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Re-submitting #195 (which was previously reverted to unblock the cuML CI).
#195 originally targeted 26.10, whereas this PR targets 26.12. Pending the team discussion to decide whether to cherry-pick this for the 26.10 release.

Extracted from #193

  • Remove the use of raft::handle_t and nvforest::handle_t and use CUDA streams directly.
  • Use cuda::buffer instead of rmm::device_buffer. Since cuda::buffer requires NVCC to build, we need to use PIMPL with type erasure.
  • Update all C++ tests.
  • Update the Python layer. The handle parameter is now deprecated and its use will trigger a FutureWarning. Users are directed to use stream instead.
  • Remove cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_rmm.cmake. For now, we retain cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake, since we need to wait one release cycle until we can remove the deprecated handle parameter.
  • Add test coverage for using stream with wrong device.

After this PR, #193 will update dependencies.yaml to remove the RMM dependency and update the docs.

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  • New Features

    • Added direct CUDA stream support for model loading and inference.
    • Added support for compatible stream-like CUDA objects.
    • Added validation for streams associated with the wrong GPU.
    • Added CUDA Core support for CUDA 12.9 and 13.3 environments.
  • Changes

    • Handle-based workflows are deprecated in favor of streams, with Python compatibility retained.
    • GPU memory management and inference now use supplied streams.
    • Updated documentation with stream usage, device association, and synchronization guidance.

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The change replaces RAFT handle-based execution with caller-supplied CUDA streams. C++ inference, GPU buffer ownership, Python bindings, compatibility handling, build configuration, dependencies, documentation, and stream validation tests are updated.

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CUDA stream migration

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Build and dependency configuration
conda/environments/*, dependencies.yaml, cpp/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_rmm.cmake, python/nvforest/CMakeLists.txt, python/nvforest/pyproject.toml
Build configuration removes direct RMM setup, adds the CUDA device-buffer source, links CCCL, and adds bounded cuda-core dependencies.
C++ stream inference and device buffers
cpp/include/nvforest/detail/..., cpp/include/nvforest/forest_model.hpp, cpp/include/nvforest/handle.hpp, cpp/src/detail/device_buffer.cu, cpp/include/nvforest/treelite_importer.hpp
C++ inference accepts CUDA streams, validates stream-device association, uses stream-ordered device buffers, and removes handle_t dependencies.
Python stream API and bindings
python/nvforest/nvforest/...
Python APIs expose StreamLike, forward streams through model loading and inference, preserve deprecated handle conversion, and bind native CUDA stream values.
Stream validation, compatibility, and documentation
cpp/tests/*, python/nvforest/tests/*, README.md, cpp/include/nvforest/README.md, docs/source/getting_started.rst
Tests verify wrong-device stream errors and deprecated handle compatibility. Documentation describes stream-based C++ and Python usage.

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Valid multi-GPU inference and cross-memory per-tree or leaf-ID inference can fail or access incorrectly sized memory, and the documented example teaches an invalid stream lifetime. These issues should be resolved before merge.

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In `@cpp/include/nvforest/detail/owning_buffer/gpu.hpp`:
- Line 44: Select device_id with device_setter before constructing
cuda::stream_ref in owning_buffer and inference::infer; update both
cpp/include/nvforest/detail/owning_buffer/gpu.hpp:44-44 and
cpp/include/nvforest/detail/infer/gpu.cuh:117-117. Add a regression test
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- Around line 165-168: Update the intermediate buffer initialization in the
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stream, and output wrapping behavior while ensuring per_tree and leaf_id
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- Line 27: Restore the public Handle export in the nvforest package initializer
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documented removal release, using the project’s established deprecation
mechanism.

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- Around line 304-305: Update the CPU branch near the device assertion to
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supplied streams are discarded before ForestInference_impl.__cinit__ while
preserving CUDA stream handling.

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- Line 14: Update _get_stream_from_raft_handle so the CUDA stream handle
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After reviewing this again, I have some concerns with the changes in this PR; see the inline comments. I think we should address those and keep this targeted for 26.12, rather than cherry-picking it into 26.10.

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created during model import instead of initializing a null/default stream; also
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- Line 256: Update the CUDA stream creation in the getting-started example to
use the same device_id value passed to import_from_treelite_model, ensuring the
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