Decision Workspace
supermachine-kernel vs supermachine vs riscv_vplic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
supermachine-kernel
experimentalv0.7.49
Pre-built Linux kernel image and in-VM init shim for supermachine, bundled as xz-compressed payloads inside the crate (no network required at build time). Versioned in lockstep with the supermachine library; pin both to the same version with `=`.
49
supermachine
experimentalv0.7.49
Run any OCI/Docker image as a hardware-isolated microVM on macOS HVF (Linux KVM and Windows WHP in progress). Single library API, zero flags for the common case, sub-100 ms cold-restore from snapshot.
63
riscv_vplic
experimentalv0.4.12
RISCV Virtual PLIC implementation.
Core Metrics
| supermachine-kernel | supermachine | riscv_vplic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 49 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 1.1K | 805 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 1.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 80 | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 77 | 80 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 21d | 21d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
supermachine-kernel
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
supermachine
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
riscv_vplic
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| supermachine-kernel | supermachine | riscv_vplic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.49 | 0.7.49 | 0.4.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 7.9MB | 668KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •riscv_vplic leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •supermachine-kernel has the most downloads (1.3K), suggesting wider adoption.