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diff --git a/Eigen/src/Cholesky/LLT.h b/Eigen/src/Cholesky/LLT.h
index e6c02d803..814174d47 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Cholesky/LLT.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Cholesky/LLT.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ template<typename MatrixType, int UpLo> struct LLT_Traits;
*
* \tparam _MatrixType the type of the matrix of which we are computing the LL^T Cholesky decomposition
* \tparam _UpLo the triangular part that will be used for the decompositon: Lower (default) or Upper.
- * The other triangular part won't be read.
+ * The other triangular part won't be read.
*
* This class performs a LL^T Cholesky decomposition of a symmetric, positive definite
* matrix A such that A = LL^* = U^*U, where L is lower triangular.
@@ -41,14 +41,18 @@ template<typename MatrixType, int UpLo> struct LLT_Traits;
* Example: \include LLT_example.cpp
* Output: \verbinclude LLT_example.out
*
+ * \b Performance: for best performance, it is recommended to use a column-major storage format
+ * with the Lower triangular part (the default), or, equivalently, a row-major storage format
+ * with the Upper triangular part. Otherwise, you might get a 20% slowdown for the full factorization
+ * step, and rank-updates can be up to 3 times slower.
+ *
* This class supports the \link InplaceDecomposition inplace decomposition \endlink mechanism.
*
+ * Note that during the decomposition, only the lower (or upper, as defined by _UpLo) triangular part of A is considered.
+ * Therefore, the strict lower part does not have to store correct values.
+ *
* \sa MatrixBase::llt(), SelfAdjointView::llt(), class LDLT
*/
- /* HEY THIS DOX IS DISABLED BECAUSE THERE's A BUG EITHER HERE OR IN LDLT ABOUT THAT (OR BOTH)
- * Note that during the decomposition, only the upper triangular part of A is considered. Therefore,
- * the strict lower part does not have to store correct values.
- */
template<typename _MatrixType, int _UpLo> class LLT
{
public:
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ template<typename _MatrixType, int _UpLo> class LLT
}
template<typename Derived>
- void solveInPlace(MatrixBase<Derived> &bAndX) const;
+ void solveInPlace(const MatrixBase<Derived> &bAndX) const;
template<typename InputType>
LLT& compute(const EigenBase<InputType>& matrix);
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ template<typename _MatrixType, int _UpLo> class LLT
/** \brief Reports whether previous computation was successful.
*
* \returns \c Success if computation was succesful,
- * \c NumericalIssue if the matrix.appears to be negative.
+ * \c NumericalIssue if the matrix.appears not to be positive definite.
*/
ComputationInfo info() const
{
@@ -424,7 +428,8 @@ LLT<MatrixType,_UpLo>& LLT<MatrixType,_UpLo>::compute(const EigenBase<InputType>
eigen_assert(a.rows()==a.cols());
const Index size = a.rows();
m_matrix.resize(size, size);
- m_matrix = a.derived();
+ if (!internal::is_same_dense(m_matrix, a.derived()))
+ m_matrix = a.derived();
// Compute matrix L1 norm = max abs column sum.
m_l1_norm = RealScalar(0);
@@ -484,11 +489,14 @@ void LLT<_MatrixType,_UpLo>::_solve_impl(const RhsType &rhs, DstType &dst) const
*
* This version avoids a copy when the right hand side matrix b is not needed anymore.
*
+ * \warning The parameter is only marked 'const' to make the C++ compiler accept a temporary expression here.
+ * This function will const_cast it, so constness isn't honored here.
+ *
* \sa LLT::solve(), MatrixBase::llt()
*/
template<typename MatrixType, int _UpLo>
template<typename Derived>
-void LLT<MatrixType,_UpLo>::solveInPlace(MatrixBase<Derived> &bAndX) const
+void LLT<MatrixType,_UpLo>::solveInPlace(const MatrixBase<Derived> &bAndX) const
{
eigen_assert(m_isInitialized && "LLT is not initialized.");
eigen_assert(m_matrix.rows()==bAndX.rows());