os/signal.Notify
standard libraryThe 650th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 1,161 times across 401 modules; 1,097 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 1,097
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 1,161
- total callsites
- modules
- 401
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 1%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 5%
- 61 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 Notify from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 61 6%
- containerd 37 3%
- Docker 28 3%
- KubeVirt 17 2%
- CockroachDB 15 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 1,161, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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miekg/dns @v0.6.90
cmd/atomdns/handlers/log/setup.go:77
in loop -
google/gvisor @v0.0.0-20260805052044-b67f1412986c
in loop - in loop
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sagernet/gvisor @v0.0.0-20260727.0-sing-box-mod.1
in loop -
txthinking/brook @v0.0.0-20260224032921-5cd13ef3b1fb
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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vitess.io/vitess @v0.24.2
go/vt/servenv/pprof_unix.go:53
in loop -
miekg/dns @v0.6.90
cmd/atomdns/atom/run.go:86
in loop - in loop
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vitess.io/vitess @v0.24.2
go/vt/servenv/pprof_unix.go:62
in loop -
etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop test
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Notify most in this snapshot.
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes272%
- github.com/vitessio/vitess222%
- vitess.io/vitess222%
- github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt171%
- k8s.io/kubernetes171%
siblings
More from os/signal
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →