Nested kernels do not work with hardware provider backends
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Describe the bug
Nested kernels do not work with hardware provider backends. It just keeps on running indefinitely.
Following code does not work with any backend (example, quantinuum)
void x_kernel(cudaq::qubit &q) __qpu__ { x(q); }
// A kernel that will call `x_kernel` as a controlled operation.
void kernel7() __qpu__ {
cudaq::qvector control_vector(2);
cudaq::qubit target;
x(control_vector);
x(target);
x(control_vector[1]);
cudaq::control(x_kernel, control_vector, target);
}
but this one, equivalent (non-nested) to the above, works
void kernel8() __qpu__ {
cudaq::qvector qvector(3);
x(qvector);
x(qvector[1]);
x<cudaq::ctrl>(qvector[0], qvector[1]);
mz(qvector);
}
Steps to reproduce the bug
Run the above examples with any hardware provider backend.
Expected behavior
Should run within a certain period.
Is this a regression? If it is, put the last known working version (or commit) here.
Not a regression
Environment
- CUDA-Q version:
- Python version: 3.10
- C++ compiler:
- Operating system: Ubuntu
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the kernel7 and kernel8 examples against a hardware provider backend, using the issue's nested and non-nested cases as the comparison. Investigate why kernel7 runs indefinitely while kernel8 completes; done means nested controlled kernels complete within a reasonable period on hardware provider backends.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- quantum-computing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100