# KSPSetFromOptions

Sets KSP options from the options database. This routine must be called before KSPSetUp() if the user is to be allowed to set the Krylov type.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscksp.h"
    PetscErrorCode PETSCKSP_DLLEXPORT KSPSetFromOptions(KSP ksp)

Collective on KSP

### Input Parameters

ksp -the Krylov space context

### Options Database Keys

| -ksp_max_it | - maximum number of linear iterations
| -ksp_rtol rtol | - relative tolerance used in default determination of convergence, i.e. if residual norm decreases by this factor than convergence is declared
| -ksp_atol abstol | - absolute tolerance used in default convergence test, i.e. if residual norm is less than this then convergence is declared
| -ksp_divtol tol | - if residual norm increases by this factor than divergence is declared
| -ksp_norm_type | - none - skip norms used in convergence tests (useful only when not using

                          convergence test (say you always want to run with 5 iterations) to

                          save on communication overhead

                       preconditioned - default for left preconditioning

                       unpreconditioned - see KSPSetNormType()

                       natural - see KSPSetNormType()

| -ksp_constant_null_space | - assume the operator (matrix) has the constant vector in its null space
| -ksp_test_null_space | - tests the null space set with KSPSetNullSpace() to see if it truly is a null space
| -ksp_knoll | - compute initial guess by applying the preconditioner to the right hand side
| -ksp_cancelmonitors | - cancel all previous convergene monitor routines set
| -ksp_monitor | - print residual norm at each iteration
| -ksp_xmonitor | - plot residual norm at each iteration
| -ksp_vecmonitor | - plot solution at each iteration
| -ksp_singmonitor | - monitor extremem singular values at each iteration

### Notes

To see all options, run your program with the -help option or consult the users manual.

### Keywords

KSP, set, from, options, database

### See Also

Level:beginner
Location:src/ksp/ksp/interface/itcreate.c
Index of all KSP routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

### Examples

src/ksp/pc/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/ksp/pc/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex4.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex5.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex7.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex8.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex9.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex10.c.html