k8s.io/utils/ptr.Deref
third-partyThe 930th most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 880 times across 20 modules; 716 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (712 → 716)
- prod calls
- 716
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 880
- total callsites
- modules
- 20
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 22%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 19%
- 164 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Deref from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 310 43%
- Traefik 139 19%
- Cilium 15 2%
- KEDA 3 <1%
- External Secrets 1 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 880, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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kubernetes/kubernetes @master
pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/allocateddevices.go:55 ↗
in loop - in loop
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k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/allocateddevices.go:55
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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kubernetes/kubernetes @master
staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/structured/internal/stable/pools_stable.go:82 ↗
in loop - in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Deref most in this snapshot.
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes23627%
- github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator21124%
- k8s.io/kubernetes16619%
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v313916%
- sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime324%
siblings
More from k8s.io/utils/ptr
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →