SPI_PALLOC(3)

💅 NAME 💅

SPI_palloc — allocate memory in the upper executor context ✨

okay so this is SPI_PALLOC(3), straight out of the PostgreSQL 13.23 Documentation, and it's literally here to help you allocate memory in the upper executor context. bestie, that's the whole vibe 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void * SPI_palloc(Size size)

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

SPI_palloc allocates memory in the upper executor context. that's it, that's the main character energy 💖

🚨 okay but fr fr: this function can only be used while connected to SPI. otherwise, it throws an error. no cap, don't try it any other way 😭

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• Size size — the size in bytes of storage to allocate 💅

🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

a pointer to new storage space of the specified size ✨ iconic, honestly 👑

kisses and clean allocations, PostgreSQL 13.23 💖 — dropped in 2025, page SPI_PALLOC(3) 🎀