MatGetFactorAvailable#
Returns a flag if matrix supports particular type and factor type
Synopsis#
#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatGetFactorAvailable(Mat mat, MatSolverType type, MatFactorType ftype, PetscBool *flg)
Not Collective
Input Parameters#
- mat - the matrix 
- type - name of solver type, for example, superlu, petsc (to use PETSc’s default) 
- ftype - factor type, - MAT_FACTOR_LU,- MAT_FACTOR_CHOLESKY,- MAT_FACTOR_ICC,- MAT_FACTOR_ILU,- MAT_FACTOR_QR
Output Parameter#
- flg - PETSC_TRUE if the factorization is available 
Notes#
Some PETSc matrix formats have alternative solvers available that are contained in alternative packages such as pastix, superlu, mumps etc.
PETSc must have been ./configure to use the external solver, using the option –download-package
Developer Note#
This should actually be called MatCreateFactorAvailable() since MatGetFactor() creates a new factor object
See Also#
Matrices, Mat, Matrix Factorization, MatSolverType, MatFactorType, MatGetFactor(), MatCopy(), MatDuplicate(), MatSolverTypeRegister(),
MAT_FACTOR_LU, MAT_FACTOR_CHOLESKY, MAT_FACTOR_ICC, MAT_FACTOR_ILU, MAT_FACTOR_QR, MatSolverTypeGet()
Level#
intermediate
Location#
Index of all Mat routines
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