Message Declaring <vlaallocafrag1> in the same block as a call to __ALLOCA will cause the storage allocated by any __ALLOCA call to <vlaallocafrag2>previous call to __ALLOCA was at <where>. Description Storage allocated for arrays of variable length and for automatics whose alignment is greater than octaword have their storage deallocated when the block they are declared in exits. Storage allocated by __ALLOCA is not normally deallocated until function exit. HP C can not support both types of deallocation in the same block. Therefore, when both appear in the same block, the storage for both will be deallocated with the block exits. User Action Be aware of this. If the storage allocated for __ALLOCA must remain allocated until function exit, move the __ALLOCA call outside the block declaring the vla or the aligned auto.