SPI_PALLOC(3)

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version 18.6 · 21 versions
, in alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, arch rolling, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

👑 NAME 👑

okay bestie, this is SPI_PALLOC(3), straight from the PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation. It's the page for SPI_palloc — and its whole job is to allocate memory in the upper executor context. slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void * SPI_palloc(Size size)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

SPI_palloc allocates memory in the upper executor context. that's the vibe. memory go brrr in the upper executor context, specifically.

This function can only be used while connected to SPI. Otherwise, it throws an error. periodt — no connection, no allocation, it's giving error energy.

🚨 bestie warning: if you are not connected to SPI, this function will throw an error. do not test it for fun unless you enjoy chaos.

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • Size size — size in bytes of storage to allocate. yes, it's literally the size, in bytes, of the storage you want. iconic measurement moment.

🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

you get back a pointer to new storage space of the specified size. that's it, that's the gift. 🫶

mwah 💅 that's the whole SPI_PALLOC(3) page, bestie — PostgreSQL 18.6, 2026 edition, and no cap, you're now academically thriving. 🦋✨

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