Changes to the nvidia tests in merge queue. (#1097)

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Changes to the nvidia tests in merge queue.

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- [x] run `make test` to ensure correctness
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- [x] run `make test-convergence` to ensure convergence

.github/workflows/nvi-ci.yml

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ on:
   merge_group:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
   workflow_dispatch:  # Enables manual trigger
 
 concurrency: