : int):
    qubits = cudaq.qvector(4)
    aux_qubit = cudaq.qvector(1)
    x(qubits)
    mysubkernel(qubits, aux_qubit)
    cause_error_kernel(qubits) # code runs fine with this commented out
    
num_qubits = 4
results = cudaq.sample(test_kernel, num_qubits, shots_count=1000)

Expected behavior

code should execute without error message. the result should be equivalent to

@cudaq.kernel
def no_nesting_kernel(num_qubits : int):
    qubits = cudaq.qvector(4)
    aux_qubit = cudaq.qvector(1)
    x(qubits)
    z.ctrl(qubits, aux_qubit[0])
    z.ctrl(qubits, aux_qubit[0])
    h(qubits)

Is this a regression? If it is, put the last known working version (or commit) here.

Not a regression

Environment

• CUDA-Q version: 3.10.12
• Python version: 0.10.0
• C++ compiler:
• Operating system: Mac OS

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