Configuration Settings

Each of the configuration parameters is identified by a named constant in the MKL_DFTI module. In C, these named constants have the enumeration type DFTI_CONFIG_PARAM.

All the Intel MKL FFT configuration parameters are readable. Some of them are read-only, while the other can be set using the DftiCreateDescriptor or DftiSetValue function.

Values of the configuration parameters fall into the following groups:

Values that have native data types. For example, the number of simultaneous transforms requested has an integer value, while the scale factor you would like to apply on a forward transform is a single-precision number.
Values that are discrete in nature and are thus provided in the MKL_DFTI module as named constants. For example, the domain of the forward transform requires values to be named constants. In C, the named constants for configuration values have the enumeration type DFTI_CONFIG_VALUE.

Table "Configuration Parameters" summarises the information on configuration parameters, along with their types and values. For more details of each configuration parameter, see the subsection describing this parameter.

Configuration Parameters
Configuration Parameter	Type/Value	Comments
Most common configuration parameters, no default, must be set explicitly by DftiCreateDescriptor
`DFTI_PRECISION`	Named constant `DFTI_SINGLE` or `DFTI_DOUBLE`	Precision of the computation.
`DFTI_FORWARD_DOMAIN`	Named constant `DFTI_COMPLEX` or `DFTI_REAL`	Type of the transform.
`DFTI_DIMENSION`	Integer scalar	Dimension of the transform.
`DFTI_LENGTH`	Integer scalar/array	Lengths of each dimension.
Common configuration parameters, settable by DftiSetValue
`DFTI_PLACEMENT`	Named constant `DFTI_INPLACE` or `DFTI_NOT_INPLACE`	Defines whether the result overwrites the input data. Default value: `DFTI_INPLACE`.
`DFTI_FORWARD_SCALE`	Floating-point scalar	Scale factor for the forward transform. Default value: 1.0. Precision of the value should be the same as defined by `DFTI_PRECISION`.
`DFTI_BACKWARD_SCALE`	Floating-point scalar	Scale factor for the backward transform. Default value: 1.0. Precision of the value should be the same as defined by `DFTI_PRECISION`.
`DFTI_NUMBER_OF_USER_THREADS`	Integer scalar	Number of threads that concurrently use the same descriptor to compute FFT.
`DFTI_DESCRIPTOR_NAME`	Character string	Assigns a name to a descriptor. Assumed length of the string is `DFTI_MAX_NAME_LENGTH`. Default value: empty string.
Configuration parameters regarding data layout, for single and multiple transforms. Settable by DftiSetValue
`DFTI_INPUT_STRIDES`	Integer array	Defines the input data layout.
`DFTI_OUTPUT_STRIDES`	Integer array	Defines the output data layout.
`DFTI_NUMBER_OF_TRANSFORMS`	Integer scalar	Number of transforms. Default value: 1.
`DFTI_INPUT_DISTANCE`	Integer scalar	Defines the distance between input data sets for multiple transforms. Default value: 0.
`DFTI_OUTPUT_DISTANCE`	Integer scalar	Defines the distance between output data sets for multiple transforms. Default value: 0.
`DFTI_COMPLEX_STORAGE`	Named constant `DFTI_COMPLEX_COMPLEX` or `DFTI_REAL_REAL`	Defines whether the real and imaginary parts of data for a complex transform are interleaved in one array or split in two arrays. Default value: `DFTI_COMPLEX_COMPLEX`.
`DFTI_REAL_STORAGE`	Named constant `DFTI_REAL_REAL`	Defines how real data for a real transform is stored. Only the `DFTI_REAL_REAL` value is supported.
`DFTI_CONJUGATE_EVEN_STORAGE`	Named constant `DFTI_COMPLEX_COMPLEX` or `DFTI_COMPLEX_REAL`	Defines whether the complex data in the backward domain of a real transform is stored as complex elements or as real elements. For the default value, see the detailed description.
`DFTI_PACKED_FORMAT`	Named constant `DFTI_CCE_FORMAT, DFTI_CCS_FORMAT, DFTI_PACK_FORMAT`, or `DFTI_PERM_FORMAT`	Defines the layout of real elements in the backward domain of a one-dimensional or two-dimensional real transform.
Advanced configuration parameters, settable by DftiSetValue
`DFTI_WORKSPACE`	Named constant `DFTI_ALLOW` or `DFTI_AVOID`	Defines whether the library should prefer algorithms using additional memory. Default value: `DFTI_ALLOW`.
`DFTI_ORDERING`	Named constant `DFTI_ORDERED` or `DFTI_BACKWARD_SCRAMBLED`	Defines whether the result of a complex transform is ordered or permuted. Default value: `DFTI_ORDERED`.
Read-Only configuration parameters
`DFTI_COMMIT_STATUS`	Named constant `DFTI_UNCOMMITTED` or `DFTI_COMMITTED`	Readiness of the descriptor for computation.
`DFTI_VERSION`	String	Version of Intel MKL. Assumed length of the string is `DFTI_VERSION_LENGTH`.