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 auto-
matically 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.
CONFORMING TO
There is evidence that the alloca function appeared in
32v, pwb, pwb.2, 3bsd, and 4bsd. There is a man page for
it in BSD 4.3. Linux uses the GNU version.
BUGS
The alloca function is machine dependent.
SEE ALSO
brk(2) pagesize(2) calloc(3) malloc(3) realloc(3)