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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

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