Decision Workspace
pl011-uart vs arm-pl011-uart vs arm-gic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pl011-uart
growingv0.2.0
A driver for the Arm PL011 UART.
67
arm-pl011-uart
growingv0.5.0
Arm PrimeCell UART (PL011) driver
66
arm-gic
growingv0.8.1
A driver for the Arm Generic Interrupt Controller version 2, 3 or 4.
Core Metrics
| pl011-uart | arm-pl011-uart | arm-gic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 89.0K | 142.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 18.3K | 20.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 94 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 311d ago | 21d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 1y 1m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pl011-uart
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
arm-pl011-uart
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
arm-gic
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pl011-uart | arm-pl011-uart | arm-gic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 16KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •arm-pl011-uart leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arm-gic has the most downloads (142.5K), suggesting wider adoption.