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# MATSCALAPACK

“scalapack” - A matrix type for dense matrices using the ScaLAPACK package Use `./configure --download-scalapack` to install PETSc to use ScaLAPACK

## Options Database Keys

- -mat_type scalapack - sets the matrix type to `MATSCALAPACK`

- -pc_factor_mat_solver_type scalapack - to use this direct solver with the option `-pc_type lu`

- -mat_scalapack_grid_height - sets Grid Height for 2D cyclic ordering of internal matrix

- -mat_scalapack_block_sizes - size of the blocks to use (one or two integers separated by comma)

## Note

Note unlike most matrix formats, this format does not store all the matrix entries for a contiguous range of rows on an MPI rank. Use `MatGetOwnershipIS()` to determine what values are stored on the given rank.

## See Also

Matrices, `Mat`, `MATSCALAPACK`, `MATDENSE`, `MATELEMENTAL`, `MatGetOwnershipIS()`, `MatCreateScaLAPACK()`

## Level

intermediate

## Location

src/mat/impls/scalapack/matscalapack.c

Index of all Mat routines
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