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+using BenchmarkTools, Random, VectorizationBase
+using LinearAlgebra, SparseArrays, LinearSolve, Sparspak
+import Pardiso
+using Plots
+
+BenchmarkTools.DEFAULT_PARAMETERS.seconds = 0.5
+
+# Why do I need to set this ?
+BenchmarkTools.DEFAULT_PARAMETERS.samples = 10
+
+# Sparse matrix generation on  a n-dimensional rectangular grid. After
+# https://discourse.julialang.org/t/seven-lines-of-julia-examples-sought/50416/135
+# by A. Braunstein.
+
+A ⊕ B = kron(I(size(B, 1)), A) + kron(B, I(size(A, 1)))
+
+function lattice(n; Tv = Float64)
+    d = fill(2 * one(Tv), n)
+    d[1] = one(Tv)
+    d[end] = one(Tv)
+    spdiagm(1 => -ones(Tv, n - 1), 0 => d, -1 => -ones(Tv, n - 1))
+end
+
+lattice(L...; Tv = Float64) = lattice(L[1]; Tv) ⊕ lattice(L[2:end]...; Tv)
+
+#
+# Create a matrix similar to that of a finite difference discretization in a `dim`-dimensional
+# unit cube of  ``-Δu + δu`` with approximately N unknowns. It is strictly diagonally dominant.
+#
+function fdmatrix(N; dim = 2, Tv = Float64, δ = 1.0e-2)
+    n = N^(1 / dim) |> ceil |> Int
+    lattice([n for i in 1:dim]...; Tv) + Tv(δ) * I
+end
+
+algs = [
+    UMFPACKFactorization(),
+    KLUFactorization(),
+    MKLPardisoFactorize(),
+    SparspakFactorization(),
+]
+cols = [:red, :blue, :green, :magenta, :turqoise] # one color per alg
+lst = [:dash, :solid, :dashdot] # one line style per dim
+
+__parameterless_type(T) = Base.typename(T).wrapper
+parameterless_type(x) = __parameterless_type(typeof(x))
+parameterless_type(::Type{T}) where {T} = __parameterless_type(T)
+
+#
+# kmax=12 gives ≈ 40_000 unknowns max, can be watched in real time
+# kmax=15 gives ≈ 328_000 unknows, you can go make a coffee.
+# Main culprit is KLU factorization in 3D.
+#
+function run_and_plot(; dims = [1, 2, 3], kmax = 12)
+    ns = [10 * 2^k for k in 0:kmax]
+
+    res = [[Float64[] for i in 1:length(algs)] for dim in dims]
+
+    for dim in dims
+        for i in 1:length(ns)
+            rng = MersenneTwister(123)
+            A = fdmatrix(ns[i]; dim)
+            n = size(A, 1)
+            @info "dim=$(dim): $n × $n"
+            b = rand(rng, n)
+            u0 = rand(rng, n)
+
+            for j in 1:length(algs)
+                bt = @belapsed solve(prob, $(algs[j])).u setup=(prob = LinearProblem(copy($A),
+                    copy($b);
+                    u0 = copy($u0),
+                    alias_A = true,
+                    alias_b = true))
+                push!(res[dim][j], bt)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    p = plot(;
+        ylabel = "Time/s",
+        xlabel = "N",
+        yscale = :log10,
+        xscale = :log10,
+        title = "Time for NxN  sparse LU Factorization",
+        label = string(Symbol(parameterless_type(algs[1]))),
+        legend = :outertopright)
+
+    for dim in dims
+        for i in 1:length(algs)
+            plot!(p, ns, res[dim][i];
+                linecolor = cols[i],
+                linestyle = lst[dim],
+                label = "$(string(Symbol(parameterless_type(algs[i])))) $(dim)D")
+        end
+    end
+    savefig("sparselubench.png")
+    savefig("sparselubench.pdf")
+end