netlink-sys
v0.8.8 Growingnetlink sockets, with optional integration with tokio
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 65d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 586 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
1.9M downloads in the last 30 days (62.7K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
586 crates depend on netlink-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, netlink-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 23KB, netlink-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include netlink-packet-route, netlink-proto, rtnetlink, if-watch, syd. When high-quality crates choose netlink-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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