Using the high performance libraries

XL C/C++ and XL Fortran Advanced Edition for Blue Gene are shipped with a set of libraries for high-performance mathematical computing:

Note:
In this discussion, rather than repeating the phrase XL C/C++ function(s) or XL Fortran routine(s), the term function(s) is used to denote a XL C/C++ function(s) or XL Fortran routine(s) as it applies within its respective contexts.