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linux-api

v0.0.5 Growing

Types and constants for Linux API bindings. Actual bindings can be found in additional crates found in dev-dependencies

MIT
#linux#kernel#uapi

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 10+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (13KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
164.1K
Dependents
11
Releases
5
Size
13KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

476 downloads in the last 30 days (16/day), up 9% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 10+ years old, linux-api hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 12KB, linux-api is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include time-sys, linux-api-exit, linux-api-sys, linux-api-math, linux-api-semaphore. When high-quality crates choose linux-api, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 6/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
14/day avg+38%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.0.5
96%
v0.0.4
1%
v0.0.1
1%
v0.0.3
1%
v0.0.2
1%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
11
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