math/big.Int.Sub
standard libraryThe 1923rd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 432 times across 70 modules; 318 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 318
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 432
- total callsites
- modules
- 70
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 10%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 26%
- 114 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 13%
- Cilium 11 3%
- Tailscale 7 2%
- Grafana 3 <1%
- Kubernetes 2 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 432, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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go/storage @v1.64.0
dataflux/range_splitter.go:315
in loop -
GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2 @v2.24.0
fs/assets/credits_generated/github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/goodkey/good_key.go:416 ↗
in loop -
canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.21-0.20260804152417-f06389d8a755
in loop - in loop
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cloudflare/circl @v1.6.4
in loop -
dop251/goja @v0.0.0-20260723142020-b4aef50fa347
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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zmap/zcrypto @v0.0.0-20260725024403-2c658ce3c66f
in loop - in loop
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go.k6.io/k6 @v1.8.0
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/circl5312%
- golang.org/x/crypto399%
- github.com/canopy-network/canopy164%
- github.com/zmap/zcrypto164%
siblings
More from math/big
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