[petsc-dev] viewing factored matrices

[Jed Brown]

Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> writes:

>    Ok now let’s consider the given case for viewing the matrix. In the
>    code one could do KPSGetPC(), PCFactorGetMatrix(), MatView() so
>    anally the option could be -ksp_pc_factor_mat_view and when would
>    the view get triggered? Well it makes sense right after the
>    factorization. And if we shorten the option name out completely we
>    get -mat_view (but we already have a mat_view for the originally
>    matrix so to prevent problems we could have -factor_mat_view or
>    -pc_factor_mat_view.

What about -mg_levels_2_mat_view or -fieldsplit_pressure_mat_view?  If
the number of levels or the fieldsplit names are obtained automatically
From the matrix, then the object cannot reasonably exist at
PCSetFromOptions.  Or is there a way?

> Final note: since someone may want to have -mat_view draw -mat_view
> ascii in the same run we actually need to maintain a collection of
> viewers for each trigger point

The options database doesn't currently work this way.  What interface
would be use to get those options passed multiple times?
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