cortex-m
v0.7.7 GrowingLow level access to Cortex-M processors
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (7.0K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
507.1K downloads in the last 30 days (16.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
7.0K crates depend on cortex-m. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 75 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, cortex-m hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
19% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include cortex-m-rt, cortex-m-semihosting, panic-probe, embassy-executor, embedded-alloc. When high-quality crates choose cortex-m, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on cortex-m
