Decision Workspace
linux-personality vs linux-sys vs linux-raw-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
linux-personality
growingv2.0.0
Wrapper around Linux personality function.
36
linux-sys
growingv0.0.0
FFI bindings to linux UAPI
64
linux-raw-sys
growingv0.12.1
Generated bindings for Linux's userspace API
Core Metrics
| linux-personality | linux-sys | linux-raw-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 36 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 53.7K | 4.0K | 638.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 883 | 19 | 54.6M |
| Dependents | 33 | 0 | 559 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 107 |
| Last Updated | 539d ago | 2248d ago | 95d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 6y 3m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
linux-personality
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
linux-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
linux-raw-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| linux-personality | linux-sys | linux-raw-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.0.0 | 0.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 734B | 3.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linux-raw-sys leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linux-raw-sys is depended on by 559 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linux-personality, linux-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •linux-sys, linux-raw-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.