write 0 sized entries in metadata track to ensure sync

[mraduldubey]

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Fixes #285

Description

Made requested changes

Alternative(s) considered

Other ways did not pan out

Type

Type Choose one: (Bug fix)

Checklist

• I have read the Contribution Guidelines
• I have written Unit Tests
• I have discussed my proposed solution with code owners in the linked issue(s) and we have agreed upon the general approach

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Test Results Linux-CudaT

    1 files  ±0      1 suites  ±0   10m 22s ⏱️ ±0s
385 tests ±0  228 ✔️ ±0  157 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
228 runs  ±0    71 ✔️ ±0  157 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit be8ce5e. ± Comparison against base commit 0990cd8.

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Test Results Linux_ARM64

    1 files  ±0      1 suites  ±0   10m 59s ⏱️ -1s
408 tests ±0  255 ✔️ ±0  153 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
255 runs  ±0  102 ✔️ ±0  153 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit be8ce5e. ± Comparison against base commit 0990cd8.

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Test Results Linux

    1 files  ±0      1 suites  ±0   10m 22s ⏱️ -1s
294 tests ±0  226 ✔️ ±0  68 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
226 runs  ±0  158 ✔️ ±0  68 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit be8ce5e. ± Comparison against base commit 0990cd8.

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Test Results Win-nocuda

    1 files  ±0      1 suites  ±0   10m 38s ⏱️ -6s
290 tests ±0  226 ✔️ ±0  64 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
226 runs  ±0  162 ✔️ ±0  64 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit be8ce5e. ± Comparison against base commit 0990cd8.

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Test Results Windows-cuda

    1 files  ±0      1 suites  ±0   12m 20s ⏱️ -1s
381 tests ±0  287 ✔️ ±0  94 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
287 runs  ±0  193 ✔️ ±0  94 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit be8ce5e. ± Comparison against base commit 0990cd8.