[#llvm-MCContext-allocate]
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Allocate `Size` bytes from the context bump allocator.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<llvm/MC/MCContext.h>`

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void*
allocate(
    unsigned int Size,
    unsigned int Align = 8);
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== Return Value

A pointer to the allocated memory.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *Size*
| Number of bytes to allocate.
| *Align*
| Required alignment in bytes.
|===


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