mkl_sparse

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Date 6/30/2025

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Creates a copy of a matrix handle.

sparse_status_t mkl_sparse_copy (const sparse_matrix_t source, const struct matrix_descr descr, sparse_matrix_t *dest);

The mkl_sparse_copy routine creates a copy of a matrix handle.

NOTE:

Currently, the mkl_sparse_copy routine does not support the descriptor argument and creates an exact (deep) copy of the input matrix.

source

Specifies handle containing internal data.

descr

Structure specifying sparse matrix properties.

sparse_matrix_type_t type - Specifies the type of a sparse matrix:

`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_GENERAL`	The matrix is processed as is.
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_SYMMETRIC`	The matrix is symmetric (only the requested triangle is processed).
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_HERMITIAN`	The matrix is Hermitian (only the requested triangle is processed).
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_TRIANGULAR`	The matrix is triangular (only the requested triangle is processed).
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_DIAGONAL`	The matrix is diagonal (only diagonal elements are processed).
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_BLOCK_TRIANGULAR`	The matrix is block-triangular (only requested triangle is processed). Applies to BSR format only.
`SPARSE_MATRIX_TYPE_BLOCK_DIAGONAL`	The matrix is block-diagonal (only diagonal blocks are processed). Applies to BSR format only.

sparse_fill_mode_t mode - Specifies the triangular matrix part for symmetric, Hermitian, triangular, and block-triangular matrices:

`SPARSE_FILL_MODE_LOWER`	The lower triangular matrix part is processed.
`SPARSE_FILL_MODE_UPPER`	The upper triangular matrix part is processed.

sparse_diag_type_t diag - Specifies diagonal type for non-general matrices:

`SPARSE_DIAG_NON_UNIT`	Diagonal elements might not be equal to one.
`SPARSE_DIAG_UNIT`	Diagonal elements are equal to one.

The function returns a value indicating whether the operation was successful or not, and why.

`SPARSE_STATUS_SUCCESS`	The operation was successful.
`SPARSE_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED`	The routine encountered an empty handle or matrix array.
`SPARSE_STATUS_ALLOC_FAILED`	Internal memory allocation failed.
`SPARSE_STATUS_INVALID_VALUE`	The input parameters contain an invalid value.
`SPARSE_STATUS_EXECUTION_FAILED`	Execution failed.
`SPARSE_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR`	An error in algorithm implementation occurred.

Parent topic: Matrix Manipulation Routines