Red Hat is losing another prominent Linux kernel engineer, David Hildenbrand, after a decade of contributions to the open source community. Hildenbrand announced his departure by updating his maintainer information on kernel.org, indicating his move away from Red Hat. His work has been crucial in several key areas of the Linux kernel, including memory management, virtualization, and VirtIO technologies. He has been a key figure in the development of the kernel’s memory management features, such as HugeTLB code, s300 KVM code, and memory management reclaim code. Hildenbrand’s role at Red Hat has included working on QEMU/KVM virtualization and Linux kernel memory management. His contributions have been instrumental in improving the performance and stability of the Linux kernel in virtualized environments. The Linux community is likely to feel the impact of his departure, as his expertise in these areas is highly valued. Red Hat, a major contributor to the Linux kernel, has been losing several key developers this year, which could affect its influence in the open source community. Despite the loss, Red Hat remains a significant player in the Linux ecosystem, and the company will continue its development work with its remaining team of experts.