# MatCoarsenSetGreedyOrdering
Sets the ordering of the vertices to use with a greedy coarsening method 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmatcoarsen.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatCoarsenSetGreedyOrdering(MatCoarsen coarser, const IS perm)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***coarser -*** the coarsen context
- ***perm -*** vertex ordering of (greedy) algorithm





## Note
The `IS` weights is freed by PETSc, the user should not destroy it or change it after this call


## See Also
 `MatCoarsen`, `MatCoarsenType`, `MatCoarsenCreate()`, `MatCoarsenSetType()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/coarsen/coarsen.c.html#MatCoarsenSetGreedyOrdering">src/mat/coarsen/coarsen.c</A>


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