Just to give a bit more of context I am doing like this:
call MatCreate(PETSC_COMM_WORLD, this%A, ierr)
call MatSetSizes(this%A, lm, lm, M, M, ierr) ! lm is the local size
of the matrix , M the global one
call MatSetType(this%A, myType, ierr) ! myType is MATMPIBAIJ
call MatSetBlockSize(this%A, 4-bdim, ierr) ! 4-bdim is equal to 3
in this case
call MatMPIBAIJSetPreallocation(this%A, 4-bdim, flubioSolvers%d_nz,
mesh%d_nnz, flubioSolvers%o_nz, mesh%o_nnz, ierr) ! d_nnz and o_nnz is the
number of diagonal and off diagonal non zero blocks
call MatSetUp(this%A, ierr)
... some non relevant code .....
call MatSetValuesBlocked(this%A, 4-bdim,
mesh%cellGlobalAddr(iElement)-1, 4-bdim, mesh%cellGlobalAddr(iElement)-1,
blockValues, INSERT_VALUES, ierr) mesh%cellGlobalAddr(iElement)-1 is an
integer equal (not an array) to the block element number the block
matrix *blockValues
(3x3) *belongs to.
Any evident errors?