apHarmony offers Linux Kernel development services.  Whether you are looking to change the functionality of a kernel module, develop a new driver, or add new functionality to the Linux OS, we will be happy to bring our team to your software project.  Please feel free to give us a call at 630-855-7522 for a free evaluation and quote.

By providing a fully open source operating system platform, Linux enables new and advanced functionality to be added to operating systems.  Instead of requiring operating system companies themselves to add functionality, or reverse the engineer complex code to hack in new features, the democratization of the operating system kernel has significantly sped the implementation of advanced, new operating system features and has helped push the level of technology in even proprietary software.

With the source code for the vast majority of the Linux kernel and drivers free for download, review, and modification, developers can take advantage of the opportunity to build new device drivers and advanced operating system implementations relatively quickly.  Depending on the exact nature of the project, a customized spin of the Linux kernel may be used that is focused around a particular domain, such as real-time event processing, a high level of parallelism, or virtualization.  While Linux kernel development projects are often in nature research-focused, there are also many instances where application of existing modules to a particular domain can be done efficiently and cost effectively.

In addition to leveraging the open source components of the base operating systems, it can sometimes be desirable to create pluggable modules that reside in the user space.  Some kernel modules for even low-level operating system components such as the network stack can be modified in the user-space of an operating system, providing ease of both development and deployment.

For a free evaluation and quote on a Linux Kernel development project, please feel free to call 630-855-7522.