SPOTRF computes the Cholesky factorization of a real symmetric


 positive definite matrix A.


 The factorization has the form


    A = U**T * U,  if UPLO = 'U', or


    A = L  * L**T,  if UPLO = 'L',


 where U is an upper triangular matrix and L is lower triangular.


 This is the block version of the algorithm, calling Level 3 BLAS.

UPLO

          UPLO is CHARACTER*1


          = 'U':  Upper triangle of A is stored;


          = 'L':  Lower triangle of A is stored.

N

          N is INTEGER


          The order of the matrix A.  N >= 0.

A

          A is REAL array, dimension (LDA,N)


          On entry, the symmetric matrix A.  If UPLO = 'U', the leading


          N-by-N upper triangular part of A contains the upper


          triangular part of the matrix A, and the strictly lower


          triangular part of A is not referenced.  If UPLO = 'L', the


          leading N-by-N lower triangular part of A contains the lower


          triangular part of the matrix A, and the strictly upper


          triangular part of A is not referenced.


          On exit, if INFO = 0, the factor U or L from the Cholesky


          factorization A = U**T*U or A = L*L**T.

LDA

          LDA is INTEGER


          The leading dimension of the array A.  LDA >= max(1,N).

INFO

          INFO is INTEGER


          = 0:  successful exit


          < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value


          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not


                positive definite, and the factorization could not be


                completed.

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November 2011