diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7b77fe..1f234c7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -451,10 +451,19 @@
        ON)
 
 IF (NOT ${LINE_SEARCH_MINIMIZER})
- ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCERES_NO_LINE_SEARCH_MINIMIZER)
- MESSAGE("-- Disabling line search minimizer")
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCERES_NO_LINE_SEARCH_MINIMIZER)
+  MESSAGE("-- Disabling line search minimizer")
 ENDIF (NOT ${LINE_SEARCH_MINIMIZER})
 
+OPTION(CUSTOM_BLAS
+       "Use handcoded BLAS routines (usually faster) instead of Eigen."
+       ON)
+
+IF (NOT ${CUSTOM_BLAS})
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS)
+  MESSAGE("-- Disabling custom blas")
+ENDIF (NOT ${CUSTOM_BLAS})
+
 # Multithreading using OpenMP
 OPTION(OPENMP
        "Enable threaded solving in Ceres (requires OpenMP)"
diff --git a/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt b/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
index 4694ec5..8a90935 100644
--- a/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
   CERES_TEST(array_utils)
   CERES_TEST(autodiff)
   CERES_TEST(autodiff_cost_function)
+  CERES_TEST(blas)
   CERES_TEST(block_random_access_dense_matrix)
   CERES_TEST(block_random_access_sparse_matrix)
   CERES_TEST(block_sparse_matrix)
diff --git a/internal/ceres/blas.h b/internal/ceres/blas.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..028b63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ceres/blas.h
@@ -0,0 +1,390 @@
+// Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer
+// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+// http://code.google.com/p/ceres-solver/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+//
+// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+//   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+// * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be
+//   used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+//   specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+// AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+// ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+// LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+// CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+// SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+// CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+// ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+// POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+// Author: sameeragarwal@google.com (Sameer Agarwal)
+//
+// Simple blas functions for use in the Schur Eliminator. These are
+// fairly basic implementations which already yield a significant
+// speedup in the eliminator performance.
+
+#ifndef CERES_INTERNAL_BLAS_H_
+#define CERES_INTERNAL_BLAS_H_
+
+#include "ceres/internal/eigen.h"
+#include "glog/logging.h"
+
+namespace ceres {
+namespace internal {
+
+// Remove the ".noalias()" annotation from the matrix matrix
+// mutliplies to produce a correct build with the Android NDK,
+// including versions 6, 7, 8, and 8b, when built with STLPort and the
+// non-standalone toolchain (i.e. ndk-build). This appears to be a
+// compiler bug; if the workaround is not in place, the line
+//
+//   block.noalias() -= A * B;
+//
+// gets compiled to
+//
+//   block.noalias() += A * B;
+//
+// which breaks schur elimination. Introducing a temporary by removing the
+// .noalias() annotation causes the issue to disappear. Tracking this
+// issue down was tricky, since the test suite doesn't run when built with
+// the non-standalone toolchain.
+//
+// TODO(keir): Make a reproduction case for this and send it upstream.
+#ifdef CERES_WORK_AROUND_ANDROID_NDK_COMPILER_BUG
+#define CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS
+#else
+#define CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS .noalias()
+#endif
+
+// C op A * B;
+//
+// where op can be +=, -=, or =.
+//
+// The template parameters (kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB) allow
+// specialization of the loop at compile time. If this information is
+// not available, then Eigen::Dynamic should be used as the template
+// argument.
+//
+//   kOperation =  1  -> C += A * B
+//   kOperation = -1  -> C -= A * B
+//   kOperation =  0  -> C  = A * B
+//
+// The function can write into matrices C which are larger than the
+// matrix A * B. This is done by specifying the true size of C via
+// row_stride_c and col_stride_c, and then indicating where A * B
+// should be written into by start_row_c and start_col_c.
+//
+// Graphically if row_stride_c = 10, col_stride_c = 12, start_row_c =
+// 4 and start_col_c = 5, then if A = 3x2 and B = 2x4, we get
+//
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//
+template<int kRowA, int kColA, int kRowB, int kColB, int kOperation>
+inline void MatrixMatrixMultiply(const double* A,
+                                 const int num_row_a,
+                                 const int num_col_a,
+                                 const double* B,
+                                 const int num_row_b,
+                                 const int num_col_b,
+                                 double* C,
+                                 const int start_row_c,
+                                 const int start_col_c,
+                                 const int row_stride_c,
+                                 const int col_stride_c) {
+#ifdef CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowA, kColA>::ConstMatrixRef Aref(A, num_row_a, num_col_a);
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowB, kColB>::ConstMatrixRef Bref(B, num_row_b, num_col_b);
+  MatrixRef Cref(C, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+  Eigen::Block<MatrixRef, kRowA, kColB> block(Cref,
+                                              start_row_c, start_col_c,
+                                              num_row_a, num_col_b);
+
+  if (kOperation > 0) {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS += Aref * Bref;
+  } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS -= Aref * Bref;
+  } else {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS = Aref * Bref;
+  }
+
+#else
+
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_b, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_b, 0);
+  DCHECK_GE(start_row_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GE(start_col_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(row_stride_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(col_stride_c, 0);
+
+  DCHECK((kRowA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowA == num_row_a));
+  DCHECK((kColA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColA == num_col_a));
+  DCHECK((kRowB == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowB == num_row_b));
+  DCHECK((kColB == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColB == num_col_b));
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_A = (kRowA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowA : num_row_a);
+  const int NUM_COL_A = (kColA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColA : num_col_a);
+  const int NUM_ROW_B = (kColB != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowB : num_row_b);
+  const int NUM_COL_B = (kColB != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColB : num_col_b);
+  DCHECK_EQ(NUM_COL_A, NUM_ROW_B);
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_C = NUM_ROW_A;
+  const int NUM_COL_C = NUM_COL_B;
+  DCHECK_LT(start_row_c + NUM_ROW_C, row_stride_c);
+  DCHECK_LT(start_col_c + NUM_COL_C, col_stride_c);
+
+  for (int row = 0; row < NUM_ROW_C; ++row) {
+    for (int col = 0; col < NUM_COL_C; ++col) {
+      double tmp = 0.0;
+      for (int k = 0; k < NUM_COL_A; ++k) {
+        tmp += A[row * NUM_COL_A + k] * B[k * NUM_COL_B + col];
+      }
+
+      const int index = (row + start_row_c) * col_stride_c + start_col_c + col;
+      if (kOperation > 0) {
+        C[index] += tmp;
+      } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+        C[index] -= tmp;
+      } else {
+        C[index] = tmp;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+}
+
+// C op A' * B;
+//
+// where op can be +=, -=, or =.
+//
+// The template parameters (kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB) allow
+// specialization of the loop at compile time. If this information is
+// not available, then Eigen::Dynamic should be used as the template
+// argument.
+//
+//   kOperation =  1  -> C += A' * B
+//   kOperation = -1  -> C -= A' * B
+//   kOperation =  0  -> C  = A' * B
+//
+// The function can write into matrices C which are larger than the
+// matrix A' * B. This is done by specifying the true size of C via
+// row_stride_c and col_stride_c, and then indicating where A * B
+// should be written into by start_row_c and start_col_c.
+//
+// Graphically if row_stride_c = 10, col_stride_c = 12, start_row_c =
+// 4 and start_col_c = 5, then if A = 2x3 and B = 2x4, we get
+//
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   -----xxxx---
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//   ------------
+//
+template<int kRowA, int kColA, int kRowB, int kColB, int kOperation>
+inline void MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply(const double* A,
+                                          const int num_row_a,
+                                          const int num_col_a,
+                                          const double* B,
+                                          const int num_row_b,
+                                          const int num_col_b,
+                                          double* C,
+                                          const int start_row_c,
+                                          const int start_col_c,
+                                          const int row_stride_c,
+                                          const int col_stride_c) {
+#ifdef CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowA, kColA>::ConstMatrixRef Aref(A, num_row_a, num_col_a);
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowB, kColB>::ConstMatrixRef Bref(B, num_row_b, num_col_b);
+  MatrixRef Cref(C, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+  Eigen::Block<MatrixRef, kColA, kColB> block(Cref,
+                                              start_row_c, start_col_c,
+                                              num_col_a, num_col_b);
+
+  if (kOperation > 0) {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS += Aref.transpose() * Bref;
+  } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS -= Aref.transpose() * Bref;
+  } else {
+    block CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS = Aref.transpose() * Bref;
+  }
+
+#else
+
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_b, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_b, 0);
+  DCHECK_GE(start_row_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GE(start_col_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(row_stride_c, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(col_stride_c, 0);
+
+  DCHECK((kRowA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowA == num_row_a));
+  DCHECK((kColA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColA == num_col_a));
+  DCHECK((kRowB == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowB == num_row_b));
+  DCHECK((kColB == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColB == num_col_b));
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_A = (kRowA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowA : num_row_a);
+  const int NUM_COL_A = (kColA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColA : num_col_a);
+  const int NUM_ROW_B = (kColB != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowB : num_row_b);
+  const int NUM_COL_B = (kColB != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColB : num_col_b);
+  DCHECK_EQ(NUM_ROW_A, NUM_ROW_B);
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_C = NUM_COL_A;
+  const int NUM_COL_C = NUM_COL_B;
+  DCHECK_LT(start_row_c + NUM_ROW_C, row_stride_c);
+  DCHECK_LT(start_col_c + NUM_COL_C, col_stride_c);
+
+  for (int row = 0; row < NUM_ROW_C; ++row) {
+    for (int col = 0; col < NUM_COL_C; ++col) {
+      double tmp = 0.0;
+      for (int k = 0; k < NUM_ROW_A; ++k) {
+        tmp += A[k * NUM_COL_A + row] * B[k * NUM_COL_B + col];
+      }
+
+      const int index = (row + start_row_c) * col_stride_c + start_col_c + col;
+      if (kOperation > 0) {
+        C[index]+= tmp;
+      } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+        C[index]-= tmp;
+      } else {
+        C[index]= tmp;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+}
+
+template<int kRowA, int kColA, int kOperation>
+inline void MatrixVectorMultiply(const double* A,
+                                 const int num_row_a,
+                                 const int num_col_a,
+                                 const double* b,
+                                 double* c) {
+#ifdef CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowA, kColA>::ConstMatrixRef Aref(A, num_row_a, num_col_a);
+  const typename EigenTypes<kColA>::ConstVectorRef bref(b, num_col_a);
+  typename EigenTypes<kRowA>::VectorRef cref(c, num_row_a);
+
+  if (kOperation > 0) {
+    cref.noalias() += Aref * bref;
+  } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+    cref.noalias() -= Aref * bref;
+  } else {
+    cref.noalias() = Aref * bref;
+  }
+
+#else
+
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_a, 0);
+  DCHECK((kRowA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowA == num_row_a));
+  DCHECK((kColA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColA == num_col_a));
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_A = (kRowA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowA : num_row_a);
+  const int NUM_COL_A = (kColA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColA : num_col_a);
+
+  for (int row = 0; row < NUM_ROW_A; ++row) {
+    double tmp = 0.0;
+    for (int col = 0; col < NUM_COL_A; ++col) {
+      tmp += A[row * NUM_COL_A + col] * b[col];
+    }
+
+    if (kOperation > 0) {
+      c[row] += tmp;
+    } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+      c[row] -= tmp;
+    } else {
+      c[row] = tmp;
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+}
+
+// c op A' * b;
+//
+// where op can be +=, -=, or =.
+//
+// The template parameters (kRowA, kColA) allow specialization of the
+// loop at compile time. If this information is not available, then
+// Eigen::Dynamic should be used as the template argument.
+//
+// kOperation =  1  -> c += A' * b
+// kOperation = -1  -> c -= A' * b
+// kOperation =  0  -> c  = A' * b
+template<int kRowA, int kColA, int kOperation>
+inline void MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply(const double* A,
+                                          const int num_row_a,
+                                          const int num_col_a,
+                                          const double* b,
+                                          double* c) {
+#ifdef CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowA, kColA>::ConstMatrixRef Aref(A, num_row_a, num_col_a);
+  const typename EigenTypes<kRowA>::ConstVectorRef bref(b, num_row_a);
+  typename EigenTypes<kColA>::VectorRef cref(c, num_col_a);
+
+  if (kOperation > 0) {
+    cref.noalias() += Aref.transpose() * bref;
+  } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+    cref.noalias() -= Aref.transpose() * bref;
+  } else {
+    cref.noalias() = Aref.transpose() * bref;
+  }
+
+#else
+
+  DCHECK_GT(num_row_a, 0);
+  DCHECK_GT(num_col_a, 0);
+  DCHECK((kRowA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kRowA == num_row_a));
+  DCHECK((kColA == Eigen::Dynamic) || (kColA == num_col_a));
+
+  const int NUM_ROW_A = (kRowA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kRowA : num_row_a);
+  const int NUM_COL_A = (kColA != Eigen::Dynamic ? kColA : num_col_a);
+
+  for (int row = 0; row < NUM_COL_A; ++row) {
+    double tmp = 0.0;
+    for (int col = 0; col < NUM_ROW_A; ++col) {
+      tmp += A[col * NUM_COL_A + row] * b[col];
+    }
+
+    if (kOperation > 0) {
+      c[row] += tmp;
+    } else if (kOperation < 0) {
+      c[row] -= tmp;
+    } else {
+      c[row] = tmp;
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CERES_NO_CUSTOM_BLAS
+}
+
+#undef CERES_MAYBE_NOALIAS
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace ceres
+
+#endif  // CERES_INTERNAL_BLAS_H_
diff --git a/internal/ceres/blas_test.cc b/internal/ceres/blas_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa7e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ceres/blas_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+// Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer
+// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+// http://code.google.com/p/ceres-solver/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+//
+// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+//   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+// * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be
+//   used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+//   specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+// AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+// ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+// LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+// CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+// SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+// CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+// ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+// POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+// Author: keir@google.com (Keir Mierle)
+
+#include "ceres/blas.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "ceres/internal/eigen.h"
+
+namespace ceres {
+namespace internal {
+
+TEST(BLAS, MatrixMatrixMultiply) {
+  const double kTolerance = 1e-16;
+  const int kRowA = 3;
+  const int kColA = 5;
+  Matrix A(kRowA, kColA);
+  A.setOnes();
+
+  const int kRowB = 5;
+  const int kColB = 7;
+  Matrix B(kRowB, kColB);
+  B.setOnes();
+
+  for (int row_stride_c = kRowA; row_stride_c < 3 * kRowA; ++row_stride_c) {
+    for (int col_stride_c = kColB; col_stride_c < 3 * kColB; ++col_stride_c) {
+      Matrix C(row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+      C.setOnes();
+
+      Matrix C_plus = C;
+      Matrix C_minus = C;
+      Matrix C_assign = C;
+
+      Matrix C_plus_ref = C;
+      Matrix C_minus_ref = C;
+      Matrix C_assign_ref = C;
+      for (int start_row_c = 0; start_row_c + kRowA < row_stride_c; ++start_row_c) {
+        for (int start_col_c = 0; start_col_c + kColB < col_stride_c; ++start_col_c) {
+          C_plus_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kRowA, kColB) +=
+              A * B;
+
+          MatrixMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, 1>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_plus.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+          EXPECT_NEAR((C_plus_ref - C_plus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C += A * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_plus_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_plus;
+
+
+          C_minus_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kRowA, kColB) -=
+              A * B;
+
+          MatrixMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, -1>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_minus.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+           EXPECT_NEAR((C_minus_ref - C_minus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C -= A * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_minus_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_minus;
+
+          C_assign_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kRowA, kColB) =
+              A * B;
+
+          MatrixMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, 0>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_assign.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+          EXPECT_NEAR((C_assign_ref - C_assign).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C = A * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_assign_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_assign;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(BLAS, MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply) {
+  const double kTolerance = 1e-16;
+  const int kRowA = 5;
+  const int kColA = 3;
+  Matrix A(kRowA, kColA);
+  A.setOnes();
+
+  const int kRowB = 5;
+  const int kColB = 7;
+  Matrix B(kRowB, kColB);
+  B.setOnes();
+
+  for (int row_stride_c = kColA; row_stride_c < 3 * kColA; ++row_stride_c) {
+    for (int col_stride_c = kColB; col_stride_c <  3 * kColB; ++col_stride_c) {
+      Matrix C(row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+      C.setOnes();
+
+      Matrix C_plus = C;
+      Matrix C_minus = C;
+      Matrix C_assign = C;
+
+      Matrix C_plus_ref = C;
+      Matrix C_minus_ref = C;
+      Matrix C_assign_ref = C;
+      for (int start_row_c = 0; start_row_c + kColA < row_stride_c; ++start_row_c) {
+        for (int start_col_c = 0; start_col_c + kColB < col_stride_c; ++start_col_c) {
+          C_plus_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kColA, kColB) +=
+              A.transpose() * B;
+
+          MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, 1>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_plus.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+          EXPECT_NEAR((C_plus_ref - C_plus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C += A' * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_plus_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_plus;
+
+          C_minus_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kColA, kColB) -=
+              A.transpose() * B;
+
+          MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, -1>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_minus.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+          EXPECT_NEAR((C_minus_ref - C_minus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C -= A' * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_minus_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_minus;
+
+          C_assign_ref.block(start_row_c, start_col_c, kColA, kColB) =
+              A.transpose() * B;
+
+          MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply<kRowA, kColA, kRowB, kColB, 0>(
+              A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+              B.data(), kRowB, kColB,
+              C_assign.data(), start_row_c, start_col_c, row_stride_c, col_stride_c);
+
+          EXPECT_NEAR((C_assign_ref - C_assign).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+              << "C = A' * B \n"
+              << "row_stride_c : " << row_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "col_stride_c : " << col_stride_c << "\n"
+              << "start_row_c  : " << start_row_c << "\n"
+              << "start_col_c  : " << start_col_c << "\n"
+              << "Cref : \n" << C_assign_ref << "\n"
+              << "C: \n" << C_assign;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(BLAS, MatrixVectorMultiply) {
+  const double kTolerance = 1e-16;
+  const int kRowA = 5;
+  const int kColA = 3;
+  Matrix A(kRowA, kColA);
+  A.setOnes();
+
+  Vector b(kColA);
+  b.setOnes();
+
+  Vector c(kRowA);
+  c.setOnes();
+
+  Vector c_plus = c;
+  Vector c_minus = c;
+  Vector c_assign = c;
+
+  Vector c_plus_ref = c;
+  Vector c_minus_ref = c;
+  Vector c_assign_ref = c;
+
+  c_plus_ref += A * b;
+  MatrixVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, 1>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                        b.data(),
+                                        c_plus.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_plus_ref - c_plus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_plus_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_plus;
+
+  c_minus_ref -= A * b;
+  MatrixVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, -1>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                                 b.data(),
+                                                 c_minus.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_minus_ref - c_minus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_minus_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_minus;
+
+  c_assign_ref = A * b;
+  MatrixVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, 0>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                                  b.data(),
+                                                  c_assign.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_assign_ref - c_assign).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_assign_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_assign;
+}
+
+TEST(BLAS, MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply) {
+  const double kTolerance = 1e-16;
+  const int kRowA = 5;
+  const int kColA = 3;
+  Matrix A(kRowA, kColA);
+  A.setRandom();
+
+  Vector b(kRowA);
+  b.setRandom();
+
+  Vector c(kColA);
+  c.setOnes();
+
+  Vector c_plus = c;
+  Vector c_minus = c;
+  Vector c_assign = c;
+
+  Vector c_plus_ref = c;
+  Vector c_minus_ref = c;
+  Vector c_assign_ref = c;
+
+  c_plus_ref += A.transpose() * b;
+  MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, 1>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                                 b.data(),
+                                                 c_plus.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_plus_ref - c_plus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A' * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_plus_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_plus;
+
+  c_minus_ref -= A.transpose() * b;
+  MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, -1>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                                 b.data(),
+                                                 c_minus.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_minus_ref - c_minus).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A' * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_minus_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_minus;
+
+  c_assign_ref = A.transpose() * b;
+  MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowA, kColA, 0>(A.data(), kRowA, kColA,
+                                                  b.data(),
+                                                  c_assign.data());
+  EXPECT_NEAR((c_assign_ref - c_assign).norm(), 0.0, kTolerance)
+      << "c += A' * b \n"
+      << "c_ref : \n" << c_assign_ref << "\n"
+      << "c: \n" << c_assign;
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace ceres
diff --git a/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator.h b/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator.h
index 877621b..e0c7fda 100644
--- a/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator.h
+++ b/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator.h
@@ -321,9 +321,25 @@
   // see the documentation of the Chunk object above.
   vector<Chunk> chunks_;
 
+  // TODO(sameeragarwal): The following two arrays contain per-thread
+  // storage. They should be refactored into a per thread struct.
+
   // Buffer to store the products of the y and z blocks generated
-  // during the elimination phase.
+  // during the elimination phase. buffer_ is of size num_threads *
+  // buffer_size_. Each thread accesses the chunk
+  //
+  //   [thread_id * buffer_size_ , (thread_id + 1) * buffer_size_]
+  //
   scoped_array<double> buffer_;
+
+  // Buffer to store per thread matrix matrix products used by
+  // ChunkOuterProduct. Like buffer_ it is of size num_threads *
+  // buffer_size_. Each thread accesses the chunk
+  //
+  //   [thread_id * buffer_size_ , (thread_id + 1) * buffer_size_]
+  //
+  scoped_array<double> chunk_outer_product_buffer_;
+
   int buffer_size_;
   int num_threads_;
   int uneliminated_row_begins_;
diff --git a/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator_impl.h b/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator_impl.h
index 339c44b..b46eab9 100644
--- a/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator_impl.h
+++ b/internal/ceres/schur_eliminator_impl.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #ifndef CERES_INTERNAL_SCHUR_ELIMINATOR_IMPL_H_
 #define CERES_INTERNAL_SCHUR_ELIMINATOR_IMPL_H_
 
-#ifdef CERES_USE_OPENMP
-#include <omp.h>
-#endif
-
 // Eigen has an internal threshold switching between different matrix
 // multiplication algorithms. In particular for matrices larger than
 // EIGEN_CACHEFRIENDLY_PRODUCT_THRESHOLD it uses a cache friendly
@@ -46,19 +42,25 @@
 // are thin and long, the default choice may not be optimal. This is
 // the case for us, as the default choice causes a 30% performance
 // regression when we moved from Eigen2 to Eigen3.
+
 #define EIGEN_CACHEFRIENDLY_PRODUCT_THRESHOLD 10
 
+#ifdef CERES_USE_OPENMP
+#include <omp.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <map>
 #include "Eigen/Dense"
+#include "ceres/blas.h"
 #include "ceres/block_random_access_matrix.h"
 #include "ceres/block_sparse_matrix.h"
 #include "ceres/block_structure.h"
+#include "ceres/internal/eigen.h"
+#include "ceres/internal/scoped_ptr.h"
 #include "ceres/map_util.h"
 #include "ceres/schur_eliminator.h"
 #include "ceres/stl_util.h"
-#include "ceres/internal/eigen.h"
-#include "ceres/internal/scoped_ptr.h"
 #include "glog/logging.h"
 
 namespace ceres {
@@ -149,13 +151,16 @@
 
   buffer_.reset(new double[buffer_size_ * num_threads_]);
 
+  // chunk_outer_product_buffer_ only needs to store e_block_size *
+  // f_block_size, which is always less than buffer_size_, so we just
+  // allocate buffer_size_ per thread.
+  chunk_outer_product_buffer_.reset(new double[buffer_size_ * num_threads_]);
+
   STLDeleteElements(&rhs_locks_);
   rhs_locks_.resize(num_col_blocks - num_eliminate_blocks_);
   for (int i = 0; i < num_col_blocks - num_eliminate_blocks_; ++i) {
     rhs_locks_[i] = new Mutex;
   }
-
-  VLOG(1) << "Eliminator threads: " << num_threads_;
 }
 
 template <int kRowBlockSize, int kEBlockSize, int kFBlockSize>
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@
     typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize, kEBlockSize>::Matrix inverse_ete =
         ete
         .template selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-        .ldlt()
+        .llt()
         .solve(Matrix::Identity(e_block_size, e_block_size));
 
     // For the current chunk compute and update the rhs of the reduced
@@ -294,8 +299,8 @@
     const int e_block_id = bs->rows[chunk.start].cells.front().block_id;
     const int e_block_size = bs->cols[e_block_id].size;
 
-    typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize>::VectorRef y_block(
-        y +  bs->cols[e_block_id].position, e_block_size);
+    double* y_ptr = y +  bs->cols[e_block_id].position;
+    typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize>::VectorRef y_block(y_ptr, e_block_size);
 
     typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize, kEBlockSize>::Matrix
         ete(e_block_size, e_block_size);
@@ -312,40 +317,35 @@
       const double* row_values = A->RowBlockValues(chunk.start + j);
       const Cell& e_cell = row.cells.front();
       DCHECK_EQ(e_block_id, e_cell.block_id);
-      const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-          e_block(row_values + e_cell.position,
-                  row.block.size,
-                  e_block_size);
 
-      typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize>::Vector
-          sj =
+      typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize>::Vector sj =
           typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize>::ConstVectorRef
-          (b + bs->rows[chunk.start + j].block.position,
-           row.block.size);
+          (b + bs->rows[chunk.start + j].block.position, row.block.size);
 
       for (int c = 1; c < row.cells.size(); ++c) {
         const int f_block_id = row.cells[c].block_id;
         const int f_block_size = bs->cols[f_block_id].size;
-        const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-            f_block(row_values + row.cells[c].position,
-                    row.block.size, f_block_size);
         const int r_block = f_block_id - num_eliminate_blocks_;
 
-        sj -= f_block *
-            typename EigenTypes<kFBlockSize>::ConstVectorRef
-            (z + lhs_row_layout_[r_block], f_block_size);
+        MatrixVectorMultiply<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, -1>(
+            row_values + row.cells[c].position, row.block.size, f_block_size,
+            z + lhs_row_layout_[r_block],
+            sj.data());
       }
 
-      y_block += e_block.transpose() * sj;
-      ete.template selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-          .rankUpdate(e_block.transpose(), 1.0);
+      MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, 1>(
+          row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+          sj.data(),
+          y_ptr);
+
+      MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+          <kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize,kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, 1>(
+              row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+              row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+              ete.data(), 0, 0, e_block_size, e_block_size);
     }
 
-    y_block =
-        ete
-        .template selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-        .ldlt()
-        .solve(y_block);
+    ete.llt().solveInPlace(y_block);
   }
 }
 
@@ -382,15 +382,12 @@
     for (int c = 1; c < row.cells.size(); ++c) {
       const int block_id = row.cells[c].block_id;
       const int block_size = bs->cols[block_id].size;
-      const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-          b(row_values + row.cells[c].position,
-            row.block.size, block_size);
-
       const int block = block_id - num_eliminate_blocks_;
       CeresMutexLock l(rhs_locks_[block]);
-      typename EigenTypes<kFBlockSize>::VectorRef
-          (rhs + lhs_row_layout_[block], block_size).noalias()
-          += b.transpose() * sj;
+      MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, 1>(
+          row_values + row.cells[c].position,
+          row.block.size, block_size,
+          sj.data(), rhs + lhs_row_layout_[block]);
     }
     b_pos += row.block.size;
   }
@@ -446,34 +443,31 @@
 
     // Extract the e_block, ETE += E_i' E_i
     const Cell& e_cell = row.cells.front();
-    const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-        e_block(row_values + e_cell.position,
-                row.block.size,
-                e_block_size);
-
-    ete->template selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-        .rankUpdate(e_block.transpose(), 1.0);
+    MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+        <kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, 1>(
+            row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+            row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+            ete->data(), 0, 0, e_block_size, e_block_size);
 
     // g += E_i' b_i
-    g->noalias() += e_block.transpose() *
-        typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize>::ConstVectorRef
-        (b + b_pos, row.block.size);
+    MatrixTransposeVectorMultiply<kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, 1>(
+        row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+        b + b_pos,
+        g->data());
+
 
     // buffer = E'F. This computation is done by iterating over the
     // f_blocks for each row in the chunk.
     for (int c = 1; c < row.cells.size(); ++c) {
       const int f_block_id = row.cells[c].block_id;
       const int f_block_size = bs->cols[f_block_id].size;
-      const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-          f_block(row_values + row.cells[c].position,
-                  row.block.size, f_block_size);
-
       double* buffer_ptr =
           buffer +  FindOrDie(chunk.buffer_layout, f_block_id);
-
-      typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::MatrixRef
-          (buffer_ptr,  e_block_size, f_block_size).noalias()
-          += e_block.transpose() * f_block;
+      MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+          <kRowBlockSize, kEBlockSize, kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, 1>(
+          row_values + e_cell.position, row.block.size, e_block_size,
+          row_values + row.cells[c].position, row.block.size, f_block_size,
+          buffer_ptr, 0, 0, e_block_size, f_block_size);
     }
     b_pos += row.block.size;
   }
@@ -497,15 +491,24 @@
   // references to the left hand side.
   const int e_block_size = inverse_ete.rows();
   BufferLayoutType::const_iterator it1 = buffer_layout.begin();
+
+#ifdef CERES_USE_OPENMP
+  int thread_id = omp_get_thread_num();
+#else
+  int thread_id = 0;
+#endif
+  double* b1_transpose_inverse_ete =
+      chunk_outer_product_buffer_.get() + thread_id * buffer_size_;
+
   // S(i,j) -= bi' * ete^{-1} b_j
   for (; it1 != buffer_layout.end(); ++it1) {
     const int block1 = it1->first - num_eliminate_blocks_;
     const int block1_size = bs->cols[it1->first].size;
-
-    const typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-        b1(buffer + it1->second, e_block_size, block1_size);
-    const typename EigenTypes<kFBlockSize, kEBlockSize>::Matrix
-        b1_transpose_inverse_ete = b1.transpose() * inverse_ete;
+    MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+        <kEBlockSize, kFBlockSize, kEBlockSize, kEBlockSize, 0>(
+        buffer + it1->second, e_block_size, block1_size,
+        inverse_ete.data(), e_block_size, e_block_size,
+        b1_transpose_inverse_ete, 0, 0, block1_size, e_block_size);
 
     BufferLayoutType::const_iterator it2 = it1;
     for (; it2 != buffer_layout.end(); ++it2) {
@@ -515,46 +518,15 @@
       CellInfo* cell_info = lhs->GetCell(block1, block2,
                                          &r, &c,
                                          &row_stride, &col_stride);
-      if (cell_info == NULL) {
-        continue;
+      if (cell_info != NULL) {
+        const int block2_size = bs->cols[it2->first].size;
+        CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
+        MatrixMatrixMultiply
+            <kFBlockSize, kEBlockSize, kEBlockSize, kFBlockSize, -1>(
+                b1_transpose_inverse_ete, block1_size, e_block_size,
+                buffer  + it2->second, e_block_size, block2_size,
+                cell_info->values, r, c, row_stride, col_stride);
       }
-
-      const int block2_size = bs->cols[it2->first].size;
-      const typename EigenTypes<kEBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-          b2(buffer + it2->second, e_block_size, block2_size);
-
-      CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
-      MatrixRef m(cell_info->values, row_stride, col_stride);
-
-      // We explicitly construct a block object here instead of using
-      // m.block(), as m.block() variant of the constructor does not
-      // allow mixing of template sizing and runtime sizing parameters
-      // like the Matrix class does.
-      Eigen::Block<MatrixRef, kFBlockSize, kFBlockSize>
-          block(m, r, c,  block1_size, block2_size);
-#ifdef CERES_WORK_AROUND_ANDROID_NDK_COMPILER_BUG
-      // Removing the ".noalias()" annotation on the following statement is
-      // necessary to produce a correct build with the Android NDK, including
-      // versions 6, 7, 8, and 8b, when built with STLPort and the
-      // non-standalone toolchain (i.e. ndk-build). This appears to be a
-      // compiler bug; if the workaround is not in place, the line
-      //
-      //   block.noalias() -= b1_transpose_inverse_ete * b2;
-      //
-      // gets compiled to
-      //
-      //   block.noalias() += b1_transpose_inverse_ete * b2;
-      //
-      // which breaks schur elimination. Introducing a temporary by removing the
-      // .noalias() annotation causes the issue to disappear. Tracking this
-      // issue down was tricky, since the test suite doesn't run when built with
-      // the non-standalone toolchain.
-      //
-      // TODO(keir): Make a reproduction case for this and send it upstream.
-      block -= b1_transpose_inverse_ete * b2;
-#else
-      block.noalias() -= b1_transpose_inverse_ete * b2;
-#endif  // CERES_WORK_AROUND_ANDROID_NDK_COMPILER_BUG
     }
   }
 }
@@ -624,10 +596,13 @@
                                        &row_stride, &col_stride);
     if (cell_info != NULL) {
       CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
-      MatrixRef m(cell_info->values, row_stride, col_stride);
-      m.block(r, c, block1_size, block1_size)
-          .selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-          .rankUpdate(b1.transpose(), 1.0);
+      // This multiply currently ignores the fact that this is a
+      // symmetric outer product.
+      MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+          <Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, 1>(
+              row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+              row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+              cell_info->values, r, c, row_stride, col_stride);
     }
 
     for (int j = i + 1; j < row.cells.size(); ++j) {
@@ -638,17 +613,15 @@
       CellInfo* cell_info = lhs->GetCell(block1, block2,
                                          &r, &c,
                                          &row_stride, &col_stride);
-      if (cell_info == NULL) {
-        continue;
+      if (cell_info != NULL) {
+        const int block2_size = bs->cols[row.cells[j].block_id].size;
+        CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
+        MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+            <Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic, 1>(
+                row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+                row_values + row.cells[j].position, row.block.size, block2_size,
+                cell_info->values, r, c, row_stride, col_stride);
       }
-
-      const int block2_size = bs->cols[row.cells[j].block_id].size;
-      CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
-      MatrixRef m(cell_info->values, row_stride, col_stride);
-      m.block(r, c, block1_size, block2_size).noalias() +=
-          b1.transpose() * ConstMatrixRef(row_values + row.cells[j].position,
-                                          row.block.size,
-                                          block2_size);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -670,25 +643,18 @@
     DCHECK_GE(block1, 0);
 
     const int block1_size = bs->cols[row.cells[i].block_id].size;
-    const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-        b1(row_values + row.cells[i].position,
-           row.block.size, block1_size);
-    {
-      int r, c, row_stride, col_stride;
-      CellInfo* cell_info = lhs->GetCell(block1, block1,
-                                         &r, &c,
-                                         &row_stride, &col_stride);
-      if (cell_info == NULL) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
+    int r, c, row_stride, col_stride;
+    CellInfo* cell_info = lhs->GetCell(block1, block1,
+                                       &r, &c,
+                                       &row_stride, &col_stride);
+    if (cell_info != NULL) {
       CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
-      MatrixRef m(cell_info->values, row_stride, col_stride);
-
-      Eigen::Block<MatrixRef, kFBlockSize, kFBlockSize>
-          block(m, r, c,  block1_size, block1_size);
-      block.template selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>()
-          .rankUpdate(b1.transpose(), 1.0);
+      // block += b1.transpose() * b1;
+      MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+          <kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, 1>(
+          row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+          row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+          cell_info->values, r, c, row_stride, col_stride);
     }
 
     for (int j = i + 1; j < row.cells.size(); ++j) {
@@ -700,20 +666,14 @@
       CellInfo* cell_info = lhs->GetCell(block1, block2,
                                          &r, &c,
                                          &row_stride, &col_stride);
-      if (cell_info == NULL) {
-        continue;
+      if (cell_info != NULL) {
+        // block += b1.transpose() * b2;
+        MatrixTransposeMatrixMultiply
+            <kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize, 1>(
+                row_values + row.cells[i].position, row.block.size, block1_size,
+                row_values + row.cells[j].position, row.block.size, block2_size,
+                cell_info->values, r, c, row_stride, col_stride);
       }
-
-      const typename EigenTypes<kRowBlockSize, kFBlockSize>::ConstMatrixRef
-          b2(row_values + row.cells[j].position,
-             row.block.size,
-             block2_size);
-
-      CeresMutexLock l(&cell_info->m);
-      MatrixRef m(cell_info->values, row_stride, col_stride);
-      Eigen::Block<MatrixRef, kFBlockSize, kFBlockSize>
-          block(m, r, c,  block1_size, block2_size);
-      block.noalias() += b1.transpose() * b2;
     }
   }
 }