Kernelloop speedups #1118

Job	Run time
py3.11 \| ubuntu \| unit tests	4m 34s
py3.12 \| ubuntu \| unit tests	4m 52s
py${{ matrix.python-version }} \| ${{ matrix.os }} \| integration tests	0s
mypy	0s
merge-test-artifacts	0s
	9m 26s

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