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barrier_iterative_refinement becomes an integer setting: 0 off, 1 on (default, unchanged behavior), 2 automatic. In automatic mode each solve starts without iterative refinement and switches GMRES refinement on once the iterate nears convergence, a residual regresses, or the step length becomes small.

The gRPC field changes from bool to int32.

barrier_iterative_refinement becomes an integer setting: 0 off, 1 on
(default, unchanged behavior), 2 automatic. In automatic mode each solve
starts without iterative refinement and switches GMRES refinement on once
the iterate nears convergence, a residual regresses, or the step length
becomes small.

The gRPC field changes from bool to int32; both use varint wire encoding,
so existing clients sending false/true still map to off/on.

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The barrier iterative refinement setting changes from a boolean to an integer with off, on, and automatic modes. Automatic mode tracks solver residuals and step lengths to determine when refinement begins. The solver configuration, gRPC field, and documentation describe the new modes.

Changes: Barrier iterative refinement modes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Mode contract and configuration
cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/constants.h, cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/pdlp/solver_settings.hpp, cpp/src/dual_simplex/simplex_solver_settings.hpp, cpp/src/grpc/codegen/field_registry.yaml, cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu, docs/cuopt/source/convex-settings.rst, docs/cuopt/source/cuopt-c/convex/convex-c-api.rst
The setting uses integer values 0 (off), 1 (on), and 2 (automatic). The default remains on. The solver parameter registration, gRPC field, and documentation reflect these modes.
Automatic refinement state
cpp/src/barrier/iterative_refinement.hpp
The new state tracker moves through off, watch, and on states based on residuals, complementarity, tolerances, and step length.
Barrier solve integration
cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu
Barrier solves reset and update automatic state and use a shared refinement decision for KKT and ADAT solves. GMRES workspace allocation treats every mode except off as enabled; ADAT refinement still excludes dense-column solves.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Possibly related issues

  • NVIDIA/cuopt issue 2220: The issue concerns a mismatch between the documented default and the code default for this setting. This change updates the setting’s mode and default declarations and edits its documentation.
Merge Risk: Low · up to 3b981

Callers and config files that set barrier iterative refinement with true or false will now fail and must switch to 0, 1 or 2. This is an intentional change but is not yet documented as a migration note. Otherwise the change is safe to merge once that note is added.

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Description check Passed The description accurately explains the new integer modes, automatic activation behavior, default preservation, and gRPC type change.
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Review comments at @cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu:
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that 0, 1, and 2 replace false, true, and automatic mode, respectively, and that
configuration files and string setters must use these numeric values.

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  • cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/constants.h
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{CUOPT_DUAL_SIMPLEX_REMOVE_PERTURBATION, &pdlp_settings.remove_perturbation, -1, 1, -1},
{CUOPT_PRIMAL_SIMPLEX_PRICING, &pdlp_settings.primal_pricing, 0, 1, 1},
{CUOPT_BARRIER_DUAL_INITIAL_POINT, reinterpret_cast<int*>(&pdlp_settings.barrier_dual_initial_point), -1, 2, -1},
{CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT, &pdlp_settings.barrier_iterative_refinement, CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT_OFF, CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT_AUTO, CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT_ON},

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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'barrier_iterative_refinement|BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT' --glob '!*.lock' . | head -80
rg -n 'set_parameter|get_parameter|from_string' cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu | head -60

Repository: NVIDIA/cuopt

Length of output: 5837


Script executed:

# Locate the parameter dispatch and table declarations.
rg -n -F -e 'bool_parameters' -e 'int_parameters' -e 'set_parameter' -e 'get_parameter' -e 'set_parameter_from_string' -e 'parameter_from_string' cpp/src/math_optimization cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization || test "$?" -eq 1

# Outline the two most likely definition files.
ast-grep outline cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu --view expanded || true
ast-grep outline cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cpp --view expanded || true

# Read the bool and string parsing paths with line numbers.
rg -n -F -e 'bool' -e 'true' -e 'false' -e '"true"' -e '"false"' cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cpp || test "$?" -eq 1

# Check the documented contract for the integer mode.
rg -n -F -e 'barrier_iterative_refinement' -e 'BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT' docs/cuopt/source/convex-settings.rst docs/cuopt/source/cuopt-c/convex/convex-c-api.rst || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: NVIDIA/cuopt

Length of output: 19408


Script executed:

# Read the parsing and typed dispatch bodies with line numbers.
sed -n '20,80p;83,260p' cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cpp | nl -ba -v20 | sed -n '1,400p'

# Read the int and bool table entries around the change.
sed -n '166,192p' cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu | nl -ba -v166

Repository: NVIDIA/cuopt

Length of output: 12667


Document the boolean-to-integer change for barrier_iterative_refinement.

Existing calls that use the old boolean form now fail:

  • set_parameter("barrier_iterative_refinement", true) and get_parameter<bool>("barrier_iterative_refinement") throw Parameter barrier_iterative_refinement not found.
  • set_parameter_from_string("barrier_iterative_refinement", "true") and "false" throw is not an integer. Config files that use barrier_iterative_refinement = true fail the same way.

No bool-to-int fallback exists. Numeric strings such as "0" and "1" still work. Calls that use the integer type, including the gRPC decoder, are unaffected.

Since the integer form is intentional, the boolean form should not be kept. Add a migration note near the CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT entry in docs/cuopt/source/convex-settings.rst. The note should state that 0, 1, and 2 replace false, true, and automatic mode, and that config files and string setters must use these values.

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Review comment at @cpp/src/math_optimization/solver_settings.cu at line 188:
Document the intentional integer API for CUOPT_BARRIER_ITERATIVE_REFINEMENT in
the convex-settings documentation: explain that 0, 1, and 2 replace false, true,
and automatic mode, respectively, and that configuration files and string
setters must use these numeric values.

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