Microsoft developer K. Y. Srinivasan comes in at the top because he made a lot of minor changes. Microsoft developers changed 11,564 lines of code (1.3 per cent) compared to Intel’s 163,232 (18.1 per cent). Red Hat provided 1,000 changes in Kernal 3.0 – 343 changes made by Microsoft developer Srinivansan. LWN.net found that Microsoft developers. changed 11.564. lines of. code. Microsoft and Intel are nearer the bottom of the list.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/07/linux-kernel-30-343-changes-made-by.html