JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ChainRulesCore.jl

5-arg mul! for all AbstractTangents

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Description

We should define 5 arg mul! for all the abstract tangents.
It can use the same logic we already have in the differential_arithmatic file.

We can for AbstractZeroTangents optimize this e.g.

LinearAlgebra.mul!(C, ::AbstractZeroTangent, ::Any, ::Any, b) = C *=b

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Start by reading the existing logic in the differential_arithmatic file and locating the AbstractTangents definitions and current mul! methods. Implement the 5-argument form for all abstract tangents, including the suggested AbstractZeroTangent optimization, and verify that each tangent type is covered.

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julia
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Feature
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