alloc-cortex-m
v0.4.4 GrowingA heap allocator for Cortex-M processors
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (13KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
6.7K downloads in the last 30 days, down 29% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
The primary maintainer publishes 75 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, alloc-cortex-m hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 12KB, alloc-cortex-m is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tudelft-quadrupel, ross-firmware, can2040, ross-bootloader, harsark. When high-quality crates choose alloc-cortex-m, it's a strong quality signal.
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