diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 4f5756a9d2d7a3..e85e4137c20f4a 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -26,17 +26,12 @@ running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example,
 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils.
 
-Furthermore, note that newer versions of the Rust toolchain may or may not work
-because, for the moment, we depend on some unstable features. Thus, unless you
-know what you are doing, use the exact version listed here. Please see
-:ref:`Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst <rust_quick_start>` for details.
-
 ====================== ===============  ========================================
         Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --version
 Clang/LLVM (optional)  10.0.1           clang --version
-rustc (optional)       1.58.0           rustc --version
+Rust (optional)        1.58.0           rustc --version
 bindgen (optional)     0.56.0           bindgen --version
 GNU make               3.81             make --version
 binutils               2.23             ld -v
@@ -85,6 +80,27 @@ kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to work, and we may drop workarounds
 from the kernel that were used to support older versions. Please see additional
 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`.
 
+Rust (optional)
+---------------
+
+A particular version of the Rust toolchain is required. Newer versions may or
+may not work because the kernel depends on some unstable Rust features, for
+the moment.
+
+Each Rust toolchain comes with several "components", some of which are required
+(like ``rustc``) and some that are optional. The ``rust-src`` component (which
+is optional) needs to be installed to build the kernel. Other components are
+useful for developing.
+
+Please see :ref:`Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst <rust_quick_start>` for
+more information.
+
+bindgen (optional)
+------------------
+
+``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindings to the C side of the kernel.
+It depends on ``libclang``.
+
 Make
 ----
 
@@ -369,6 +385,16 @@ Clang/LLVM
 
 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.
 
+Rust
+----
+
+- :ref:`Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst <rust_quick_start>`.
+
+bindgen
+-------
+
+- :ref:`Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst <rust_quick_start>`.
+
 Make
 ----
 
diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
index 57fd3e0d5f60d7..9ecb171f711af7 100644
--- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,17 @@ This section explains how to fetch the tools needed for building.
 
 Some of these requirements might be available from Linux distributions
 under names like ``rustc``, ``rust-src``, ``rust-bindgen``, etc. However,
-at the time of writing, they are likely not to be recent enough.
+at the time of writing, they are likely not to be recent enough unless
+the distribution tracks the latest releases.
+
+To easily check whether the requirements are met, the following target
+can be used::
+
+	make LLVM=1 rustavailable
+
+This triggers the same logic used by Kconfig to determine whether
+``RUST_IS_AVAILABLE`` should be enabled; but it also explains why not
+if that is the case.
 
 
 rustc
@@ -26,7 +36,7 @@ Rust features.
 If ``rustup`` is being used, enter the checked out source code directory
 and run::
 
-	rustup override set 1.58.0
+	rustup override set $(scripts/min-tool-version.sh rustc)
 
 Otherwise, fetch a standalone installer or install ``rustup`` from:
 
@@ -43,10 +53,19 @@ If ``rustup`` is being used, run::
 
 	rustup component add rust-src
 
+The components are installed per toolchain, thus upgrading the Rust compiler
+version later on requires re-adding the component.
+
 Otherwise, if a standalone installer is used, the Rust repository may be cloned
 into the installation folder of the toolchain::
 
-	git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/rust-lang/rust $(rustc --print sysroot)/lib/rustlib/src/rust
+	git clone --recurse-submodules \
+		--branch $(scripts/min-tool-version.sh rustc) \
+		https://github.com/rust-lang/rust \
+		$(rustc --print sysroot)/lib/rustlib/src/rust
+
+In this case, upgrading the Rust compiler version later on requires manually
+updating this clone.
 
 
 libclang
@@ -67,8 +86,8 @@ Otherwise, building LLVM takes quite a while, but it is not a complex process:
 
 	https://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#getting-the-source-code-and-building-llvm
 
-See Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst for more information and further ways
-to fetch pre-built releases and distribution packages.
+See :ref:`Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst <kbuild_llvm>` for more information and
+further ways to fetch pre-built releases and distribution packages.
 
 
 bindgen
@@ -79,7 +98,7 @@ the ``bindgen`` tool. A particular version is required.
 
 Install it via (note that this will download and build the tool from source)::
 
-	cargo install --locked --version 0.56.0 bindgen
+	cargo install --locked --version $(scripts/min-tool-version.sh bindgen) bindgen
 
 
 Requirements: Developing
@@ -167,8 +186,8 @@ Configuration
 -------------
 
 ``Rust support`` (``CONFIG_RUST``) needs to be enabled in the ``General setup``
-menu. The option is only shown if the build system can locate ``rustc``.
-In turn, this will make visible the rest of options that depend on Rust.
+menu. The option is only shown if a suitable Rust toolchain is found (see
+above). In turn, this will make visible the rest of options that depend on Rust.
 
 Afterwards, go to::
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b6c447439803ca..5f3816c713fc48 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -16591,6 +16591,7 @@ F:	rust/
 F:	samples/rust/
 F:	Documentation/rust/
 F:	lib/rust.h
+F:	scripts/*rust*
 K:	\b(?i:rust)\b
 
 RXRPC SOCKETS (AF_RXRPC)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e521db8e29149c..a8eaba28db6b11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ no-dot-config-targets := $(clean-targets) \
 			 cscope gtags TAGS tags help% %docs check% coccicheck \
 			 $(version_h) headers headers_% archheaders archscripts \
 			 %asm-generic kernelversion %src-pkg dt_binding_check \
-			 outputmakefile rustfmt rustfmtcheck
+			 outputmakefile rustavailable rustfmt rustfmtcheck
 # Installation targets should not require compiler. Unfortunately, vdso_install
 # is an exception where build artifacts may be updated. This must be fixed.
 no-compiler-targets := $(no-dot-config-targets) install dtbs_install \
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O3
 KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS_OPT_LEVEL_MAP := 3
 else ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Os
-KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS_OPT_LEVEL_MAP := z
+KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS_OPT_LEVEL_MAP := s
 endif
 
 # Always set `debug-assertions` and `overflow-checks` because their default
@@ -1696,6 +1696,8 @@ help:
 	@echo  '		      kselftest to existing .config.'
 	@echo  ''
 	@echo  'Rust targets:'
+	@echo  '  rustavailable   - Checks whether the Rust toolchain is'
+	@echo  '		    available and, if not, explains why.'
 	@echo  '  rustfmt	  - Reformat all the Rust code in the kernel'
 	@echo  '  rustfmtcheck	  - Checks if all the Rust code in the kernel'
 	@echo  '		    is formatted, printing a diff otherwise.'
@@ -1781,6 +1783,11 @@ $(DOC_TARGETS):
 # Rust targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# "Is Rust available?" target
+PHONY += rustavailable
+rustavailable:
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/rust-is-available.sh -v
+
 # Documentation target
 #
 # Using the singular to avoid running afoul of `no-dot-config-targets`.
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 03d3c21e28a3a3..c6497c816b2bae 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ config LLD_VERSION
 	default $(ld-version) if LD_IS_LLD
 	default 0
 
-config HAS_RUST
-	depends on ARM64 || CPU_32v6 || CPU_32v6K || (PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) || X86_64 || RISCV
-	def_bool $(success,$(RUSTC) --version)
+config RUST_IS_AVAILABLE
+	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/rust-is-available.sh)
+	help
+	  This shows whether a suitable Rust toolchain is available (found).
 
-config RUSTC_VERSION
-	depends on HAS_RUST
-	int
-	default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/rust-version.sh $(RUSTC))
+	  Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for instructions on how
+	  to satify the build requirements of Rust support.
+
+	  In particular, the Makefile target 'rustavailable' is useful to check
+	  why the Rust toolchain is not being detected.
 
 config CC_CAN_LINK
 	bool
@@ -2056,9 +2058,11 @@ config PROFILING
 
 config RUST
 	bool "Rust support"
-	depends on HAS_RUST
+	depends on RUST_IS_AVAILABLE
+	depends on ARM64 || CPU_32v6 || CPU_32v6K || (PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) || X86_64 || RISCV
 	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on !MODVERSIONS
+	depends on !GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT
 	default n
 	help
 	  Enables Rust support in the kernel.
@@ -2073,6 +2077,16 @@ config RUST
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config RUSTC_VERSION_TEXT
+	depends on RUST
+	string
+	default $(shell,$(RUSTC) --version)
+
+config BINDGEN_VERSION_TEXT
+	depends on RUST
+	string
+	default $(shell,$(BINDGEN) --version)
+
 #
 # Place an empty function call at each tracepoint site. Can be
 # dynamically changed for a probe function.
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e61ae3ec3a53de..b9bc9ca74359ef 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ config RUST_OVERFLOW_CHECKS
 	  Enables rustc's `-Coverflow-checks` codegen option.
 
 	  This flag allows you to control the behavior of runtime integer
-	  overflow. When overflow-checks are enabled, a panic will occur
+	  overflow. When overflow-checks are enabled, a Rust panic will occur
 	  on overflow.
 
 	  Note that this will apply to all Rust code, including `core`.
diff --git a/rust/Makefile b/rust/Makefile
index 390207593f60c6..3ab462eb381f5f 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile
+++ b/rust/Makefile
@@ -188,26 +188,24 @@ else
 # bindgen relies on libclang to parse C. Ideally, bindgen would support a GCC
 # plugin backend and/or the Clang driver would be perfectly compatible with GCC.
 #
-# For the moment, here we are tweaking the flags on the fly. Some config
-# options may not work (e.g. `GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT` if we end up using one
-# of those structs).
+# For the moment, here we are tweaking the flags on the fly. This is a hack,
+# and some kernel configurations may not work (e.g. `GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT`
+# if we end up using one of those structs).
 bindgen_skip_c_flags := -mno-fp-ret-in-387 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=% \
 	-mskip-rax-setup -mgeneral-regs-only -msign-return-address=% \
 	-mindirect-branch=thunk-extern -mindirect-branch-register -mrecord-mcount \
-	-mabi=lp64 -mstack-protector-guard% -fconserve-stack -falign-jumps=% \
-	-falign-loops=% -femit-struct-debug-baseonly \
-	-fno-ipa-cp-clone -fno-ipa-sra -fno-partial-inlining \
-	-fplugin-arg-arm_ssp_per_task_plugin-% \
+	-mabi=lp64 -mstack-protector-guard% -mtraceback=no \
+	-mno-pointers-to-nested-functions -mno-string -mno-strict-align \
+	-fconserve-stack -falign-jumps=% -falign-loops=% \
+	-femit-struct-debug-baseonly -fno-ipa-cp-clone -fno-ipa-sra \
+	-fno-partial-inlining -fplugin-arg-arm_ssp_per_task_plugin-% \
 	-fno-reorder-blocks -fno-allow-store-data-races -fasan-shadow-offset=% \
 	-Wno-packed-not-aligned -Wno-format-truncation -Wno-format-overflow \
 	-Wno-stringop-truncation -Wno-unused-but-set-variable \
 	-Wno-stringop-overflow -Wno-restrict -Wno-maybe-uninitialized \
 	-Werror=designated-init -Wno-zero-length-bounds -Wimplicit-fallthrough=% \
-	-Wno-alloc-size-larger-than --param=% --param asan-%
-
-# PowerPC
-bindgen_skip_c_flags += -mtraceback=no -mno-pointers-to-nested-functions \
-	-mno-string -mno-strict-align
+	-Wno-alloc-size-larger-than \
+	--param=% --param asan-%
 
 # Derived from `scripts/Makefile.clang`
 BINDGEN_TARGET_arm	:= arm-linux-gnueabi
diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 0496efd6e11794..83e850321eb6a7 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
 as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler -o /dev/null -)
 
 # check if $(CC) and $(LD) exist
-$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),compiler '$(CC)' not found)
+$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),C compiler '$(CC)' not found)
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(LD)),linker '$(LD)' not found)
 
-# Get the compiler name, version, and error out if it is not supported.
+# Get the C compiler name, version, and error out if it is not supported.
 cc-info := $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-version.sh $(CC))
-$(error-if,$(success,test -z "$(cc-info)"),Sorry$(comma) this compiler is not supported.)
+$(error-if,$(success,test -z "$(cc-info)"),Sorry$(comma) this C compiler is not supported.)
 cc-name := $(shell,set -- $(cc-info) && echo $1)
 cc-version := $(shell,set -- $(cc-info) && echo $2)
 
diff --git a/scripts/cc-version.sh b/scripts/cc-version.sh
index f1952c52246624..2401c86fcf5331 100755
--- a/scripts/cc-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/cc-version.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
-# Print the compiler name and its version in a 5 or 6-digit form.
+# Print the C compiler name and its version in a 5 or 6-digit form.
 # Also, perform the minimum version check.
 
 set -e
 
-# Print the compiler name and some version components.
-get_compiler_info()
+# Print the C compiler name and some version components.
+get_c_compiler_info()
 {
 	cat <<- EOF | "$@" -E -P -x c - 2>/dev/null
 	#if defined(__clang__)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ get_canonical_version()
 
 # $@ instead of $1 because multiple words might be given, e.g. CC="ccache gcc".
 orig_args="$@"
-set -- $(get_compiler_info "$@")
+set -- $(get_c_compiler_info "$@")
 
 name=$1
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ICC)
 	min_version=$($min_tool_version icc)
 	;;
 *)
-	echo "$orig_args: unknown compiler" >&2
+	echo "$orig_args: unknown C compiler" >&2
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $min_version)
 
 if [ "$cversion" -lt "$min_cversion" ]; then
 	echo >&2 "***"
-	echo >&2 "*** Compiler is too old."
+	echo >&2 "*** C compiler is too old."
 	echo >&2 "***   Your $name version:    $version"
 	echo >&2 "***   Minimum $name version: $min_version"
 	echo >&2 "***"
diff --git a/scripts/min-tool-version.sh b/scripts/min-tool-version.sh
index 4edc708baa6356..05c95710d7e3d2 100755
--- a/scripts/min-tool-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/min-tool-version.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ llvm)
 		echo 10.0.1
 	fi
 	;;
+rustc)
+	echo 1.58.0
+	;;
+bindgen)
+	echo 0.56.0
+	;;
 *)
 	echo "$1: unknown tool" >&2
 	exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/rust-is-available-bindgen-libclang.h b/scripts/rust-is-available-bindgen-libclang.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0ef6db10d67413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rust-is-available-bindgen-libclang.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#pragma message("clang version " __clang_version__)
diff --git a/scripts/rust-is-available.sh b/scripts/rust-is-available.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..5741dcf64bc984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rust-is-available.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Tests whether a suitable Rust toolchain is available.
+#
+# Pass `-v` for human output and more checks (as warnings).
+
+set -e
+
+min_tool_version=$(dirname $0)/min-tool-version.sh
+
+# Convert the version string x.y.z to a canonical up-to-7-digits form.
+#
+# Note that this function uses one more digit (compared to other
+# instances in other version scripts) to give a bit more space to
+# `rustc` since it will reach 1.100.0 in late 2026.
+get_canonical_version()
+{
+	IFS=.
+	set -- $1
+	echo $((100000 * $1 + 100 * $2 + $3))
+}
+
+# Check that the Rust compiler exists.
+if ! command -v "$RUSTC" >/dev/null; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' could not be found."
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check that the Rust bindings generator exists.
+if ! command -v "$BINDGEN" >/dev/null; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' could not be found."
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check that the Rust compiler version is suitable.
+#
+# Non-stable and distributions' versions may have a version suffix, e.g. `-dev`.
+rust_compiler_version=$("$RUSTC" --version | cut -f2 -d' ' | cut -f1 -d'-')
+rust_compiler_min_version=$($min_tool_version rustc)
+rust_compiler_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_compiler_version)
+rust_compiler_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_compiler_min_version)
+if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -lt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too old."
+		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_compiler_version"
+		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ "$1" = -v ] && [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too new. This may or may not work."
+	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_compiler_version"
+	echo >&2 "***   Expected version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
+	echo >&2 "***"
+fi
+
+# Check that the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
+#
+# Non-stable and distributions' versions may have a version suffix, e.g. `-dev`.
+rust_bindings_generator_version=$("$BINDGEN" --version | cut -f2 -d' ' | cut -f1 -d'-')
+rust_bindings_generator_min_version=$($min_tool_version bindgen)
+rust_bindings_generator_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_bindings_generator_version)
+rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_bindings_generator_min_version)
+if [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -lt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' is too old."
+		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_bindings_generator_version"
+		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ "$1" = -v ] && [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -gt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion" ]; then
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' is too new. This may or may not work."
+	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_bindings_generator_version"
+	echo >&2 "***   Expected version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
+	echo >&2 "***"
+fi
+
+# Check that the `libclang` used by the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
+#
+# There may be a better way to do this in the future,
+# see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/2138
+bindgen_libclang_full_version=$(\
+	"$BINDGEN" $(dirname $0)/rust-is-available-bindgen-libclang.h 2>&1 >/dev/null \
+		| grep -F 'clang version' \
+		| sed -E 's:^.*(clang version .*) \[.*$:\1:' \
+)
+bindgen_libclang_version=$(echo "$bindgen_libclang_full_version" | cut -f3 -d' ')
+bindgen_libclang_min_version=$($min_tool_version llvm)
+bindgen_libclang_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $bindgen_libclang_version)
+bindgen_libclang_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $bindgen_libclang_min_version)
+if [ "$bindgen_libclang_cversion" -lt "$bindgen_libclang_min_cversion" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN') is too old."
+		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $bindgen_libclang_version"
+		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $bindgen_libclang_min_version"
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# If the C compiler is Clang, then we can also check whether its full version
+# matches exactly the `libclang` used by the Rust bindings generator.
+if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+	cc_name=$($(dirname $0)/cc-version.sh "$CC" | cut -f1 -d' ')
+	if [ "$cc_name" = Clang ]; then
+		clang_full_version=$("$CC" --version | grep -F 'clang version')
+		if [ "$clang_full_version" != "$bindgen_libclang_full_version" ]; then
+			echo >&2 "***"
+			echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN') full version does not match Clang's. This may be a problem."
+			echo >&2 "***   libclang: $bindgen_libclang_full_version"
+			echo >&2 "***   Clang:    $clang_full_version"
+			echo >&2 "***"
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+
+# Check that the source code for the `core` standard library exists.
+#
+# `$KRUSTFLAGS` is passed in case the user added `--sysroot`.
+rustc_sysroot=$("$RUSTC" $KRUSTFLAGS --print sysroot)
+rustc_src="$rustc_sysroot/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library"
+rustc_src_core="$rustc_src/core/src/lib.rs"
+if [ ! -e "$rustc_src_core" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Source code for the 'core' standard library could not be found"
+		echo >&2 "*** at '$rustc_src_core'."
+		echo >&2 "***"
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Success!
+if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
+	echo >&2 "Rust is available!"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/rust-version.sh b/scripts/rust-version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 67b6d31688e24b..00000000000000
--- a/scripts/rust-version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#
-# rust-version rust-command
-#
-# Print the compiler version of `rust-command' in a 5 or 6-digit form
-# such as `14502' for rustc-1.45.2 etc.
-#
-# Returns 0 if not found (so that Kconfig does not complain)
-compiler="$*"
-
-if [ ${#compiler} -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo "Error: No compiler specified." >&2
-	printf "Usage:\n\t$0 <rust-command>\n" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! command -v $compiler >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo 0
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-VERSION=$($compiler --version | cut -f2 -d' ')
-
-# Cut suffix if any (e.g. `-dev`)
-VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | cut -f1 -d'-')
-
-MAJOR=$(echo $VERSION | cut -f1 -d'.')
-MINOR=$(echo $VERSION | cut -f2 -d'.')
-PATCHLEVEL=$(echo $VERSION | cut -f3 -d'.')
-printf "%d%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCHLEVEL