Decision Workspace
qemu-fw-cfg vs qemu-exit vs semihosting
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
qemu-fw-cfg
growingv0.2.0
A Rust library for reading fw_cfg from QEMU
64
qemu-exit
stablev4.0.0
Exit QEMU with user-defined code
60
semihosting
growingv0.1.25
Semihosting for AArch64, Arm, RISC-V, LoongArch, MIPS32, MIPS64, and Xtensa.
Core Metrics
| qemu-fw-cfg | qemu-exit | semihosting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 569.6K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 41.4K | 47.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 44 | 50 |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1196d ago | 69d ago | 127d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 6y 7m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
qemu-fw-cfg
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
qemu-exit
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
semihosting
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| qemu-fw-cfg | qemu-exit | semihosting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.0.0 | 0.1.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 207KB | 65KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.59 | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qemu-exit leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •semihosting has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ qemu-fw-cfg has not been updated in over a year.
- •qemu-fw-cfg, semihosting are pre-1.0 — API may change.