procfs
v0.18.0 GrowingInterface to the linux procfs pseudo-filesystem
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
4.2M downloads in the last 30 days (139.0K/day), up 28% from the previous period.
3.1K crates depend on procfs. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
procfs has only 1 owner despite 3.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 7+ years old, procfs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include prometheus, libproc, syd, metrics-process, cargo-tarpaulin. When high-quality crates choose procfs, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
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Feature Flags
default =["chrono", "flate2", "procfs-core/default"]
