petsc-3.8.4 2018-03-24
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DMGetGlobalVector

Gets a MPI PETSc vector that may be used with the DMXXX routines.

Synopsis

#include "petscdm.h" 
PetscErrorCode  DMGetGlobalVector(DM dm,Vec *g)
Collective on DM

Input Parameter

dm -the distributed array

Output Parameter

g -the global vector

Note

The vector values are NOT initialized and may have garbage in them, so you may need to zero them.

The output parameter, g, is a regular PETSc vector that should be returned with DMRestoreGlobalVector() DO NOT call VecDestroy() on it.

This is intended to be used for vectors you need for a short time, like within a single function call. For vectors that you intend to keep around (for example in a C struct) or pass around large parts of your code you should use DMCreateGlobalVector().

VecStride*() operations can be useful when using DM with dof > 1

Keywords

distributed array, create, Global, vector

See Also

DMCreateGlobalVector(), VecDuplicate(), VecDuplicateVecs(),
DMDACreate1d(), DMDACreate2d(), DMDACreate3d(), DMGlobalToLocalBegin(), DMGlobalToLocalEnd(), DMLocalToGlobalBegin(), DMCreateLocalVector(), DMRestoreLocalVector() VecStrideMax(), VecStrideMin(), VecStrideNorm()

Level:beginner
Location:
src/dm/interface/dmget.c
Index of all DM routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

Examples

src/dm/impls/plex/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/dm/impls/plex/examples/tutorials/ex1f90.F90.html
src/dm/examples/tutorials/ex12.c.html
src/dm/examples/tutorials/ex51.c.html
src/dm/examples/tutorials/ex11f90.F90.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex31.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex12.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex22.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex33.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex62.c.html