analyze preconditioned operator?

[Matt Funk]

So then,

is it then correct to say that this code "registers" this extra operation 
(i.e. applying the preconditioner) with the matrix context such that whenever 
a matrix operation involving this matrix is invoked (like MatMult for 
example) the pc-applying fcn (i.e. myApply() ) is called first?

matt

ps: sorry for being a little slow on the uptake here ...


On Thursday 09 October 2008, Matthew Knepley wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Matt Funk <mafunk at nmsu.edu> wrote:
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > so, the basic idea with this code is to apply the pc to each column
> > vector of the matrix? Is that right?
>
> No, that is what KSPGetExplicitOperator() does. This applies the operator
> in a matrix-free way.
>
> > Also, in your example: when is myApply actually invoked? I also looked at
> > the example listed under the MatShellSetOperation reference page.
>
> When MatMult(A) is called.
>
>   Matt
>
> > Is the function then actually internally called when MatShellSetOperation
> > is called, or when KSPSetOperators is called or KSPSolve?
> >
> > The reason i am asking is that if it is called when KSPSolve called then
> > there is a problem because for the analysis i never call KSPSolve
> > directly.
> >
> > thanks
> > matt
> >
> > On Thursday 09 October 2008, Matthew Knepley wrote:
> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Matt Funk <mafunk at nmsu.edu> wrote:
> >> > mmhh,
> >> >
> >> > i think i am missing something. Doesn't PCApply() apply the
> >> > preconditioner to a vector? So how would that work (easily) with a
> >> > matrix?
> >>
> >> You do not apply it to the matrix. Here is a skeleton (maybe has
> >> mistakes)
> >>
> >> void myApply(Mat A, Vec x, Vec y) {
> >>   MatShellGetContext(A, &ctx);
> >>   MatMult(ctx->M, x, ctx->work);
> >>   PCApply(ctx->pc, ctx->work, y);
> >> }
> >>
> >> MatShellSetOperation(A, MATOP_MULT, myApply)
> >>
> >>   Matt
> >>
> >> > matt
> >> >
> >> > On Thursday 09 October 2008, Matthew Knepley wrote:
> >> >> CApply().