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README: update information about the patch and bug.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y470/Y570 and Toshiba SATELLITE P870
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Until [this kernel bug](https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42696) is
fixed, you need to apply an ugly hack on these laptops to make bbswitch and the
[This kernel bug](https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42696) is fixed in
Linux 3.9-rc1 and Linux 3.8.5 which obsoletes this hack. Linux 3.7 is
incompatible with this hack (and already EOL'd, so a backport fix won't be made
available).
In kernel version 3.6 and older, you need to apply an ugly hack on these laptops
to make bbswitch and the
driver (both nouveau and nvidia) work. For now I have decided not to put the
hack in the bbswitch module since it is a very ugly hack that is comparable to
writing a maximum allowable speed of 130 km/h on a traffic sign for a road