SPI_PALLOC(3)

✨ SPI_PALLOC(3) ✨

okay bestie, this one comes straight from the PostgreSQL 16.15 Documentation and it's a whole little memory-allocating moment 💖

🎀 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. that's the vibe ✨

🚨 real talk: This function can only be used while connected to SPI. Otherwise, it throws an error. no cap, don't try it disconnected 😭

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• Size size — size in bytes of storage to allocate. yes bestie, it's literally the number of bytes you want 🎀

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

pointer to new storage space of the specified size. slay, you get a pointer back 🫶

source/version: PostgreSQL 16.15 · date: 2026 · page: SPI_PALLOC(3) — that's the whole page, mwah 💋