Decision Workspace
alloc_kern vs ruvix-region vs talloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
alloc_kern
experimentalv0.1.0
A no_std physical + virtual memory allocator with fragmentation handling, quarantine system, and safe IO API.
50
ruvix-region
experimentalv0.1.0
Memory region management for RuVix Cognition Kernel (ADR-087)
48
talloc
growingv2.0.1
A fast, consistant, and flexible `no_std`-compatible allocator.
Core Metrics
| alloc_kern | ruvix-region | talloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 39 | 5.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 39 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 13d ago | 980d ago |
| Age | 25d | 13d | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
alloc_kern
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
ruvix-region
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
talloc
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| alloc_kern | ruvix-region | talloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 31KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruvix-region leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talloc has the most downloads (5.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ talloc has not been updated in over a year.
- •alloc_kern, ruvix-region are pre-1.0 — API may change.