Decision Workspace
arm_vgic vs riscv_vplic vs supermachine-kernel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
arm_vgic
experimentalv0.4.10
ARM Virtual Generic Interrupt Controller (VGIC) implementation.
63
riscv_vplic
experimentalv0.4.12
RISCV Virtual PLIC implementation.
54
supermachine-kernel
experimentalv0.7.49
Pre-built Linux kernel image and in-VM init shim for supermachine, bundled as xz-compressed payloads inside the crate (no network required at build time). Versioned in lockstep with the supermachine library; pin both to the same version with `=`.
Core Metrics
| arm_vgic | riscv_vplic | supermachine-kernel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 63 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 805 | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 27 | 16 | 80 |
| Releases | 13 | 13 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 4d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 9m | 3m | 21d |
Health Breakdown
arm_vgic
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
riscv_vplic
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
supermachine-kernel
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| arm_vgic | riscv_vplic | supermachine-kernel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.10 | 0.4.12 | 0.7.49 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 19KB | 7.9MB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •riscv_vplic leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arm_vgic has the most downloads (2.9K), suggesting wider adoption.