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SPI_pfree

Name

SPI_pfree -- free memory in the upper executor context

Synopsis

void SPI_pfree(void * pointer)

Description

SPI_pfree frees memory previously allocated using SPI_palloc or SPI_repalloc.

This function is no longer different from plain pfree. It's kept just for backward compatibility of existing code.

Arguments

void * pointer

pointer to existing storage to free