Dan Mick writes:
> Another trick I use all the time: once having installed a base unmodified 
> kernel with normal install or BFU, I test small changes to kernel or 
> drivers by installing the 64-bit version (just building and installing that 
> module).  If something goes wrong, I can boot the 32-bit kernel to recover. 
>   Handier than the ABE, netboot, or failsafe archive.

Works only on amd64/emt, but, yes, a handy trick.

I also sometimes write a script to copy over the binaries I'm
changing, and then use "-m milestone=none" and "mount -O remount /" to
move things back after an accident.

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