Need a Linux 2.4 kernel driver in the next 0-4 months

I have an important monitoring system that is controlled by a Linux box currently running a 2.2 kernel. In the next 0-4 months, it will be upgraded to Redhat 7 (2.4 kernel). I can delay the upgrade, but not stop it. Who do I see about developing a driver for this?

kshores wrote in news:5065000000080000000A230000-
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> I have an important monitoring system that is controlled by a Linux
> box currently running a 2.2 kernel. In the next 0-4 months, it will
> be upgraded to Redhat 7 (2.4 kernel). I can delay the upgrade, but
> not stop it. Who do I see about developing a driver for this?
Do a search on the NI website for "0EF9PKEO" (a document on Linux driver
support). There's some 3rd party drivers at Linux Labs. You could also get
the NI DDK and roll your own.

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