Decision Workspace
x86-pic vs x2apic vs pic8259
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
x86-pic
growingv1.0.0
Complete interface for legacy PIC 8259 and 8259A interrupt controllers on x86 systems
47
x2apic
growingv0.5.0
A Rust interface to the x2apic interrupt architecture.
46
pic8259
growingv0.11.0
Abstractions for the 8259 and 8259A interrupt controllers
Core Metrics
| x86-pic | x2apic | pic8259 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 726 | 255.6K | 330.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 9.8K | 12.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 53 | 63 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 356d ago | 406d ago | 746d ago |
| Age | 11m | 6y 9m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
x86-pic
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
9
x2apic
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
pic8259
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| x86-pic | x2apic | pic8259 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 15KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •x2apic leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pic8259 has the most downloads (330.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ x2apic, pic8259 have not been updated in over a year.
- •x2apic, pic8259 are pre-1.0 — API may change.