Decision Workspace
rufutex vs rustix-futex-sync vs linux-futex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
rufutex
growingv0.4.0
Ulrich Drepper's mutex using futex implementation in Rust
57
rustix-futex-sync
growingv0.4.0
Linux futex-based synchronization
52
linux-futex
growingv1.0.0
Futex: A Linux-specific fast user-space locking primitive
Core Metrics
| rufutex | rustix-futex-sync | linux-futex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 61.6K | 641.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.6K | 22.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 172 | 57 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 551d ago | 454d ago | 766d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 2y 10m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
rufutex
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rustix-futex-sync
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
linux-futex
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| rufutex | rustix-futex-sync | linux-futex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 34KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustix-futex-sync leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linux-futex has the most downloads (641.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustix-futex-sync is depended on by 172 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rufutex, rustix-futex-sync, linux-futex have not been updated in over a year.
- •rufutex, rustix-futex-sync are pre-1.0 — API may change.