os.Chown
standard libraryThe 3182nd most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 215 times across 65 modules; 186 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 186
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 215
- total callsites
- modules
- 65
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 12%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 13%
- 29 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 Chown from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Docker 33 18%
- containerd 14 8%
- Kubernetes 12 6%
- Nomad 9 5%
- Cilium 4 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 215, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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moby/moby @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop - in loop
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axllent/ghru/v2 @v2.2.3
in loop - in loop
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gravitational/teleport @v3.2.17+incompatible
in loop - in loop
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siderolabs/talos @v1.13.8
internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/k8s/render_config_static_pods.go:217 ↗
in loop -
slimtoolkit/slim @v0.0.0-20260802155835-81940d17fa11
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
k8s.io/minikube @v1.38.1
pkg/drivers/common/common.go:188
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Chown most in this snapshot.
- github.com/docker/docker199%
- github.com/moby/moby199%
- github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah126%
- github.com/dagger/dagger105%
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad105%
siblings
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