linux-futex
v1.0.0 GrowingFutex: A Linux-specific fast user-space locking primitive
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 1 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
33.8K downloads in the last 30 days (1.1K/day), up 19% from the previous period.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 5 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 7KB, linux-futex is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include rtsc, priority-inheriting-lock, disk-mpmc, pcp-mutex, futex-queue. When high-quality crates choose linux-futex, it's a strong quality signal.
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