math/big.Int.Sub
standard libraryThe 1976th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 438 times across 74 modules; 321 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (319 → 321)
- prod calls
- 321
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 438
- total callsites
- modules
- 74
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 10%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 27%
- 117 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.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Int.Sub from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Go (golang.org/x) 40 12%
- Cilium 11 3%
- Tailscale 7 2%
- Grafana 3 <1%
- Kubernetes 3 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 438, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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go/storage @v1.68.0
dataflux/range_splitter.go:315
in loop -
GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2 @v2.25.0
fs/assets/credits_generated/github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/goodkey/good_key.go:416 ↗
in loop -
canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.29-0.20260925213558-8c2976334ef5
in loop - in loop
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cloudflare/circl @v1.6.5
in loop -
dop251/goja @v0.0.0-20260926152631-39ec2650adc9
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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zmap/zcrypto @v0.0.0-20260919232836-751f288b7287
in loop - in loop
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go.k6.io/k6 @v1.8.1
lib/types/ipblock.go:155
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Int.Sub most in this snapshot.
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum10123%
- github.com/cloudflare/circl5412%
- golang.org/x/crypto399%
- github.com/canopy-network/canopy164%
- github.com/zmap/zcrypto164%
siblings
More from math/big
The other most-called members in this package. See all →