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# dsymv.f(3)

## NAME

BLAS/SRC/dsymv.f

## SYNOPSIS

### Functions/Subroutines

subroutine **dsymv** (uplo, n, alpha, a, lda, x, incx, beta, y, incy)\
 **DSYMV**

## Function/Subroutine Documentation

### subroutine dsymv (character uplo, integer n, double precision alpha, double precision, dimension(lda,\*) a, integer lda, double precision, dimension(\*) x, integer incx, double precision beta, double precision, dimension(\*) y, integer incy)

**DSYMV**

**Purpose:**

```
!>
!> DSYMV  performs the matrix-vector  operation
!>
!>    y := alpha*A*x + beta*y,
!>
!> where alpha and beta are scalars, x and y are n element vectors and
!> A is an n by n symmetric matrix.
!>
```

**Parameters**

*UPLO*

```
!>          UPLO is CHARACTER*1
!>           On entry, UPLO specifies whether the upper or lower
!>           triangular part of the array A is to be referenced as
!>           follows:
!>
!>              UPLO = 'U' or 'u'   Only the upper triangular part of A
!>                                  is to be referenced.
!>
!>              UPLO = 'L' or 'l'   Only the lower triangular part of A
!>                                  is to be referenced.
!>
```

*N*

```
!>          N is INTEGER
!>           On entry, N specifies the order of the matrix A.
!>           N must be at least zero.
!>
```

*ALPHA*

```
!>          ALPHA is DOUBLE PRECISION.
!>           On entry, ALPHA specifies the scalar alpha.
!>
```

*A*

```
!>          A is DOUBLE PRECISION array, dimension ( LDA, N )
!>           Before entry with  UPLO = 'U' or 'u', the leading n by n
!>           upper triangular part of the array A must contain the upper
!>           triangular part of the symmetric matrix and the strictly
!>           lower triangular part of A is not referenced.
!>           Before entry with UPLO = 'L' or 'l', the leading n by n
!>           lower triangular part of the array A must contain the lower
!>           triangular part of the symmetric matrix and the strictly
!>           upper triangular part of A is not referenced.
!>
```

*LDA*

```
!>          LDA is INTEGER
!>           On entry, LDA specifies the first dimension of A as declared
!>           in the calling (sub) program. LDA must be at least
!>           max( 1, n ).
!>
```

*X*

```
!>          X is DOUBLE PRECISION array, dimension at least
!>           ( 1 + ( n - 1 )*abs( INCX ) ).
!>           Before entry, the incremented array X must contain the n
!>           element vector x.
!>
```

*INCX*

```
!>          INCX is INTEGER
!>           On entry, INCX specifies the increment for the elements of
!>           X. INCX must not be zero.
!>
```

*BETA*

```
!>          BETA is DOUBLE PRECISION.
!>           On entry, BETA specifies the scalar beta. When BETA is
!>           supplied as zero then Y need not be set on input.
!>
```

*Y*

```
!>          Y is DOUBLE PRECISION array, dimension at least
!>           ( 1 + ( n - 1 )*abs( INCY ) ).
!>           Before entry, the incremented array Y must contain the n
!>           element vector y. On exit, Y is overwritten by the updated
!>           vector y.
!>
```

*INCY*

```
!>          INCY is INTEGER
!>           On entry, INCY specifies the increment for the elements of
!>           Y. INCY must not be zero.
!>
```

**Author**

Univ. of Tennessee

Univ. of California Berkeley

Univ. of Colorado Denver

NAG Ltd.

**Further Details:**

```
!>
!>  Level 2 Blas routine.
!>  The vector and matrix arguments are not referenced when N = 0, or M = 0
!>
!>  -- Written on 22-October-1986.
!>     Jack Dongarra, Argonne National Lab.
!>     Jeremy Du Croz, Nag Central Office.
!>     Sven Hammarling, Nag Central Office.
!>     Richard Hanson, Sandia National Labs.
!>
```

Definition at line **151** of file **dsymv.f**.

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