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[CUDA][HIP] Fix overriding of constexpr virtual function
In C++20 constexpr virtual function is allowed. In C++17 although non-pure virtual function
is not allowed to be constexpr, pure virtual function is allowed to be constexpr and is
allowed to be overriden by non-constexpr virtual function in the derived class.
The following code compiles as C++:
```
class A
{
public:
constexpr virtual int f() = 0;
};
class B : public A
{
public:
int f() override
{
return 42;
}
};
```
However, it fails to compile as CUDA or HIP code. The reason: A::f() is implicitly
host device function whereas B::f() is a host function. Since they have different
targets, clang does not treat B::f() as an override of A::f(). Instead, it treats
B::f() as a name-hiding non-virtual function for A::f(), and diagnoses it.
This causes any CUDA/HIP program using C++ standard header file <format>
from g++-13 to fail to compile since such usage patten show up there:
```
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/13/../../../../include/c++/13/format:3564:34: error: non-virtual member function marked 'override' hides virtual member function
3564 | _M_format_arg(size_t __id) override
| ^
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/13/../../../../include/c++/13/format:3538:30: note: hidden overloaded virtual function 'std::__format::_Scanner<char>::_M_format_arg' declared here
3538 | constexpr virtual void _M_format_arg(size_t __id) = 0;
| ^
```
This is a serious issue and there is no workaround.
This patch allows non-constexpr function to override constexpr virtual function
for CUDA and HIP. This should be OK since non-constexpr function without explicit
host or device attribute can only be called in host functions.
Fixes: SWDEV-507350
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