[danieldk]

collect_machine_info (used by kernels benchmark) checked the backend against a set of strings. However, the backend is of type Backend. Consequently, the check would fail and no device name was retrieved.

Also add some tests.

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Coverage report — kernels/

Measured on: Python 3.10 / Torch 2.13.0.
Other CI configurations are not included in this number.
Hardware-gated code paths (ROCm/XPU/NPU/Darwin/Windows) are excluded or unreachable on the Linux+CUDA runner.

Total coverage: 88.5% — threshold: 80% — ✅

Per-file breakdown

Name	Stmts	Miss	Cover	Missing
src/kernels/__init__.py	14	0	100%
src/kernels/_system.py	6	1	83%	10
src/kernels/_versions.py	130	14	89%	53, 59-60, 63-64, 102, 165-170, 199, 219
src/kernels/archs.py	56	1	98%	94
src/kernels/backends.py	215	63	71%	42, 46, 50-53, 70, 92, 110, 119, 123, 127-129, 150, 159, 163, 167-169, 190, 201, 203, 210-213, 222, 226, 230-255, 263, 286-306
src/kernels/compat.py	9	1	89%	5
src/kernels/deps.py	70	1	99%	56
src/kernels/digest.py	58	5	91%	71-73, 136-137
src/kernels/hf_hub.py	62	2	97%	21, 23
src/kernels/importer.py	74	5	93%	158, 162, 165, 179-180
src/kernels/install.py	21	7	67%	76-100
src/kernels/layer/__init__.py	7	0	100%
src/kernels/layer/_interval_tree.py	103	4	96%	23, 52, 147, 150
src/kernels/layer/device.py	48	12	75%	42, 47-49, 91, 96-98, 101, 149, 152, 156
src/kernels/layer/func.py	93	5	95%	94, 119, 195, 315, 390
src/kernels/layer/globals.py	5	0	100%
src/kernels/layer/inspect.py	27	0	100%
src/kernels/layer/kernelize.py	82	8	90%	259, 297, 305-306, 312, 316, 332-334
src/kernels/layer/layer.py	320	14	96%	212, 259, 435, 575-576, 597, 605, 616, 657, 661, 674, 729, 770, 845
src/kernels/layer/mode.py	14	0	100%
src/kernels/layer/repos.py	144	36	75%	33, 36-43, 74, 90, 94, 103-104, 110, 113-116, 123-124, 130, 133-136, 143-144, 150, 153-156, 163-164, 170, 173-176, 257
src/kernels/load.py	71	2	97%	338, 378
src/kernels/locking.py	89	64	28%	35-83, 91-98, 102-125, 137, 152-159, 165-175, 179-186
src/kernels/python_deps.py	58	6	90%	59-60, 64-65, 101, 104
src/kernels/resolver.py	162	1	99%	248
src/kernels/status.py	50	2	96%	25, 79
src/kernels/validate.py	104	7	93%	9, 101, 172, 195-196, 232-233
src/kernels/variants.py	278	17	94%	65, 96, 117, 147, 256-257, 299-302, 304, 388-394, 400-406, 455-461
src/kernels/verify.py	102	6	94%	44, 170-172, 260-261
TOTAL	2472	284	89%

Updated by the Test kernels workflow on commit d622682f8e7c2023b191f4bb6b3a8448b56b1d7a.