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NAME

       PDLABAD  -  take  as input the values computed by PDLAMCH for underflow
       and overflow, and returns the square root of each of  these  values  if
       the log of LARGE is sufficiently large

SYNOPSIS

       SUBROUTINE PDLABAD( ICTXT, SMALL, LARGE )

           INTEGER         ICTXT

           DOUBLE          PRECISION LARGE, SMALL

PURPOSE

       PDLABAD takes as input the values computed by PDLAMCH for underflow and
       overflow, and returns the square root of each of these  values  if  the
       log  of  LARGE  is  sufficiently large.  This subroutine is intended to
       identify machines with a large exponent range, such as the  Crays,  and
       redefine  the  underflow  and overflow limits to be the square roots of
       the values computed by PDLAMCH.   This  subroutine  is  needed  because
       PDLAMCH  does  not  compensate for poor arithmetic in the upper half of
       the exponent range, as is found on a Cray.

       In addition, this routine performs a global  minimization  and  maximi-
       zation on these values, to support heterogeneous computing networks.

ARGUMENTS

       ICTXT   (global input) INTEGER
               The  BLACS context handle in which the computation takes place.

       SMALL   (local input/local output) DOUBLE PRECISION
               On entry, the underflow threshold as computed by  PDLAMCH.   On
               exit, if LOG10(LARGE) is sufficiently large, the square root of
               SMALL, otherwise unchanged.

       LARGE   (local input/local output) DOUBLE PRECISION
               On entry, the overflow threshold as computed  by  PDLAMCH.   On
               exit, if LOG10(LARGE) is sufficiently large, the square root of
               LARGE, otherwise unchanged.