[petsc-users] Is it possible to add a hook function after SNES_DIVERGED_LINEAR_SOLVE

[Gong Ding]

Hello,
I sometimes try to use iterative solvers in the SENS.
However, it may fail to convergence for some difficult problems.
SNES will report SNES_DIVERGED_LINEAR_SOLVE for this situation.

Is it possible to add a hook function here? 
i.e. I'd like to change the linear solver to LU and solve the 
Newton step again instead of break the nonlinear solver.

Here is the code from ls.c which report the SNES_DIVERGED_LINEAR_SOLVE

if (kspreason < 0) {
      if (++snes->numLinearSolveFailures >= snes->maxLinearSolveFailures) {
        ierr = PetscInfo2(snes,"iter=%D, number linear solve failures %D 
greater than current SNES allowed, stopping 
solve\n",snes->iter,snes->numLinearSolveFailures);CHKERRQ(ierr);
        snes->reason = SNES_DIVERGED_LINEAR_SOLVE;
        break;
      }
    }
The hook function may be added befour the break. 

Regards,

Gong Ding