# NAG Library Routine Document

## 1Purpose

f06saf (zgemv) computes the matrix-vector product for a complex general matrix, its transpose or its conjugate transpose.

## 2Specification

Fortran Interface
 Subroutine f06saf ( m, n, a, lda, x, incx, beta, y, incy)
 Integer, Intent (In) :: m, n, lda, incx, incy Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In) :: alpha, a(lda,*), x(*), beta Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Inout) :: y(*) Character (1), Intent (In) :: trans
#include <nagmk26.h>
 void f06saf_ (const char *trans, const Integer *m, const Integer *n, const Complex *alpha, const Complex a[], const Integer *lda, const Complex x[], const Integer *incx, const Complex *beta, Complex y[], const Integer *incy, const Charlen length_trans)
The routine may be called by its BLAS name zgemv.

## 3Description

f06saf (zgemv) performs one of the matrix-vector operations
 $y←αAx + βy , y←αATx + βy or y←αAHx + βy ,$
where $A$ is an $m$ by $n$ complex matrix, $x$ and $y$ are complex vectors, and $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are complex scalars.
If $m=0$ or $n=0$, no operation is performed.

None.

## 5Arguments

1:     $\mathbf{trans}$ – Character(1)Input
On entry: specifies the operation to be performed.
${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$
$y←\alpha Ax+\beta y$.
${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'T'}$
$y←\alpha {A}^{\mathrm{T}}x+\beta y$.
${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'C'}$
$y←\alpha {A}^{\mathrm{H}}x+\beta y$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$, $\text{'T'}$ or $\text{'C'}$.
2:     $\mathbf{m}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $m$, the number of rows of the matrix $A$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{m}}\ge 0$.
3:     $\mathbf{n}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $n$, the number of columns of the matrix $A$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{n}}\ge 0$.
4:     $\mathbf{alpha}$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp)Input
On entry: the scalar $\alpha$.
5:     $\mathbf{a}\left({\mathbf{lda}},*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
Note: the second dimension of the array a must be at least ${\mathbf{n}}$.
On entry: the $m$ by $n$ matrix $A$.
6:     $\mathbf{lda}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array a as declared in the (sub)program from which f06saf (zgemv) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{lda}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{m}}\right)$.
7:     $\mathbf{x}\left(*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
Note: the dimension of the array x must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,1+\left({\mathbf{n}}-1\right)×\left|{\mathbf{incx}}\right|\right)$ if ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$ and at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,1+\left({\mathbf{m}}-1\right)×\left|{\mathbf{incx}}\right|\right)$ if ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'T'}$ or $\text{'C'}$.
On entry: the vector $x$.
If ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$,
• if ${\mathbf{incx}}>0$, ${x}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{x}}\left(1+\left(\mathit{i}-1\right)×{\mathbf{incx}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{n}}$;
• if ${\mathbf{incx}}<0$, ${x}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{x}}\left(1-\left({\mathbf{n}}-\mathit{i}\right)×{\mathbf{incx}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{n}}$.
If ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'T'}$ or $\text{'C'}$,
• if ${\mathbf{incx}}>0$, ${x}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{x}}\left(1+\left(\mathit{i}-1\right)×{\mathbf{incx}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{m}}$;
• if ${\mathbf{incx}}<0$, ${x}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{x}}\left(1-\left({\mathbf{m}}-\mathit{i}\right)×{\mathbf{incx}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{m}}$.
8:     $\mathbf{incx}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the increment in the subscripts of x between successive elements of $x$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{incx}}\ne 0$.
9:     $\mathbf{beta}$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp)Input
On entry: the scalar $\beta$.
10:   $\mathbf{y}\left(*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the dimension of the array y must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,1+\left({\mathbf{m}}-1\right)×\left|{\mathbf{incy}}\right|\right)$ if ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$ and at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,1+\left({\mathbf{n}}-1\right)×\left|{\mathbf{incy}}\right|\right)$ if ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'T'}$ or $\text{'C'}$.
On entry: the vector $y$, if ${\mathbf{beta}}=0.0$, y need not be set.
If ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'N'}$,
• if ${\mathbf{incy}}>0$, ${y}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{y}}\left(1+\left(\mathit{i}-1\right)×{\mathbf{incy}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{m}}$;
• if ${\mathbf{incy}}<0$, ${y}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{y}}\left(1-\left({\mathbf{m}}-\mathit{i}\right)×{\mathbf{incy}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{m}}$.
If ${\mathbf{trans}}=\text{'T'}$ or $\text{'C'}$,
• if ${\mathbf{incy}}>0$, ${y}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{y}}\left(1+\left(\mathit{i}-1\right)×{\mathbf{incy}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{n}}$;
• if ${\mathbf{incy}}<0$, ${y}_{\mathit{i}}$ must be stored in ${\mathbf{y}}\left(1-\left({\mathbf{n}}-\mathit{i}\right)×{\mathbf{incy}}\right)$, for $\mathit{i}=1,2,\dots ,{\mathbf{n}}$.
On exit: the updated vector $y$ stored in the array elements used to supply the original vector $y$.
11:   $\mathbf{incy}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the increment in the subscripts of y between successive elements of $y$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{incy}}\ne 0$.

None.

Not applicable.

## 8Parallelism and Performance

f06saf (zgemv) is not threaded in any implementation.