os.Readlink
standard libraryThe 1434th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 640 times across 163 modules; 434 of those run outside tests and generated code.
2% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (425 → 434)
- prod calls
- 434
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 640
- total callsites
- modules
- 163
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 29%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 32%
- 206 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 Readlink from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Docker 24 6%
- Kubernetes 24 6%
- containerd 19 4%
- Prometheus 12 3%
- KubeVirt 9 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 640, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
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encr.dev @v1.58.6
pkg/dockerbuild/spec.go:557
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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XTLS/Xray-core @v1.260327.0
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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cakturk/go-netstat @v0.0.0-20200220111822-e5b49efee7a5
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Readlink most in this snapshot.
- github.com/dagger/dagger234%
- github.com/u-root/u-root203%
- github.com/docker/docker193%
- github.com/moby/moby193%
- github.com/slimtoolkit/slim193%
siblings
More from os
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →