Explain how writing CUDA kernel code to have thread blocks wait for the execution of other thread blocks in the same grid to complete a task can lead to problems, even if the dependencies are acyclic.

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Explain how writing CUDA kernel code to have thread blocks wait for the execution of other thread blocks in the same grid to complete a task can lead to problems, even if the dependencies are acyclic. 

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