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SPI_palloc
  
  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.
 
  
  Arguments
  
    
      - Size size
- 
        size in bytes of storage to allocate 
 
 
  
  Return Value
  pointer to new storage space of the specified size