gccrs: compiling the Linux kernel with GCC's Rust frontend is not ready yet

At RustConf 2026, gccrs developers Pierre-Emmanuel Patry and Arthur Cohen presented the status of the Rust frontend for GCC, focusing on the goal of compiling the Linux kernel. Progress is steady, but the compiler is still far from usable.

• gccrs is GCC's Rust frontend, targeting Linux kernel compilation
• Talk given at RustConf 2026, follow-up at Kangrejos
• Project is progressing but the compiler is not yet usable