> Way to miss the point. The point wasn't so clear, but I see what you're saying now. Maintainability is normal code review though. > It's also about making s

> Way to miss the point. The point wasn't so clear, but I see what you're saying now. Maintainability is normal code review though. > It's also about making sure the code is maintainable. [..] > Kernel developers rightly need to be concerned about how > difficult it will be to extend the NTFS driver to handle new > NTFS features that Microsoft introduces. Maintainability is one thing, extensibility is another. Preparing your code to implement some changes completely outside of your control seems like a waste of time and something that might bite you later on.