os.Process.Kill
standard libraryThe 1403rd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 970 times across 210 modules; 456 of those run outside tests and generated code.
2% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (449 → 456)
- prod calls
- 456
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 970
- total callsites
- modules
- 210
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 11%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 53%
- 514 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.
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Process.Kill from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- containerd 31 7%
- Kubernetes 18 4%
- Docker 11 2%
- Tailscale 10 2%
- HashiCorp 6 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 970, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- 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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gofiber/fiber @v1.14.6
in loop -
gofiber/fiber/v2 @v2.52.15
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Process.Kill most in this snapshot.
- github.com/traefik/traefik13414%
- github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs364%
- github.com/sipeed/picoclaw253%
- github.com/vitessio/vitess232%
- vitess.io/vitess232%
siblings
More from os
The other most-called members in this package. See all →