diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/matrix/reverse.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/matrix/reverse.cuh
index 13000332a0..e00a240577 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/matrix/reverse.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/matrix/reverse.cuh
@@ -18,59 +18,41 @@
 
 #include <raft/core/device_mdspan.hpp>
 #include <raft/matrix/detail/matrix.cuh>
+#include <raft/util/input_validation.hpp>
 
 namespace raft::matrix {
 
 /**
- * @brief Columns of a column major matrix are reversed in place (i.e. first column and
+ * @brief Reverse the columns of a matrix in place (i.e. first column and
  * last column are swapped)
  * @param[in] handle: raft handle
  * @param[inout] inout: input and output matrix
  */
-template <typename m_t, typename idx_t>
-void col_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle,
-                 raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, col_major> inout)
+template <typename m_t, typename idx_t, typename layout_t>
+void col_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle, raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, layout_t> inout)
 {
-  detail::colReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(0), inout.extent(1), handle.get_stream());
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(raft::is_row_or_column_major(inout), "Unsupported matrix layout");
+  if (raft::is_col_major(inout)) {
+    detail::colReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(0), inout.extent(1), handle.get_stream());
+  } else {
+    detail::rowReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(1), inout.extent(0), handle.get_stream());
+  }
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Columns of a row major matrix are reversed in place (i.e. first column and
- * last column are swapped)
- * @param[in] handle: raft handle
- * @param[inout] inout: input and output matrix
- */
-template <typename m_t, typename idx_t>
-void col_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle,
-                 raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, row_major> inout)
-{
-  detail::rowReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(1), inout.extent(0), handle.get_stream());
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Rows of a column major matrix are reversed in place (i.e. first row and last
+ * @brief Reverse the rows of a matrix in place (i.e. first row and last
  * row are swapped)
  * @param[in] handle: raft handle
  * @param[inout] inout: input and output matrix
  */
-template <typename m_t, typename idx_t>
-void row_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle,
-                 raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, col_major> inout)
+template <typename m_t, typename idx_t, typename layout_t>
+void row_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle, raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, layout_t> inout)
 {
-  detail::rowReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(0), inout.extent(1), handle.get_stream());
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(raft::is_row_or_column_major(inout), "Unsupported matrix layout");
+  if (raft::is_col_major(inout)) {
+    detail::rowReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(0), inout.extent(1), handle.get_stream());
+  } else {
+    detail::colReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(1), inout.extent(0), handle.get_stream());
+  }
 }
-
-/**
- * @brief Rows of a row major matrix are reversed in place (i.e. first row and last
- * row are swapped)
- * @param[in] handle: raft handle
- * @param[inout] inout: input and output matrix
- */
-template <typename m_t, typename idx_t>
-void row_reverse(const raft::handle_t& handle,
-                 raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, row_major> inout)
-{
-  detail::colReverse(inout.data_handle(), inout.extent(1), inout.extent(0), handle.get_stream());
-}
-
 }  // namespace raft::matrix
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diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/matrix/slice.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/matrix/slice.cuh
index ef7ff3d28d..eda2853c78 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/matrix/slice.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/matrix/slice.cuh
@@ -21,41 +21,51 @@
 
 namespace raft::matrix {
 
+template <typename idx_t>
+struct slice_coordinates {
+  idx_t row1;  ///< row coordinate of the top-left point of the wanted area (0-based)
+  idx_t col1;  ///< column coordinate of the top-left point of the wanted area (0-based)
+  idx_t row2;  ///< row coordinate of the bottom-right point of the wanted area (1-based)
+  idx_t col2;  ///< column coordinate of the bottom-right point of the wanted area (1-based)
+
+  slice_coordinates(idx_t row1_, idx_t col1_, idx_t row2_, idx_t col2_)
+    : row1(row1_), col1(col1_), row2(row2_), col2(col2_)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Slice a matrix (in-place)
+ * @tparam m_t type of matrix elements
+ * @tparam idx_t integer type used for indexing
  * @param[in] handle: raft handle
  * @param[in] in: input matrix (column-major)
- * @param[inout] out: output matrix (column-major)
- * @param[in] x1, y1: coordinate of the top-left point of the wanted area (0-based)
- * @param[in] x2, y2: coordinate of the bottom-right point of the wanted area
- * (1-based)
- * example: Slice the 2nd and 3rd columns of a 4x3 matrix: slice_matrix(M_d, 4,
- * 3, 0, 1, 4, 3);
+ * @param[out] out: output matrix (column-major)
+ * @param[in] coords: coordinates of the wanted slice
+ * example: Slice the 2nd and 3rd columns of a 4x3 matrix: slice(handle, in, out, {0, 1, 4, 3});
  */
 template <typename m_t, typename idx_t>
 void slice(const raft::handle_t& handle,
            raft::device_matrix_view<const m_t, idx_t, col_major> in,
            raft::device_matrix_view<m_t, idx_t, col_major> out,
-           idx_t x1,
-           idx_t y1,
-           idx_t x2,
-           idx_t y2)
+           slice_coordinates<idx_t> coords)
 {
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(x2 > x1, "x2 must be > x1");
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(y2 > y1, "y2 must be > y1");
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(x1 >= 0, "x1 must be >= 0");
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(x2 <= in.extent(0), "x2 must be <= number of rows in the input matrix");
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(y1 >= 0, "y1 must be >= 0");
-  RAFT_EXPECTS(y2 <= in.extent(1), "y2 must be <= number of columns in the input matrix");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.row2 > coords.row1, "row2 must be > row1");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.col2 > coords.col1, "col2 must be > col1");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.row1 >= 0, "row1 must be >= 0");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.row2 <= in.extent(0), "row2 must be <= number of rows in the input matrix");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.col1 >= 0, "col1 must be >= 0");
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(coords.col2 <= in.extent(1),
+               "col2 must be <= number of columns in the input matrix");
 
   detail::sliceMatrix(in.data_handle(),
                       in.extent(0),
                       in.extent(1),
                       out.data_handle(),
-                      x1,
-                      y1,
-                      x2,
-                      y2,
+                      coords.row1,
+                      coords.col1,
+                      coords.row2,
+                      coords.col2,
                       handle.get_stream());
 }
 }  // namespace raft::matrix
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diff --git a/cpp/test/matrix/slice.cu b/cpp/test/matrix/slice.cu
index f0cce2c184..9744e3724a 100644
--- a/cpp/test/matrix/slice.cu
+++ b/cpp/test/matrix/slice.cu
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SliceTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<SliceInputs<T>> {
       raft::make_device_matrix_view<const T, int, raft::col_major>(data.data(), rows, cols);
     auto output = raft::make_device_matrix_view<T, int, raft::col_major>(
       d_act_result.data(), row2 - row1, col2 - col1);
-    slice(handle, input, output, row1, col1, row2, col2);
+    slice(handle, input, output, slice_coordinates(row1, col1, row2, col2));
 
     raft::update_host(act_result.data(), d_act_result.data(), d_act_result.size(), stream);
     handle.sync_stream(stream);