diff --git a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/Makefile_gpu b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/Makefile_gpu
index e5f8e001..0df687d7 100644
--- a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/Makefile_gpu
+++ b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/Makefile_gpu
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ ISPC_BC=$(ISPC_SRC:%.ispc=%_ispc_nvptx64.bc)
 PTXSRC=$(ISPC_SRC:%.ispc=%_ispc_nvptx64.ptx)
 CXX_OBJ=$(CXX_SRC:%.cpp=%.o)
 
-all: $(PROG)
+all: $(ISPC_BC) $(PROG)
+
+CUDART:
+	cd _cuobj && make
+	g++ -o  mandel_cu_nvcc mandel_cu.cpp  -I$(CUDATK)/include  -lcuda mandelbrot_tasks_serial.cpp -L./_cuobj -lmandel_cudart -lcudart -L$(CUDATK)/lib64  -D_CUDART_ -lcudadevrt
 
 
 $(CXX_OBJ) : kernel.ptx
diff --git a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/Makefile b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..645577a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FILE=mandel
+
+LIB=lib$(FILE)_cudart.a
+all: $(LIB)
+
+
+$(LIB) : $(FILE).cu
+	nvcc -dc $(FILE).cu -arch=sm_35 -dryrun 2>&1 | sed 's/\#\$$//g'|awk '{ if ($$1 == "cicc") print "cp ../__kernels.ptx " $$NF; else print $0 }' > run.sh
+	sh run.sh
+	nvcc -dlink -o $(FILE)_dlink.o $(FILE).o -lcudadevrt -arch=sm_35
+	nvcc $(FILE).o $(FILE)_dlink.o --lib -o lib$(FILE)_cudart.a
+
+clean: 
+	/bin/rm -f *.o *.a run.sh
+
diff --git a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/mandel.cu b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/mandel.cu
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12565670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/_cuobj/mandel.cu
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+extern "C" static inline int __device__ mandel___vyfvyfvyi_(float c_re, float c_im, int count) {}
+extern "C" void __global__ mandelbrot_scanline___unfunfunfunfuniuniuniuniuniun_3C_uni_3E_( float x0,  float dx, 
+    float y0,  float dy,
+    int width,  int height, 
+    int xspan,  int yspan,
+    int maxIterations,  int output[]) {}
+extern "C" void __global__ mandelbrot_ispc___unfunfunfunfuniuniuniun_3C_uni_3E_( float x0,  float y0, 
+    float x1,  float y1,
+    int width,  int height, 
+    int maxIterations,  int output[]) { }
+
+extern "C"
+void mandelbrot_ispc(float x0, float y0, 
+    float x1, float y1,
+    int width, int height, 
+    int maxIterations, int output[])
+{
+  mandelbrot_ispc___unfunfunfunfuniuniuniun_3C_uni_3E_<<<1,32>>>
+    (x0,y0,x1,y1,width,height,maxIterations,output);
+  cudaDeviceSynchronize();
+}
+
diff --git a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/mandel_cu.cpp b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/mandel_cu.cpp
index f33b3138..73d3aa0f 100644
--- a/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/mandel_cu.cpp
+++ b/examples_cuda/mandelbrot_tasks3d/mandel_cu.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
 #include "../timing.h"
 
 #include "../cuda_ispc.h"
+#ifdef _CUDART_
+extern "C"
+void mandelbrot_ispc(float x0, float y0, 
+    float x1, float y1,
+    int width, int height, 
+    int maxIterations, int output[]);
+#endif
 
 
 extern void mandelbrot_serial(float x0, float y0, float x1, float y1,
@@ -125,10 +132,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < width * height; ++i)
       buf[i] = 0;
     reset_and_start_timer();
-#if 0
+#ifdef _CUDART_
     const double t0 = rtc();
     mandelbrot_ispc(x0, y0, x1, y1, width, height, maxIterations, (int*)d_buf);
-    double dt = rtc() - t0; //get_elapsed_mcycles();
+    double dt = 1e3*(rtc() - t0); //get_elapsed_mcycles();
 #else
     const char * func_name = "mandelbrot_ispc";
     void *func_args[] = {&x0, &y0, &x1, &y1, &width, &height, &maxIterations, &d_buf};
diff --git a/func.cpp b/func.cpp
index c60c1f2c..bb2fd785 100644
--- a/func.cpp
+++ b/func.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,16 @@ Function::GenerateIR() {
         Assert(type != NULL);
         if (type->isExported) { // && g->target->getISA() != Target::VPTX64) {
             if (!type->isTask) {
+              if (g->target->isPTX() && g->target->getISA() == Target::NVPTX64)
+              {
+                llvm::NamedMDNode* annotations =
+                  m->module->getOrInsertNamedMetadata("nvvm.annotations");
+                llvm::SmallVector<llvm::Value*, 3> av;
+                av.push_back(function);
+                av.push_back(llvm::MDString::get(*g->ctx, "kernel"));
+                av.push_back(llvm::ConstantInt::get(llvm::IntegerType::get(*g->ctx,32), 1));
+                annotations->addOperand(llvm::MDNode::get(*g->ctx, av)); 
+              }
                 llvm::FunctionType *ftype = type->LLVMFunctionType(g->ctx, true);
                 llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes linkage = llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;
                 std::string functionName = sym->name;