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Is there a published list of all the dolfin parameters and parameter options?

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For example, where is it documented that I can change the linear algebra backend through...

parameters["linear_algebra_backend"] = 'PETSc' ?

I'm specifically curious about finding some way to control the mesh partitioning process, and thought there might be something like this.

asked Jun 22, 2016 by brk888 FEniCS Novice (990 points)

1 Answer

+1 vote

If you run

from dolfin import *
info(parameters,True)

you get a list of some [all?] the parameters you can set.

answered Jun 24, 2016 by Massimiliano Leoni FEniCS User (1,760 points)

Thanks, it doesn't look like there is as many parameters that I would expect a partitioner to have, but maybe that is all that are accessible in FEniCS.

commented Jun 27, 2016 by brk888 FEniCS Novice (990 points)

There is a MeshPartitioning class but it does not look that customizable.
There is also a SCOTCH class, maybe it does something useful.
I don't know if there is any other way.

commented Jun 28, 2016 by Massimiliano Leoni FEniCS User (1,760 points)
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