Math Kernel Library Developer Guide

Setting the Environment Variables for Threading Control

To set the environment variables used for threading control, in the command shell in which the program is going to run, enter:

set <VARIABLE NAME>=<value>

For example:

set MKL_NUM_THREADS=4

set MKL_DOMAIN_NUM_THREADS="MKL_DOMAIN_ALL=1, MKL_DOMAIN_BLAS=4"

set MKL_DYNAMIC=FALSE

set MKL_NUM_STRIPES=4

Some shells require the variable and its value to be exported:

export <VARIABLE NAME>=<value>

For example:

export MKL_NUM_THREADS=4

export MKL_DOMAIN_NUM_THREADS="MKL_DOMAIN_ALL=1, MKL_DOMAIN_BLAS=4"

export MKL_DYNAMIC=FALSE

export MKL_NUM_STRIPES=4

You can alternatively assign values to the environment variables using Microsoft Windows* OS Control Panel.