2.6.17-rc1-no2 "Exceeding Expectations" 

New release based on 2.6.17-rc1-mm2. 
Plugsched 6.3.2, fixed explicit declaration in w1.c. Sparse memory works? (Supposibly it didn't work with -no1)
Changes are small, just upgraded to latest mm and dropped the vmware fix. Added a few small patches, nothing too major.
-cheater-conrad

[CPUSCHED]
{ There are 9 available cpu schedulers you can choose from 
1) You can either select the default in kernel config (General Setup > CPU Schedulers) in menuconfig
or,
2) You can set the kernel parameter, cpusched="NAME" (replacing name with something like ingo_ll), in your grub/lilo config.

  Available options are:
  cpusched="nicksched"
  cpusched="staircase"
  cpusched="zaphod"
  cpusched="spa_no_frills"
  cpusched="spa_ws"
  cpusched="spa_svr"
  cpusched="spa_ebs"
  cpusched="ingosched"
  cpusched="ingo_ll"
}

[Nicksched]
{
Also available is the the option to change the base_timeslice variable.The recommended setting is 128 for the most interactivity.
If you set it too low some applications may fail. You can define the timeslice via kernel configuration. You can view the 
base_timeslice setting being used in /sys/cpusched/nicksched/base_timeslice.
}

{SPLASHUTILS}
{
Splashutils is broken for all 2.6.16/17 kernels, I created an overlay for no-sources/mm-sources
url:
http://no.oldos.org/files/2.6.16-rc5-no3/splashutils-overlay-for-2.6.16.tar.bz2
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Base Patches

+ 2.6.17-rc1.bz2 | Latest pre-patch to the stable linux tree

+ 2.6.17-rc1-mm2.bz2 | Andrew Morton's -mm patchset

Fixes by No-Sources for this release 

+ Fix explicit w1_bus_type declaration in w1.c

Scheduler Patches

+ plugsched-6.3.2-for-2.6.17-rc1-mm1 | Latest plugsched for -mm

+ Fix Plugsched For 2.6.17-rc1-mm2 | Fix plugsched for the newer -mm kernel

+ nicksched.c timeslice edit | Change the way the base_timeslice variable is defined (so it can be changed)

+ nicksched base_timeslice kconfig option | Allow base_timeslice to be set in the kernel config

+ nicksched 128 default base_timeslice | set 128 to the default base_timeslice setting in Kconfig

Con Kolivas' Patches

+ HZ Default Values (1000)

+ HZ No Default 250

+ IOSCHED Default Deadline 

+ Aggressive Swap Prefetch

L-7 Filter Suppot

+ netfilter-later7-2.1 | Support for the layer7 netfilter

Realtime Linux Security Module

+ realtime-lsm | Support for the Realtime Linux Security Module

Spock

+ fbsplash-0.9.2-r5-2.6.16 | Support for the framebuffer splash (gensplash)

+ vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-r3-2.6.16 | Alternative for vesafb

File Systems

+ unionfs-20060322 | Support for the Unification File System (unionfs)

+ squashfs-3.0 | Support for the latest squashfs

No-Sources Patches

+ config-nr-tty-devices | Configure the number of tty devices in the Kconfig

+ replace-bad-defconfigs | Replace the defconfigs in x86_64, i386, and ia64 - so they aren't so bare and don't make cfq the default

+ No-Version | Label the no-sources kernel for the latest version

Patches From Previous -MM Releases

+ lxdialog-sane-colours | Change the colors of menuconfig

Linux-PHC (Formerly bdz undervolt/dothan speedstep)

+ Linux PHC | Enhanced speedstep patch for underclocking/undervolting p-m cpus

Other Patches

+ usb-mouse-polling | Mouse polling hack

+ ibm-fancontrol | Allows you to control fan speed on ibm thinkpad

+ daconfig | Cool script by damouse, shows name of kernel in menuconfig