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memcell vs duende-mlock vs zswap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
memcell
growingv0.1.1
A crate providing a MemoryCell struct, which stores a current and previous value.
55
duende-mlock
experimentalv1.0.0
Memory locking for swap-critical daemons (DT-007: Swap Deadlock Prevention)
46
zswap
growingv1.0.3
Async library for accessing Zswap information in Linux
Core Metrics
| memcell | duende-mlock | zswap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 55 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 1.0K | 13.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 118 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 1258d ago | 80d ago | 286d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 2m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
memcell
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
duende-mlock
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
zswap
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| memcell | duende-mlock | zswap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 13KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •duende-mlock leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zswap has the most downloads (13.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ memcell has not been updated in over a year.
- •memcell is pre-1.0 — API may change.