If Linus had said "rust can't accommodate the idea kernel needs nead to trump rust needs", I'd buy what you're saying. That line came from Linus educating a si

If Linus had said "rust can't accommodate the idea kernel needs nead to trump rust needs", I'd buy what you're saying. That line came from Linus educating a single wrong member of the rust community. It only shows that person wasn't using rust in a way that accommodated kernel needs, not that it's impossible or even difficult to do so.