SPI_PALLOC(3)

okay bestie, welcome to the SPI_PALLOC(3) page 💅 this is the PostgreSQL 17.11 Documentation, and we're talking about memory in the upper executor context — try not to scream, it's gonna be fine 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

SPI_palloc — allocate memory in the upper executor context ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void * SPI_palloc(Size size)

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so SPI_palloc allocates memory in the upper executor context. that's the whole assignment, no cap 🎀

🚨 okay but listen: this function can only be used while you're connected to SPI. otherwise, it throws an error. periodt.

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• Size size — size in bytes of storage to allocate 🧚

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

you get a pointer to new storage space of the specified size — iconic, honestly 💜

that's the tea from the PostgreSQL 17.11 Documentation, dated 2026 — catch you on the SPI_PALLOC(3) page, bestie 💅🫶