ALLOCA(3) MachTen Programmer’s Manual ALLOCA(3)

NAME
alloca - memory allocator

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>

void *
alloca(size_t size)

DESCRIPTION
The alloca() function allocates size bytes of space in the stack frame of
the caller. This temporary space is automatically freed on return.

RETURN VALUES
The alloca() function returns a pointer to the beginning of the allocated
space. If the allocation failed, a NULL pointer is returned.

SEE ALSO
brk(2), pagesize(2) calloc(3), malloc(3), realloc(3),

BUGS
The alloca() function is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.

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