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Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Linux*

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Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux*
Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux* x
Getting Help and Support What's New Notational Conventions Related Information Getting Started Structure of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Linking Your Application with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Managing Performance and Memory Language-specific Usage Options Obtaining Numerically Reproducible Results Coding Tips Managing Output Working with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Cluster Software Managing Behavior of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library with Environment Variables Configuring Your Integrated Development Environment to Link with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Benchmarks Appendix A: Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Language Interfaces Support Appendix B: Support for Third-Party Interfaces Appendix C: Directory Structure in Detail Notices and Disclaimers
Getting Started x
Shared Library Versioning CMake Config for oneMKL Checking Your Installation Setting Environment Variables Compiler Support Using Code Examples What You Need to Know Before You Begin Using the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
Setting Environment Variables x
Scripts to Set Environment Variables Modulefiles to Set Environment Variables Automating the Process of Setting Environment Variables Using the CMake Config File
Structure of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Architecture Support High-Level Directory Structure Layered Model Concept
Linking Your Application with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Linking Quick Start Linking Examples Linking in Detail Building Custom Shared Objects
Linking Quick Start x
Using the -qmkl Compiler Option Using the -qmkl-ilp64 Compiler Option Using the Single Dynamic Library Selecting Libraries to Link with Using the Link-line Advisor Using the Command-Line Link Tool
Linking Examples x
Linking on IA-32 Architecture Systems Linking on Intel(R) 64 Architecture Systems
Linking in Detail x
Listing Libraries on a Link Line Dynamically Selecting the Interface and Threading Layer Linking with Interface Libraries Linking with Threading Libraries Linking with Computational Libraries Linking with Compiler Run-time Libraries Linking with System Libraries
Linking with Interface Libraries x
Using the ILP64 Interface vs. LP64 Interface Linking with Fortran 95 Interface Libraries
Building Custom Shared Objects x
Using the Custom Shared Object Builder See Also Composing a List of Functions Specifying Function Names Distributing Your Custom Shared Object
Managing Performance and Memory x
Improving Performance with Threading Improving Performance for Small Size Problems Other Tips and Techniques to Improve Performance Using Memory Functions
Improving Performance with Threading x
OpenMP* Threaded Functions and Problems Functions Threaded with Intel® Threading Building Blocks Avoiding Conflicts in the Execution Environment Techniques to Set the Number of Threads Setting the Number of Threads Using an OpenMP* Environment Variable Changing the Number of OpenMP* Threads at Run Time Using Additional Threading Control Calling oneMKL Functions from Multi-threaded Applications Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Managing Multi-core Performance Managing Performance with Heterogeneous Cores
Using Additional Threading Control x
oneMKL-specific Environment Variables for OpenMP Threading Control MKL_DYNAMIC MKL_DOMAIN_NUM_THREADS MKL_NUM_STRIPES Setting the Environment Variables for Threading Control
Improving Performance for Small Size Problems x
Using MKL_DIRECT_CALL in C Applications Using MKL_DIRECT_CALL in Fortran Applications Limitations of the Direct Call
Other Tips and Techniques to Improve Performance x
Coding Techniques Improving oneMKL Performance on Specific Processors Operating on Denormals
Using Memory Functions x
Avoiding Memory Leaks in oneMKL Redefining Memory Functions
Language-specific Usage Options x
Using Language-Specific Interfaces with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Mixed-language Programming with the Intel Math Kernel Library
Using Language-Specific Interfaces with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Interface Libraries and Modules Fortran 95 Interfaces to LAPACK and BLAS Compiler-dependent Functions and Fortran 90 Modules
Mixed-language Programming with the Intel Math Kernel Library x
Calling LAPACK, BLAS, and CBLAS Routines from C/C++ Language Environments Using Complex Types in C/C++ Calling BLAS Functions That Return the Complex Values in C/C++ Code
Obtaining Numerically Reproducible Results x
Getting Started with Conditional Numerical Reproducibility Specifying Code Branches Reproducibility Conditions Setting the Environment Variable for Conditional Numerical Reproducibility Code Examples
Coding Tips x
Example of Data Alignment Using Predefined Preprocessor Symbols for Intel® MKL Version-Dependent Compilation
Managing Output x
Using oneMKL Verbose Mode
Using oneMKL Verbose Mode x
Version Information Line Call Description Line
Working with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Cluster Software x
Linking with oneMKL Cluster Software Setting the Number of OpenMP* Threads Using Shared Libraries Setting Environment Variables on a Cluster Interaction with the Message-passing Interface Using a Custom Message-Passing Interface Examples of Linking for Clusters
Examples of Linking for Clusters x
Examples for Linking a C Application Examples for Linking a Fortran Application
Managing Behavior of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library with Environment Variables x
Managing Behavior of Function Domains with Environment Variables Instruction Set–Specific Dispatching on Intel® Architectures
Managing Behavior of Function Domains with Environment Variables x
Setting the Default Mode of Vector Math with an Environment Variable Managing Performance of the Cluster Fourier Transform Functions Managing Invalid Input Checking in LAPACKE Functions
Configuring Your Integrated Development Environment to Link with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Configuring the Eclipse* IDE CDT to Link with oneMKL
Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Benchmarks x
Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark for Linux* Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Intel® Optimized High Performance Conjugate Gradient Benchmark
Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark for Linux* x
Contents of the Intel® Optimized LINPACK Benchmark Running the Software Known Limitations of the Intel® Optimized LINPACK Benchmark
Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark x
Overview of the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark Overview of the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Contents of the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Building the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark for a Customized MPI Implementation Building the Netlib HPL from Source Code Configuring Parameters Ease-of-use Command-line Parameters Running the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Heterogeneous Support in the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark Environment Variables Improving Performance of Your Cluster
Intel® Optimized High Performance Conjugate Gradient Benchmark x
Overview of the Intel Optimized HPCG Versions of the Intel® CPU Optimized HPCG Versions of the Intel® GPU Optimized HPCG Getting Started with Intel® CPU Optimized HPCG Getting Started with Intel® GPU Optimized HPCG Choosing the Best Configuration and Problem Sizes for CPUs Choosing the Best HPCG Configuration for GPUs
Appendix A: Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Language Interfaces Support x
Language Interfaces Support, by Function Domain Include Files
Appendix B: Support for Third-Party Interfaces x
FFTW Interface Support
Appendix C: Directory Structure in Detail x
Detailed Structure of the IA-32 Architecture Directories Detailed Structure of the Intel® 64 Architecture Directories
Detailed Structure of the IA-32 Architecture Directories x
Static Libraries in the lib32 Directory Dynamic Libraries in the lib32 Directory
Detailed Structure of the Intel® 64 Architecture Directories x
Static Libraries in the lib Directory Dynamic Libraries in the lib Directory
Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux*

Using the Custom Shared Object Builder

To build a custom shared object, use the following command:

make target [<options>]

The following table lists possible values of target and explains what the command does for each value:

Value

Comment

libia32

The builder uses static Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) interface, threading, and core libraries to build a custom shared object for the IA-32 architecture.

libintel64

The builder uses static Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) interface, threading, and core libraries to build a custom shared object for the Intel® 64 architecture.

help

The command prints Help on the custom shared object builder

The <options> placeholder stands for the list of parameters that define macros to be used by the makefile. The following table describes these parameters:

Parameter [Values]

Description

interface = {lp64|ilp64}

Defines whether to use LP64 or ILP64 programming interfacefor the Intel 64architecture.The default value is lp64.

threading = {parallel|sequential}

Defines whether to use the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) in the threaded or sequential mode. The default value is parallel.

parallel = {intel|tbb|gnu}

Specifies whether to use Intel OpenMP, Intel® oneTBB, or GNU OpenMP (for the GNU compiler only). The default value is intel.

cluster = {yes|no}

(For libintel64 only) Specifies whether Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) cluster components (BLACS, ScaLAPACK and/or CDFT) are needed to build the custom shared object. The default value is no.

blacs_mpi = {intelmpi|msmpi}

Specifies the pre-compiled Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) BLACS library to use. Ignored if'cluster=no'. The default value is intelmpi.

blacs_name = <lib name>

Specifies the name (without extension) of a custom Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) BLACS library to use. Ignored if'cluster=no'. 'blacs_mpi' is ignored if 'blacs_name' was explicitly specified. The default value is mkl_blacs_<blacs_mpi>_<interface>.

mpi = <lib name>

Specifies the name (without extension) of the MPI library used to build the custom DLL. Ignored if 'cluster=no'. The default value is impi.

export = <file name>

Specifies the full name of the file that contains the list of entry-point functions to be included in the shared object. The default name is user_example_list (no extension).

name = <so name>

Specifies the name of the library to be created. By default, the names of the created library is mkl_custom.so.
xerbla = <error handler>

Specifies the name of the object file <user_xerbla>.o that contains the user's error handler. The makefile adds this error handler to the library for use instead of the default Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) error handler xerbla. If you omit this parameter, the native Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL)xerbla is used. See the description of the xerbla function in the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Developer Reference to develop your own error handler.

MKLROOT = <mkl directory>

Specifies the location of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) libraries used to build the customshared object. By default, the builder uses the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) installation directory.

All of the above parameters are optional. However, you must make the system and c-runtime (crt) libraries and link.exe available by setting the PATH and LIB environment variables appropriately. You can do this in the following ways:

  • Manually
  • If you are using the Intel compiler, use the setvars.sh script with the appropriate 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64 or amd-64) architecture flag.

In the simplest case, the command line is: 

make libia32

and the missing options have default values. This command creates the  mkl_custom.so library. The command takes the list of functions from the user_example_list file and uses the native Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) error handlerxerbla.

Here is an example of a more complex case:

make libintel64 export=my_func_list name=mkl_small xerbla=my_xerbla.o

In this case, the command creates the mkl_small.so library. The command takes the list of functions from the my_func_list file and uses the error handler of the user my_xerbla.o.

Product and Performance Information

Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.

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