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.. default-domain:: cpp

.. _api_linear_kernel:

=============
Linear kernel
=============

.. include::  ../../../includes/kernel-functions/linear-kernel-introduction.rst

------------------------
Mathematical formulation
------------------------

Refer to :ref:`Developer Guide: Linear kernel <alg_linear_kernel>`.

---------------------
Programming Interface
---------------------
All types and functions in this section are declared in the
``oneapi::dal::linear_kernel`` namespace and are available via inclusion of the
``oneapi/dal/algo/linear_kernel.hpp`` header file.

Descriptor
----------
.. onedal_class:: oneapi::dal::linear_kernel::descriptor

Method tags
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. onedal_tags_namespace:: oneapi::dal::linear_kernel::method

Task tags
~~~~~~~~~
.. onedal_tags_namespace:: oneapi::dal::linear_kernel::task

.. _linear_kernel_c_api:

Training :expr:`compute(...)`
-----------------------------
.. _linear_kernel_c_api_input:

Input
~~~~~
.. onedal_class:: oneapi::dal::linear_kernel::compute_input


.. _linear_kernel_c_api_result:

Result
~~~~~~
.. onedal_class:: oneapi::dal::linear_kernel::compute_result

Operation
~~~~~~~~~
.. function:: template <typename Descriptor> \
              linear_kernel::compute_result compute(const Descriptor& desc, \
                                      const linear_kernel::compute_input& input)

   :param desc: Linear Kernel algorithm descriptor :expr:`linear_kernel::descriptor`.
   :param input: Input data for the computing operation

   Preconditions
      | :expr:`input.data.is_empty == false`