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# SPI_repalloc

## Name

SPI_repalloc -- reallocate memory in the upper executor context

## Synopsis

    void * SPI_repalloc(void * pointer, Size size)

## Description

`SPI_repalloc` changes the size of a memory segment previously allocated using `SPI_palloc`.

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

## Arguments

`void * `pointer``

  pointer to existing storage to change

`Size `size``

  size in bytes of storage to allocate

## Return Value

pointer to new storage space of specified size with the contents copied from the existing area

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