Add installation workaround for ARM64 (Asahi Linux) kernel BTF issue #52
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This pull request adds a workaround instruction to the README for ARM64 (e.g., Asahi Linux) users, who may encounter a make failure when building the driver via DKMS.
The error is caused by a missing resolve_btfids binary in the kernel's build tree, which breaks the BTF generation step during module compilation.
✅ Workaround included:
Manually patch the Makefile.modfinal to bypass the call to resolve_btfids, replacing it with true;.
This solution has been tested on Arch Linux ARM using the Asahi kernel (6.13.8-asahi on aarch64).