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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Arm Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/Error.h"
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+#ifndef BARE_METAL
+std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> split_2d(unsigned max_threads, std::size_t m, std::size_t n)
+{
+    /*
+     * We want the same ratio of threads in M & N to the ratio of m and n problem size
+     *
+     * Therefore:    mt/nt == m/n    where mt*nt == max_threads
+     *
+     *             max_threads/nt = mt    &    (max_threads/nt) * (m/n) = nt
+     *          nt^2 = max_threads * (m/n)
+     *          nt = sqrt( max_threads * (m/n) )
+     */
+    //ratio of m to n in problem dimensions
+    double ratio = m / static_cast<double>(n);
+
+    // nt = sqrt(max_threads * (m / n) )
+    const unsigned adjusted = std::round(
+                                  std::sqrt(max_threads * ratio));
+
+    //find the nearest factor of max_threads
+    for(unsigned i = 0; i != adjusted; ++i)
+    {
+        //try down
+        const unsigned adj_down = adjusted - i;
+        if(max_threads % adj_down == 0)
+        {
+            return { adj_down, max_threads / adj_down };
+        }
+
+        //try up
+        const unsigned adj_up = adjusted + i;
+        if(max_threads % adj_up == 0)
+        {
+            return { adj_up, max_threads / adj_up };
+        }
+    }
+
+    //we didn't find anything so lets bail out with maxes biased to the largest dimension
+    if(m > n)
+    {
+        return { std::min<unsigned>(m, max_threads), 1 };
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return { 1, std::min<unsigned>(n, max_threads) };
+    }
+}
+#endif /* #ifndef BARE_METAL */
+} // namespace arm_compute