memfd
v0.6.5 GrowingA pure-Rust library to work with Linux memfd and sealing
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 340 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (13KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
3.1M downloads in the last 30 days (104.2K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
340 crates depend on memfd. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, memfd hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 13KB, memfd is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include wasmtime, wasmtime-runtime, cargo, subsecond, sp1-jit. When high-quality crates choose memfd, it's a strong quality signal.
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