Comment # 2 on bug 1205359 from M���ller

Thanks for that link, that pretty much explains why the Raspbian kernel patch
exists. I only found some other docs that weren't as helpful.

Since the Raspbian kernel devs seem to think that the patch is the best
solution (see https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1054), I don't think
asking them (or even just me trying) to find a better solution acceptable for
the upstream kernel is feasible.
For now, I think I'll keep using my patched spidev module package and maybe
I'll document the issue on the openSUSE:SPI wiki page.