This is when I lose all sympathy for the OP. All of it. Misrepresenting the actual statement this way is garbage. There's a world of difference in the two statements.

I do understand why people clamor to get a patch into the kernel. It's a big deal. Feeling like you've come close and fallen short has to sting.

But, part of having a patch accepted is being able to work with maintainers. Clear fail here. There's a definite air of entitlement in claiming that you're "robbed" of a patch and misrepresenting other people's words and actions.