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Re: Memory access error in DenseMatrix::invert()

 

Quoting Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>:

> When adding the option to compile without PETSc, I took the
> opportunity change the precomputation of quadrature weights for the
> ODE solvers to use DenseMatrix instead of the standard PETSc
> Matrix. (The matrices are small and dense anyway.)
> 
> It seems that DenseMatrix::invert() sometimes gives unexpected results
> and the reason seems to be a memory access error somewhere in ublas. I
> don't know if this is a problem with ublas or the way we use
> it. Garth, could you look again at DenseMatrix::invert() and see if
> you can spot something obvious?
>

I'll take a look. I haven't tested invert - Kristian Oelgaard has been using it
and hasn't had any problems. Are you using the Ubuntu Boost package?
 
> I have attached the error log from running valgrind and here is the code
> that
> reproduces the error:
> 
>    DenseMatrix A(3, 3);
>    A(0, 0) = A(1, 1) = A(2, 2) = 1.0;
>    A.invert();
> 
> How about adding solve(DenseVector& x, const DenseVector& b) to DenseMatrix?
>

Sure.

Garth
 
> /Anders
> 



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