Decision Workspace
perf-event-open vs perf-event-open-sys vs linux-perf-data
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
perf-event-open
growingv0.5.1
Full-featured support for the `perf_event_open` syscall.
61
perf-event-open-sys
growingv6.0.0
Unsafe, direct bindings for Linux's perf_event_open system call, with associated types and constants.
61
linux-perf-data
growingv0.13.0
A parser for the perf.data format and the jitdump format. These formats are used by the Linux perf tool.
Core Metrics
| perf-event-open | perf-event-open-sys | linux-perf-data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 7.8M | 263.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 568.8K | 29.8K |
| Dependents | 17 | 85 | 23 |
| Releases | 26 | 15 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 102d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 6y 5m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
perf-event-open
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
perf-event-open-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
linux-perf-data
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| perf-event-open | perf-event-open-sys | linux-perf-data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 6.0.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 680KB | 79KB | 50KB |
| Features | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 19.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •perf-event-open-sys leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •perf-event-open, linux-perf-data are pre-1.0 — API may change.