os.MkdirAll
standard libraryThe 196th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 16,464 times across 611 modules; 5,117 of those run outside tests and generated code.
2% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (5,041 → 5,117)
- prod calls
- 5,117
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 16,464
- total callsites
- modules
- 611
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 10%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 69%
- 11,338 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 MkdirAll from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 287 6%
- containerd 229 4%
- Docker 176 3%
- Grafana 93 2%
- Tailscale 53 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 16,464, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
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cilium/hive @v1.0.5
in loop -
go/storage @v1.68.0
transfermanager/downloader.go:214
in loop -
cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop -
miekg/dns @v0.6.114
cmd/atomdns/handlers/sign/setup.go:68
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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moby/moby @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
encr.dev @v1.58.6
tools/publicapigen/main.go:132
in loop -
entgo.io/ent @v0.14.6
entc/gen/graph.go:1148
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call MkdirAll most in this snapshot.
- github.com/gastownhall/gastown1,88411%
- github.com/steveyegge/gastown1,88411%
- github.com/gastownhall/beads9376%
- github.com/steveyegge/beads9376%
- github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix6974%
siblings
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The other most-called functions in this package. See all →