math/big.Int.SetBytes
standard libraryThe 995th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 860 times across 126 modules; 662 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W37.
- prod calls
- 662
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 860
- total callsites
- modules
- 126
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 8%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 23%
- 198 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 →
- Concrete method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Int.SetBytes from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Go (golang.org/x) 78 12%
- Cilium 24 4%
- Grafana 19 3%
- Kubernetes 13 2%
- SPIFFE 6 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 860, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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cilium/dns @v1.1.50
in loop -
miekg/dns @v0.6.114
dnssec_keyscan.go:91
in loop -
MicahParks/jwkset @v0.11.3
in loop -
XTLS/Xray-core @v1.260327.0
in loop -
canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.28-0.20260915203522-5820274b55dc
in loop -
cloudflare/circl @v1.6.5
in loop -
drand/kyber @v1.3.2
in loop - in loop
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miekg/dns @v1.1.73
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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xtls/xray-core @v1.260327.0
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Int.SetBytes most in this snapshot.
- golang.org/x/crypto8410%
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum8210%
- github.com/cloudflare/circl678%
- github.com/MicahParks/jwkset445%
- github.com/zmap/zcrypto314%
siblings
More from math/big
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