Add 12.9.7 release notes

Author: rwgk

cuda_bindings/docs/nv-versions.json

@@ -35,6 +35,34 @@
         "version": "13.0.0",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/13.0.0/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.7",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.7/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.6",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.6/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.5",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.5/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.4",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.4/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.3",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.3/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.2",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.2/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.1",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.1/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "12.9.0",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.0/"

cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/12.9.7-notes.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-SOFTWARE-LICENSE
+
+.. module:: cuda.bindings
+
+``cuda-bindings`` 12.9.7 Release notes
+======================================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+* Fixed ``CUDA_PYTHON_CUDA_PER_THREAD_DEFAULT_STREAM=0`` incorrectly enabling
+  per-thread default stream mode.
+  (`PR #2110 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/2110>`_)
+
+* Fixed a use-after-free in ``cudaGraphGetEdges``, ``cudaGraphNodeGetDependencies``,
+  ``cudaGraphNodeGetDependentNodes``, ``cudaStreamGetCaptureInfo``, and their
+  driver-API counterparts (``cuGraphGetEdges``, ``cuGraphNodeGetDependencies``,
+  ``cuGraphNodeGetDependentNodes``, ``cuStreamGetCaptureInfo``). The returned
+  ``cudaGraphEdgeData``/``CUgraphEdgeData`` wrappers were backed by a scratch
+  buffer that was freed before the call returned, leaving every wrapper holding
+  a dangling pointer. The returned wrappers now own deep copies of the edge
+  data.
+  (`Issue #1804 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/issues/1804>`_,
+  `PR #2110 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/2110>`_)
+
+* Fixed a double-free in the generated setters for list-valued struct members
+  (e.g. ``CUlaunchConfig.attrs``, ``CUDA_MEM_ALLOC_NODE_PARAMS.accessDescs``,
+  external-semaphore and batch-mem-op node parameter arrays, and their runtime
+  counterparts). Assigning an empty list freed the internal buffer but left
+  the cached pointer non-NULL, so a subsequent assignment or ``__dealloc__``
+  would call ``free()`` again on the dangling pointer.
+  (`PR #2115 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/2115>`_)
+
+Miscellaneous
+-------------
+
+* NVRTC bindings now use pre-generated Cython files and no longer require
+  pyclibrary header parsing at build time.
+  (`PR #1957 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1957>`_)
+
+* Improved generated documentation and argument names, including the ``ind_ex``
+  argument naming bug.
+  (`PR #1928 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1928>`_,
+  `PR #2110 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/2110>`_)
+
+* Source archives now include git archival metadata for setuptools-scm.
+  (`PR #1756 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1756>`_)
+
+Known issues
+------------
+
+* Updating from older versions (v12.6.2.post1 and below) via ``pip install -U cuda-python`` might not work. Please do a clean re-installation by uninstalling ``pip uninstall -y cuda-python`` followed by installing ``pip install cuda-python``.

cuda_python/docs/nv-versions.json

@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
         "version": "13.0.0",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/13.0.0/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.7",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/12.9.7/"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "12.9.6",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/12.9.6/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "12.9.5",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/12.9.5/"

cuda_python/docs/source/release/12.9.7-notes.rst

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+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-SOFTWARE-LICENSE
+
+CUDA Python 12.9.7 Release notes
+================================
+
+Included components
+-------------------
+
+* `cuda.bindings 12.9.7 <https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/12.9.7/release/12.9.7-notes.html>`_
+* `cuda.pathfinder 1.5.5 <https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.5.5/release/1.5.5-notes.html>`_
+
+Known issues
+------------
+
+* Updating from older versions (v12.6.2.post1 and below) via ``pip install -U cuda-python`` might not work. Please do a clean re-installation by uninstalling ``pip uninstall -y cuda-python`` followed by installing ``pip install cuda-python``.