petsc-3.4.2 2013-07-02

# MatPartitioningPTScotchSetStrategy

Sets the strategy to be used in PTScotch.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscmat.h"
    PetscErrorCode MatPartitioningPTScotchSetStrategy(MatPartitioning part,MPPTScotchStrategyType strategy)

Collective on MatPartitioning

### Input Parameters

| part | - the partitioning context
| strategy | - the strategy, one of

         MP_PTSCOTCH_QUALITY     - Prioritize quality over speed
         MP_PTSCOTCH_SPEED       - Prioritize speed over quality
         MP_PTSCOTCH_BALANCE     - Enforce load balance
         MP_PTSCOTCH_SAFETY      - Avoid methods that may fail
         MP_PTSCOTCH_SCALABILITY - Favor scalability as much as possible

### Options Database

-mat_partitioning_ptscotch_strategy [quality,speed,balance,safety,scalability] -strategy

### Notes

The default is MP_SCOTCH_QUALITY. See the PTScotch documentation for more information.

### See Also

MatPartitioningPTScotchSetImbalance(), MatPartitioningPTScotchGetStrategy()

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Location: src/mat/partition/impls/scotch/scotch.c
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