text: /*
  
     BLIS
     An object-based framework for developing high-performance BLAS-like
     libraries.
  
     Copyright (C) 2014, The University of Texas at Austin
     Copyright (C) 2017, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  
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     "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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     HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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     OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  
  */
  
  #include "blis.h"
  #include "blix.h"
  
  void blx_gemm_front
       (
         obj_t*  alpha,
         obj_t*  a,
         obj_t*  b,
         obj_t*  beta,
         obj_t*  c,
         cntx_t* cntx,
         rntm_t* rntm,
         cntl_t* cntl
       )
  {
  	bli_init_once();
  
  	obj_t   a_local;
  	obj_t   b_local;
  	obj_t   c_local;
  
  	// Check parameters.
  	if ( bli_error_checking_is_enabled() )
  		bli_gemm_check( alpha, a, b, beta, c, cntx );
  
  	// If alpha is zero, scale by beta and return.
  	if ( bli_obj_equals( alpha, &BLIS_ZERO ) )
  	{
  		bli_scalm( beta, c );
  		return;
  	}
  
  	// Alias A, B, and C in case we need to apply transformations.
  	bli_obj_alias_to( a, &a_local );
  	bli_obj_alias_to( b, &b_local );
  	bli_obj_alias_to( c, &c_local );
  
  	// If alpha is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
  	// to B.
  	if ( !bli_obj_equals( alpha, &BLIS_ONE ) )
  	{
          bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &b_local );
  	}
  
  	// If beta is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
  	// to C.
  	if ( !bli_obj_equals( beta, &BLIS_ONE ) )
  	{
          bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
  	}
  
  	// An optimization: If C is stored by rows and the micro-kernel prefers
  	// contiguous columns, or if C is stored by columns and the micro-kernel
  	// prefers contiguous rows, transpose the entire operation to allow the
  	// micro-kernel to access elements of C in its preferred manner.
  	if ( bli_cntx_l3_vir_ukr_dislikes_storage_of( &c_local, BLIS_GEMM_UKR, cntx ) )
  	{
  		bli_obj_swap( &a_local, &b_local );
  
  		bli_obj_induce_trans( &a_local );
  		bli_obj_induce_trans( &b_local );
  		bli_obj_induce_trans( &c_local );
  	}
  
  	// Parse and interpret the contents of the rntm_t object to properly
  	// set the ways of parallelism for each loop, and then make any
  	// additional modifications necessary for the current operation.
  	bli_rntm_set_ways_for_op
  	(
  	  BLIS_GEMM,
  	  BLIS_LEFT, // ignored for gemm
  	  bli_obj_length( &c_local ),
  	  bli_obj_width( &c_local ),
  	  bli_obj_width( &a_local ),
  	  rntm
  	);
  
  	{
  		// A sort of hack for communicating the desired pach schemas for A and
  		// B to bli_gemm_cntl_create() (via bli_l3_thread_decorator() and
  		// bli_l3_cntl_create_if()). This allows us to access the schemas from
  		// the control tree, which hopefully reduces some confusion,
  		// particularly in bli_packm_init().
  		if ( bli_cntx_method( cntx ) == BLIS_NAT )
  		{
  			bli_obj_set_pack_schema( BLIS_PACKED_ROW_PANELS, &a_local );
  			bli_obj_set_pack_schema( BLIS_PACKED_COL_PANELS, &b_local );
  		}
  		else // if ( bli_cntx_method( cntx ) != BLIS_NAT )
  		{
  			pack_t schema_a = bli_cntx_schema_a_block( cntx );
  			pack_t schema_b = bli_cntx_schema_b_panel( cntx );
  
  			bli_obj_set_pack_schema( schema_a, &a_local );
  			bli_obj_set_pack_schema( schema_b, &b_local );
  		}
  	}
  
  	// Invoke the internal back-end via the thread handler.
  	blx_gemm_thread
  	(
  	  blx_gemm_int,
  	  BLIS_GEMM, // operation family id
  	  &a_local,
  	  &b_local,
  	  &c_local,
  	  cntx,
  	  rntm,
  	  cntl
  	);
  }
  
  