Developer Reference for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for C

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Date 3/22/2024
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?potrf

Computes the Cholesky factorization of a symmetric (Hermitian) positive-definite matrix.

Syntax

lapack_int LAPACKE_spotrf (int matrix_layout , char uplo , lapack_int n , float * a , lapack_int lda );

lapack_int LAPACKE_dpotrf (int matrix_layout , char uplo , lapack_int n , double * a , lapack_int lda );

lapack_int LAPACKE_cpotrf (int matrix_layout , char uplo , lapack_int n , lapack_complex_float * a , lapack_int lda );

lapack_int LAPACKE_zpotrf (int matrix_layout , char uplo , lapack_int n , lapack_complex_double * a , lapack_int lda );

Include Files

  • mkl.h

Description

The routine forms the Cholesky factorization of a symmetric positive-definite or, for complex data, Hermitian positive-definite matrix A:

A = UT* U for real data, A = UH* U for complex data if uplo='U'
A = L*LT for real data, A = L*LH for complex data if uplo='L'

where L is a lower triangular matrix and U is upper triangular.

NOTE:

This routine supports the Progress Routine feature. See Progress Function for details.

Input Parameters

matrix_layout

Specifies whether matrix storage layout is row major (LAPACK_ROW_MAJOR) or column major (LAPACK_COL_MAJOR).

uplo

Must be 'U' or 'L'.

Indicates whether the upper or lower triangular part of A is stored and how A is factored:

If uplo = 'U', the array a stores the upper triangular part of the matrix A, and the strictly lower triangular part of the matrix is not referenced.

If uplo = 'L', the array a stores the lower triangular part of the matrix A, and the strictly upper triangular part of the matrix is not referenced.

n

Specifies the order of the matrix A. The value of n must be at least zero.

a

Array, size max(1, lda*n). The array a contains either the upper or the lower triangular part of the matrix A (see uplo).

lda

The leading dimension of a. Must be at least max(1, n).

Output Parameters

a

The upper or lower triangular part of a is overwritten by the Cholesky factor U or L, as specified by uplo.

Return Values

This function returns a value info.

If info=0, the execution is successful.

If info = -i, parameter i had an illegal value.

If info = i, the leading minor of order i (and therefore the matrix A itself) is not positive-definite, and the factorization could not be completed. This may indicate an error in forming the matrix A.

Application Notes

If uplo = 'U', the computed factor U is the exact factor of a perturbed matrix A + E, where


Equation

c(n) is a modest linear function of n, and ε is the machine precision.

A similar estimate holds for uplo = 'L'.

The total number of floating-point operations is approximately (1/3)n3 for real flavors or (4/3)n3 for complex flavors.

After calling this routine, you can call the following routines:

?potrs

to solve A*X = B

?pocon

to estimate the condition number of A

?potri

to compute the inverse of A.