# MatBindToCPU
marks a matrix to temporarily stay on the CPU and perform computations on the CPU 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h"  
PetscErrorCode MatBindToCPU(Mat A, PetscBool flg)
```
Logically collective


## Input Parameters

- ***A -*** the matrix
- ***flg -*** bind to the CPU if value of `PETSC_TRUE`





## See Also
 `MatBoundToCPU()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/utils/gcreate.c.html#MatBindToCPU">src/mat/utils/gcreate.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c.html#MatBindToCPU_MPIAIJ">MatBindToCPU_MPIAIJ in src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqcusparse/aijcusparse.cu.html#MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJCUSPARSE">MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJCUSPARSE in src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqcusparse/aijcusparse.cu</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqhipsparse/aijhipsparse.hip.c.html#MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJHIPSPARSE">MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJHIPSPARSE in src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqhipsparse/aijhipsparse.hip.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqviennacl/aijviennacl.cxx.html#MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJViennaCL">MatBindToCPU_SeqAIJViennaCL in src/mat/impls/aij/seq/seqviennacl/aijviennacl.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatBindToCPU_MPIDenseCUDA">MatBindToCPU_MPIDenseCUDA in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatBindToCPU_MPIDenseHIP">MatBindToCPU_MPIDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/cuda/densecuda.cu.html#MatBindToCPU_SeqDenseCUDA">MatBindToCPU_SeqDenseCUDA in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/cuda/densecuda.cu</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c.html#MatBindToCPU_SeqDenseHIP">MatBindToCPU_SeqDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/h2opus/cuda/math2opus.cu.html#MatBindToCPU_H2OPUS">MatBindToCPU_H2OPUS in src/mat/impls/h2opus/cuda/math2opus.cu</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c.html#MatBindToCPU_HYPRE">MatBindToCPU_HYPRE in src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c</A><BR>


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