Decision Workspace
linux-futex vs rustix-futex-sync vs rufutex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
linux-futex
growingv1.0.0
Futex: A Linux-specific fast user-space locking primitive
58
rustix-futex-sync
growingv0.4.0
Linux futex-based synchronization
39
rufutex
growingv0.4.0
Ulrich Drepper's mutex using futex implementation in Rust
Core Metrics
| linux-futex | rustix-futex-sync | rufutex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 58 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 529.4K | 45.8K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 42.5K | 4.9K | 8 |
| Dependents | 55 | 171 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 658d ago | 346d ago | 443d ago |
| Age | 6y | 2y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
linux-futex
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
rustix-futex-sync
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rufutex
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| linux-futex | rustix-futex-sync | rufutex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 34KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustix-futex-sync leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linux-futex has the most downloads (529.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustix-futex-sync is depended on by 171 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linux-futex, rufutex have not been updated in over a year.
- •rustix-futex-sync, rufutex are pre-1.0 — API may change.