Before downloading the actual new kernel, most avid kernel hackers have been involved in a 2-hour pre-kernel-compilation count-down, with some even spending the preceding week doing typing exercises and reciting PI to a thousand decimal places.
I am not sure if I was just in a good mood when I was reading this, but I almost had tears from laughing so hard. But aside from that, this kernel has a lot of new additions and bugfixes. This is now the official kernel designed to work seamlessly with the PlayStation 3, thanks to Sony’s donated code.
Source: LKML