From d04b26bbd09d4e8e629adc4fd58e53430847430d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Dayton <dayton8@llnl.gov>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:48:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add host_device_ptr slice method

---
 src/care/host_device_ptr.h | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/care/host_device_ptr.h b/src/care/host_device_ptr.h
index 94ff10f2..d47ad4ab 100644
--- a/src/care/host_device_ptr.h
+++ b/src/care/host_device_ptr.h
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ namespace care {
          return *reinterpret_cast<host_device_ptr<const T> const *> (this);
       }
 
+      ///
+      /// Copy assignment operator
+      ///
+      host_device_ptr& operator=(const host_device_ptr& other) = default;
+
 #if defined(CARE_ENABLE_BOUNDS_CHECKING)
       template <class Index>
       inline void boundsCheck(const Index i) const {
@@ -231,11 +236,6 @@ namespace care {
       }
 #endif
 
-      ///
-      /// Copy assignment operator
-      ///
-      host_device_ptr& operator=(const host_device_ptr& other) = default;
-
       ///
       /// @author Peter Robinson
       ///
@@ -512,6 +512,18 @@ namespace care {
       CARE_HOST void move(ExecutionSpace space) {
          MA::move(chai::ExecutionSpace((int) space));
       }
+
+      ///
+      /// Create a shallow slice of this array.
+      ///
+      /// @param begin The starting element of the slice.
+      /// @param elems The number of elements in the slice.
+      /// @return A host_device_ptr referring to the sliced range.
+      ///
+      CARE_HOST_DEVICE host_device_ptr<T> slice(size_t begin,
+                                                size_t elems = (size_t)-1) const {
+         return host_device_ptr<T>(MA::slice(begin, elems));
+      }
    }; // class host_device_ptr
 
 } // namespace care

From 363bc3dc9047258682416350071d88f973e0cc1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Dayton <dayton8@llnl.gov>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:18:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update release notes

---
 RELEASE_NOTES.md | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4440b34d..76e044a0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -12,10 +12,21 @@ in this file.
 
 The format of this file is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [Unreleased] - Release date yyyy-mm-dd
+
+### Added
+- Added `host_device_ptr<T>::slice` function to make passing slices easier to algorithms.
+
+### Changed
+- Inlined many device APIs to reduce the need for relocatable device code, though the LoopFuser still requires it.
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed macro name conflict in tests.
+
 ## [Version 2026.07.0] - Release date 2026-08-11
 
 ### Added
-- Add ATOMIC\_GENERIC and ATOMIC\_GENERIC\_WITH\_STOP for new generic atomic implementations in RAJA v2026.07.0.
+- Add `ATOMIC_GENERIC` and `ATOMIC_GENERIC_WITH_STOP` for new generic atomic implementations in RAJA v2026.07.0.
 - Added `sortKeyValueArrays` for simultaneously sorting two arrays.
 - Added additional instantiations when configured with explicit template instantiations.