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39 .Fn alloca "size_t size"
45 bytes of space in the stack frame of the caller.
46 This temporary space is automatically freed on return.
50 function returns a pointer to the beginning of the allocated space.
58 .\" function appeared in
60 .\" The function appeared in 32v, pwb and pwb.2 and in 3bsd 4bsd
61 .\" The first man page (or link to a man page that I can find at the
66 function is unsafe because it cannot ensure that the pointer
67 returned points to a valid and usable block of memory.
68 The allocation made may exceed the bounds of the stack, or even go
69 further into other objects in memory, and
71 cannot determine such an error.
74 with large unbounded allocations.