From 15c889fddfd5530a8055fdb39e106ff6f2d5e7ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mloubout <mathias.louboutin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:51:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] compiler: prevent padding non inner-most dim

---
 devito/types/basic.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/devito/types/basic.py b/devito/types/basic.py
index 29be2acf09..871077a253 100644
--- a/devito/types/basic.py
+++ b/devito/types/basic.py
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ def __padding_setup_smart__(self, **kwargs):
             return nopadding
         d = self.space_dimensions[-1]
 
+        # Last space Dimension is not the most inner Dimension
+        if d != self.dimensions[-1]:
+            return nopadding
+
         mmts = configuration['platform'].max_mem_trans_size(self.__padding_dtype__)
         remainder = self._size_nopad[d] % mmts
         if remainder == 0: