diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU.h b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU.h
index 25fad0f29..474dfdedc 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU.h
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ void SparseLU<MatrixType, OrderingType>::analyzePattern(const MatrixType& mat)
 #include "SparseLU_snode_bmod.h"
 #include "SparseLU_pivotL.h"
 #include "SparseLU_panel_dfs.h"
+#include "SparseLU_kernel_bmod.h"
 #include "SparseLU_panel_bmod.h"
 #include "SparseLU_column_dfs.h"
 #include "SparseLU_column_bmod.h"
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_column_bmod.h b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_column_bmod.h
index 00787721b..1457b6f35 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_column_bmod.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_column_bmod.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int LU_column_bmod(const int jcol, const int nseg, BlockScalarVector& dense, Sca
   typedef typename IndexVector::Scalar Index; 
   typedef typename ScalarVector::Scalar Scalar; 
   int  jsupno, k, ksub, krep, ksupno; 
-  int lptr, nrow, isub, i, irow, nextlu, new_next, ufirst; 
+  int lptr, nrow, isub, irow, nextlu, new_next, ufirst; 
   int fsupc, nsupc, nsupr, luptr, kfnz, no_zeros; 
   /* krep = representative of current k-th supernode
     * fsupc =  first supernodal column
@@ -122,46 +122,7 @@ int LU_column_bmod(const int jcol, const int nseg, BlockScalarVector& dense, Sca
       // Perform a triangular solver and block update, 
       // then scatter the result of sup-col update to dense
       no_zeros = kfnz - fst_col; 
-      // First, copy U[*,j] segment from dense(*) to tempv(*)
-      isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
-      for (i = 0; i < segsize; i++)
-      {
-        irow = lsub(isub); 
-        tempv(i) = dense(irow); 
-        ++isub; 
-      }
-      // Dense triangular solve -- start effective triangle
-      luptr += nsupr * no_zeros + no_zeros; 
-      // Form Eigen matrix and vector 
-      Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic,Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > A( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), segsize, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) );
-      VectorBlock<ScalarVector> u(tempv, 0, segsize);
-      
-      u = A.template triangularView<UnitLower>().solve(u); 
-      
-      // Dense matrix-vector product y <-- A*x 
-      luptr += segsize; 
-      new (&A) Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic, Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > ( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), nrow, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) ); 
-      VectorBlock<ScalarVector> l(tempv, segsize, nrow); 
-      l= A * u;
-      
-      // Scatter tempv[] into SPA dense[] as a temporary storage 
-      isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
-      for (i = 0; i < segsize; i++)
-      {
-        irow = lsub(isub); 
-        dense(irow) = tempv(i); 
-        tempv(i) =  Scalar(0.0); 
-        ++isub;
-      }
-      
-      // Scatter l into SPA dense[]
-      for (i = 0; i < nrow; i++)
-      {
-        irow = lsub(isub); 
-        dense(irow) -= l(i); 
-        l(i) = Scalar(0.0); 
-        ++isub; 
-      }
+      LU_kernel_bmod(segsize, dense, tempv, lusup, luptr, nsupr, nrow, lsub, lptr, no_zeros);
     } // end if jsupno 
   } // end for each segment
   
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_kernel_bmod.h b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_kernel_bmod.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5df70fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_kernel_bmod.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// This file is part of Eigen, a lightweight C++ template library
+// for linear algebra.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2012 Désiré Nuentsa-Wakam <desire.nuentsa_wakam@inria.fr>
+//
+// Eigen is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+// version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Alternatively, you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+// the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Eigen is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+// WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License or the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License and a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// Eigen. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#ifndef SPARSELU_KERNEL_BMOD_H
+#define SPARSELU_KERNEL_BMOD_H
+
+/**
+ * \brief Performs numeric block updates from a given supernode to a single column
+ * 
+ * \param segsize Size of the segment (and blocks ) to use for updates
+ * \param [in,out]dense Packed values of the original matrix
+ * \param tempv temporary vector to use for updates
+ * \param lusup array containing the supernodes
+ * \param nsupr Number of rows in the supernode
+ * \param nrow Number of rows in the rectangular part of the supernode
+ * \param lsub compressed row subscripts of supernodes
+ * \param lptr pointer to the first column of the current supernode in lsub
+ * \param no_zeros Number of nonzeros elements before the diagonal part of the supernode
+ * \return 0 on success
+ */
+template <typename BlockScalarVector, typename ScalarVector, typename IndexVector>
+int LU_kernel_bmod(const int segsize, BlockScalarVector& dense, ScalarVector& tempv, ScalarVector& lusup, int& luptr, const int nsupr, const int nrow, IndexVector& lsub, const int lptr, const int no_zeros)
+{
+  typedef typename ScalarVector::Scalar Scalar; 
+  // First, copy U[*,j] segment from dense(*) to tempv(*)
+   // The result of triangular solve is in tempv[*]; 
+    // The result of matric-vector update is in dense[*]
+  int isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
+  int i, irow;
+  for (i = 0; i < segsize; i++)
+  {
+    irow = lsub(isub); 
+    tempv(i) = dense(irow); 
+    ++isub; 
+  }
+  // Dense triangular solve -- start effective triangle
+  luptr += nsupr * no_zeros + no_zeros; 
+  // Form Eigen matrix and vector 
+  Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic,Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > A( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), segsize, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) );
+  VectorBlock<ScalarVector> u(tempv, 0, segsize);
+  
+  u = A.template triangularView<UnitLower>().solve(u); 
+  
+  // Dense matrix-vector product y <-- A*x 
+  luptr += segsize; 
+  new (&A) Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic, Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > ( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), nrow, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) ); 
+  VectorBlock<ScalarVector> l(tempv, segsize, nrow); 
+  l= A * u;
+  
+  // Scatter tempv[] into SPA dense[] as a temporary storage 
+  isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
+  for (i = 0; i < segsize; i++)
+  {
+    irow = lsub(isub); 
+    dense(irow) = tempv(i); 
+    tempv(i) =  Scalar(0.0); 
+    ++isub;
+  }
+  
+  // Scatter l into SPA dense[]
+  for (i = 0; i < nrow; i++)
+  {
+    irow = lsub(isub); 
+    dense(irow) -= l(i); 
+    l(i) = Scalar(0.0); 
+    ++isub; 
+  }
+  
+  return 0; 
+}
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_panel_bmod.h b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_panel_bmod.h
index 59ec69ec8..ebff787ee 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_panel_bmod.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseLU/SparseLU_panel_bmod.h
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ void LU_panel_bmod(const int m, const int w, const int jcol, const int nseg, Sca
   IndexVector& xlusup = glu.xlusup; 
   ScalarVector& lusup = glu.lusup; 
   
-  int i,ksub,jj,nextl_col,irow; 
+  int ksub,jj,nextl_col; 
   int fsupc, nsupc, nsupr, nrow; 
   int krep, kfnz; 
   int lptr; // points to the row subscripts of a supernode 
   int luptr; // ...
-  int segsize,no_zeros,isub ; 
+  int segsize,no_zeros ; 
   // For each nonz supernode segment of U[*,j] in topological order
   int k = nseg - 1; 
   for (ksub = 0; ksub < nseg; ksub++)
@@ -118,52 +118,7 @@ void LU_panel_bmod(const int m, const int w, const int jcol, const int nseg, Sca
       // Perform a trianglar solve and block update, 
       // then scatter the result of sup-col update to dense[]
       no_zeros = kfnz - fsupc; 
-      // First Copy U[*,j] segment from dense[*] to tempv[*] :
-      // The result of triangular solve is in tempv[*]; 
-      // The result of matric-vector update is in dense_col[*]
-      isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
-      for (i = 0; i < segsize; ++i) 
-      {
-        irow = lsub(isub); 
-        tempv(i) = dense_col(irow); // Gather to a compact vector
-        ++isub;
-      }
-      // Start effective triangle 
-      luptr += nsupr * no_zeros + no_zeros; 
-      // triangular solve with Eigen
-      Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic, Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > A( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), segsize, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) ); 
-      VectorBlock<ScalarVector> u(tempv, 0, segsize);
-      u = A.template triangularView<UnitLower>().solve(u); 
-      
-      luptr += segsize; 
-      // Dense Matrix vector product y <-- A*x; 
-      new (&A) Map<Matrix<Scalar,Dynamic, Dynamic>, 0, OuterStride<> > ( &(lusup.data()[luptr]), nrow, segsize, OuterStride<>(nsupr) ); 
-      VectorBlock<ScalarVector> l(tempv, segsize, nrow); 
-      l= A * u;
-      
-      // Scatter tempv(*) into SPA dense(*) such that tempv(*) 
-      // can be used for the triangular solve of the next 
-      // column of the panel. The y will be copied into ucol(*) 
-      // after the whole panel has been finished... after column_dfs() and column_bmod()
-      
-      isub = lptr + no_zeros; 
-      for (i = 0; i < segsize; i++) 
-      {
-        irow = lsub(isub); 
-        dense_col(irow) = tempv(i);
-        tempv(i) = Scalar(0.0); 
-        isub++;
-      }
-     
-     // Scatter the update from &tempv[segsize] into SPA dense(*)
-     // Start dense rectangular L 
-     for (i = 0; i < nrow; i++) 
-     {
-       irow = lsub(isub); 
-       dense_col(irow) -= l(i); 
-       l(i) = Scalar(0); 
-       ++isub; 
-     }
+      LU_kernel_bmod(segsize, dense_col, tempv, lusup, luptr, nsupr, nrow, lsub, lptr, no_zeros); 
     } // End for each column in the panel 
     
   } // End for each updating supernode
diff --git a/bench/spbench/sp_solver.cpp b/bench/spbench/sp_solver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e18f2d1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/spbench/sp_solver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Small bench routine for Eigen available in Eigen
+// (C) Desire NUENTSA WAKAM, INRIA
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <Eigen/Jacobi>
+#include <Eigen/Householder>
+#include <Eigen/IterativeLinearSolvers>
+#include <Eigen/LU>
+#include <unsupported/Eigen/SparseExtra>
+//#include <Eigen/SparseLU>
+#include <Eigen/SuperLUSupport>
+// #include <unsupported/Eigen/src/IterativeSolvers/Scaling.h>
+#include <bench/BenchTimer.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Eigen;
+
+int main(int argc, char **args)
+{
+  SparseMatrix<double, ColMajor> A; 
+  typedef SparseMatrix<double, ColMajor>::Index Index;
+  typedef Matrix<double, Dynamic, Dynamic> DenseMatrix;
+  typedef Matrix<double, Dynamic, 1> DenseRhs;
+  VectorXd b, x, tmp;
+  BenchTimer timer,totaltime; 
+  //SparseLU<SparseMatrix<double, ColMajor> >   solver;
+  SuperLU<SparseMatrix<double, ColMajor> >   solver;
+  ifstream matrix_file; 
+  string line;
+  int  n;
+  // Set parameters
+//   solver.iparm(IPARM_THREAD_NBR) = 4;
+  /* Fill the matrix with sparse matrix stored in Matrix-Market coordinate column-oriented format */
+  if (argc < 2) assert(false && "please, give the matrix market file ");
+  
+  timer.start();
+  totaltime.start();
+  loadMarket(A, args[1]);
+  cout << "End charging matrix " << endl;
+  bool iscomplex=false, isvector=false;
+  int sym;
+  getMarketHeader(args[1], sym, iscomplex, isvector);
+  if (iscomplex) { cout<< " Not for complex matrices \n"; return -1; }
+  if (isvector) { cout << "The provided file is not a matrix file\n"; return -1;}
+  if (sym != 0) { // symmetric matrices, only the lower part is stored
+    SparseMatrix<double, ColMajor> temp; 
+    temp = A;
+    A = temp.selfadjointView<Lower>();
+  }
+  timer.stop();
+  
+  n = A.cols();
+  // ====== TESTS FOR SPARSE TUTORIAL ======
+//   cout<< "OuterSize " << A.outerSize() << " inner " << A.innerSize() << endl; 
+//   SparseMatrix<double, RowMajor> mat1(A); 
+//   SparseMatrix<double, RowMajor> mat2;
+//   cout << " norm of A " << mat1.norm() << endl; ;
+//   PermutationMatrix<Dynamic, Dynamic, int> perm(n);
+//   perm.resize(n,1);
+//   perm.indices().setLinSpaced(n, 0, n-1);
+//   mat2 = perm * mat1;
+//   mat.subrows();
+//   mat2.resize(n,n); 
+//   mat2.reserve(10);
+//   mat2.setConstant();
+//   std::cout<< "NORM " << mat1.squaredNorm()<< endl;  
+
+  cout<< "Time to load the matrix " << timer.value() <<endl;
+  /* Fill the right hand side */
+
+//   solver.set_restart(374);
+  if (argc > 2)
+    loadMarketVector(b, args[2]);
+  else 
+  {
+    b.resize(n);
+    tmp.resize(n);
+//       tmp.setRandom();
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) tmp(i) = i; 
+    b = A * tmp ;
+  }
+//   Scaling<SparseMatrix<double> > scal; 
+//   scal.computeRef(A);
+//   b = scal.LeftScaling().cwiseProduct(b);
+
+  /* Compute the factorization */
+  cout<< "Starting the factorization "<< endl; 
+  timer.reset();
+  timer.start(); 
+  cout<< "Size of Input Matrix "<< b.size()<<"\n\n";
+  cout<< "Rows and columns "<< A.rows() <<" " <<A.cols() <<"\n";
+  solver.compute(A);
+//   solver.analyzePattern(A);
+//   solver.factorize(A);
+  if (solver.info() != Success) {
+    std::cout<< "The solver failed \n";
+    return -1; 
+  }
+  timer.stop(); 
+  float time_comp = timer.value(); 
+  cout <<" Compute Time " << time_comp<< endl; 
+  
+  timer.reset();
+  timer.start();
+  x = solver.solve(b);
+//   x = scal.RightScaling().cwiseProduct(x);
+  timer.stop();
+  float time_solve = timer.value(); 
+  cout<< " Time to solve " << time_solve << endl; 
+ 
+  /* Check the accuracy */
+  VectorXd tmp2 = b - A*x;
+  double tempNorm = tmp2.norm()/b.norm();
+  cout << "Relative norm of the computed solution : " << tempNorm <<"\n";
+//   cout << "Iterations : " << solver.iterations() << "\n"; 
+  
+  totaltime.stop();
+  cout << "Total time " << totaltime.value() << "\n";
+//  std::cout<<x.transpose()<<"\n";
+  
+  return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bench/spbench/test_sparseLU.cpp b/bench/spbench/test_sparseLU.cpp
index 08b6c926e..ecf254b3d 100644
--- a/bench/spbench/test_sparseLU.cpp
+++ b/bench/spbench/test_sparseLU.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ using namespace Eigen;
 
 int main(int argc, char **args)
 {
-  typedef complex<double> scalar; 
-//   typedef double scalar; 
+//   typedef complex<double> scalar; 
+  typedef double scalar; 
   SparseMatrix<scalar, ColMajor> A; 
   typedef SparseMatrix<scalar, ColMajor>::Index Index;
   typedef Matrix<scalar, Dynamic, Dynamic> DenseMatrix;