Decision Workspace
armv8 vs arm-gic vs aarch64-cpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
armv8
growingv0.0.1
A library to program armv8-a (aarch64/aarch32) hardware. Contains armv8-a specific data structure definitions, data-tables, and functions to access architectural registers.
66
arm-gic
growingv0.8.1
A driver for the Arm Generic Interrupt Controller version 2, 3 or 4.
64
aarch64-cpu
growingv11.2.0
Low level access to processors using the AArch64 execution state
Core Metrics
| armv8 | arm-gic | aarch64-cpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 66 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 142.5K | 531.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 33 | 20.4K | 39.3K |
| Dependents | 6 | 94 | 346 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1254d ago | 1d ago | 118d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 2y 11m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
armv8
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
arm-gic
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
aarch64-cpu
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| armv8 | arm-gic | aarch64-cpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.8.1 | 11.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 207KB | 46KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •arm-gic leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aarch64-cpu has the most downloads (531.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aarch64-cpu is depended on by 346 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ armv8 has not been updated in over a year.
- •armv8, arm-gic are pre-1.0 — API may change.