I recently came across this mailing list post by Linus Torvalds <https://lkml.org/lkml/2004/12/20/255> about the value of reviewing even “trivial” patches. The following passages stood out to me:
I think that much more important than the patch is the fact that people get used to the notion that they can change the kernel … So please don’t stop. Yes, those trivial patches *are* a bother. Damn, they are *horrible*. But at the same time, the devil is in the detail, and they are needed in the long run. Both the patches themselves, and the people that grew up on them. Spark is the first (and currently only) open source project I contribute regularly to. My first several PRs against the project, as simple as they were, were definitely patches that I “grew up on”. I appreciate the time and effort all the reviewers I’ve interacted with have taken to work with me on my PRs, even when they are “trivial”. And I’m sure that as I continue to contribute to this project there will be many more patches that I will “grow up on”. Thank you Patrick, Reynold, Josh, Davies, Michael, and everyone else who’s taken time to review one of my patches. I appreciate it! Nick
