log.Fatalf
standard libraryThe 206th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 11,407 times across 461 modules; 4,771 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 4,771
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 11,407
- total callsites
- modules
- 461
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 14%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 58%
- 6,628 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 Fatalf from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Tailscale 263 6%
- Go (golang.org/x) 249 5%
- Kubernetes 185 4%
- Dgraph 101 2%
- Grafana 83 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 11,407, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
-
liamstask/goose @v0.0.0-20150115234039-8488cc47d90c
lib/goose/migration_sql.go:96
in loop -
CCTV/age @v0.0.0-20260605191406-1e3d2860d46e
internal/generate.go:41
in loop - in loop
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop -
readeck/go-readability/v2 @v2.1.2
scripts/generate-test.go:67
in loop - in loop
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encr.dev @v1.57.13
internal/userconfig/gendocs/gendocs.go:22
in loop -
etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop -
go/v4 @v4.21.0
snippets/auth.go:402
in loop -
Binject/debug @v0.0.0-20260128230015-4e22595eaac6
in loop - in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Fatalf most in this snapshot.
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/network/armnetwork/v72,87325%
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v72,30520%
- github.com/sagernet/tailscale2732%
- github.com/tailscale/tailscale2732%
- tailscale.com2732%
siblings
More from log
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →