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From: "Wiljan Derks" <Wiljan.Derks@zonnet.nl>
Subject: Re: GNAT compiler switches and optimization
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:21:13 +0200
Date: 2006-10-24T21:21:13+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <453e675e$0$30736$bf4948fe@news.tele2.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: pan.2006.10.24.09.54.07.340442@linuxchip.demon.co.uk.uk.uk


"Dr. Adrian Wrigley" <amtw@linuxchip.demon.co.uk.uk.uk> wrote in message 
news:pan.2006.10.24.09.54.07.340442@linuxchip.demon.co.uk.uk.uk...
> I know you're quite correct that there is a faster algorithm for
> large n.  But looking at the loops, I don't see where the same
> number pairs are multiplied at different points in the calculation.
> Doesn't A(1,1)*B(1,1) only appear in C(1,1)?  Where else?
>
> Aren't they only the same additions if the same products are summed?
>
Sorry, I was to fast writing this remark.
Since I was wrong, I checked my old school papers and found how to perfrom a 
faster matrix multiplication.
It is called the Strassen algorithm.
For more details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strassen_algorithm
It still looks to me, there may be considerable savings since this algortihm 
is O(n^2.8) instead of O(n^3).
Wikipedia also mention the drawback: numeric instability!
So the subtraction and addition tricks probably lead to less accurate 
results in certain cases.





  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-10-24 19:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-10-20 10:47 GNAT compiler switches and optimization tkrauss
2006-10-20 11:04 ` Duncan Sands
2006-10-21 10:45   ` Stephen Leake
2006-10-20 11:42 ` Duncan Sands
2006-10-20 15:41   ` Martin Krischik
2006-10-20 12:09 ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-20 12:18   ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-20 12:12 ` Gautier
2006-10-20 12:35 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-10-20 15:53   ` Martin Krischik
2006-10-20 12:52 ` Gautier
2006-10-20 13:27 ` claude.simon
2006-10-20 15:38 ` Robert A Duff
2006-10-20 19:32   ` Gautier
2006-10-20 15:56 ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-20 16:30 ` Martin Krischik
2006-10-20 19:51 ` Gautier
2006-10-20 22:11 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-20 23:52   ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-21  7:37     ` Gautier
2006-10-21 16:35       ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-21 17:04         ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-21 21:22           ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-22  3:03             ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-22  7:39               ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-22 11:48                 ` tkrauss
2006-10-22 18:02                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-10-22 18:24                     ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23  0:10                       ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-10-22 20:20                   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-22 12:31                 ` Gautier
2006-10-22 20:26                   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-22 21:22                     ` Gautier
2006-10-22 18:01                 ` tmoran
2006-10-22 20:54                   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-22 13:50               ` Alinabi
2006-10-22 15:41                 ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23  0:02                   ` Alinabi
2006-10-23  5:28                     ` Gautier
2006-10-23 16:32                       ` Alinabi
2006-10-22 15:57               ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-22 19:32                 ` Damien Carbonne
2006-10-22 20:00                   ` Gautier
2006-10-22 20:51                     ` Damien Carbonne
2006-10-23  2:15                       ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23  2:29                         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-23  1:31                   ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23  3:10                     ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23  7:31                       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-23 11:55                         ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-23 19:52                           ` Wiljan Derks
2006-10-23 20:25                             ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-24  9:52                             ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2006-10-24 11:50                               ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-24 16:24                                 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-25  3:50                                   ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-10-25 15:32                                     ` claude.simon
2006-10-24 19:21                               ` Wiljan Derks [this message]
2006-10-23 12:33                   ` Warner BRUNS
2006-10-23 12:40                   ` Warner BRUNS
2006-10-23 13:52                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-10-23 17:11                       ` Warner BRUNS
2006-10-23 17:57                         ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2006-10-23 15:02                     ` Robert A Duff
2006-10-23 20:22                       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-10-21 18:28         ` tmoran
2006-10-23  6:28       ` Martin Krischik
2006-10-21 12:39 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
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