PostgreSQL 8.3.1 Documentation
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# SPI_palloc

## Name

SPI_palloc -- allocate memory in the upper executor context

## Synopsis

    void * SPI_palloc(Size size)

## Description

`SPI_palloc` allocates memory in the upper executor context.

## Arguments

`Size `size``

  size in bytes of storage to allocate

## Return Value

pointer to new storage space of the specified size

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