Data Types

NVPL LAPACK types are defined in include/nvpl_lapack_types.h header file.

Complex Data Types

C / C++

For portability, NVPL LAPACK defines its own single and double precision complex data types: nvpl_scomplex_t and nvpl_dcomplex_t. These types are structures with two fields (real and imag) of the corresponding floating-point data type (float and double respectively).

For better interoperability with user’s code, it is allowed to redefine the types before including nvpl_lapack_types.h, as long as they are ABI compatible with the above definition.

For instance:

  • For C with standard C99 and newer one can do:

    #include <complex.h>
#define nvpl_scomplex_t float complex
#define nvpl_dcomplex_t double complex
#include "nvpl_lapack_types.h"

  • For C++:

    #include <complex>
#define nvpl_scomplex_t std::complex<float>
#define nvpl_dcomplex_t std::complex<double>
#include "nvpl_lapack_types.h"

Integer Data Types

See also

LP64 and ILP64 Interfaces

C / C++

NVPL LAPACK defines the following 3 integer data types:

  • nvpl_int32_t: 32-bit integer, an alias to int32_t.

  • nvpl_int64_t: 64-bit integer, an alias to int64_t.

  • nvpl_int_t: an alias to nvpl_int64_t, if NVPL_ILP64 macro is defined, and nvpl_int32_t, otherwise.

The NVPL LAPACK C declarations in nvpl_lapack.h use integer type nvpl_int_t such that an application can define macro NVPL_ILP64 and link with the ILP64 interface library, or link with the LP64 interface if NVPL_ILP64 is not defined.

Service Types

nvpl_lapack_math_mode_t

  • C / C++

NVPL LAPACK defines enum nvpl_lapack_math_mode_t with the following values:

  • NVPL_LAPACK_MATH_MODE_DEFAULT, default math mode for computations inside NVPL LAPACK

  • NVPL_LAPACK_MATH_MODE_PEDANTIC, enables extra care for handling numerically pathological cases

  • NVPL_LAPACK_MATH_MODE_USE_GLOBAL, special value which can be used to reset thread-local math mode settings.

Note: it is recommended to use the default math mode unless numerical artefacts or undesirable behavior are observed. See more in Math Mode.

nvpl_lapack_env_mode_t

  • C / C++

NVPL LAPACK defines enum nvpl_lapack_env_mode_t with the following values:

  • NVPL_LAPACK_ENV_MODE_DEFAULT, respects environment variables

  • NVPL_LAPACK_ENV_MODE_IGNORE, ignores environment variables

  • NVPL_LAPACK_ENV_MODE_USE_GLOBAL, special value which can be used to reset thread-local environment mode settings.

See more in Environment Mode.