SPI_palloc
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## SPI_palloc

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.

This function can only be used while connected to SPI. Otherwise, it throws an error.

## 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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