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.. index:: Environment Variable

.. _omp_max_active_levels:

OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS -- Set the maximum number of nested parallel regions
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Description:
  Specifies the initial value for the maximum number of nested parallel
  regions.  The value of this variable shall be a positive integer.
  If undefined, then if :envvar:`OMP_NESTED` is defined and set to true, or
  if :envvar:`OMP_NUM_THREADS` or :envvar:`OMP_PROC_BIND` are defined and set to
  a list with more than one item, the maximum number of nested parallel
  regions will be initialized to the largest number supported, otherwise
  it will be set to one.

See also:
  :ref:`omp_set_max_active_levels`, :ref:`OMP_NESTED`

Reference:
  :openmp:`4.5`, Section 4.9