The most generous interpretation is that it can work - if you're careful, and if you're using a kernel from 2016.
While I trust the author to do this (thankfully, as he's my coworker) there is a lot of Linux software that doesn't, even assuming it was updated in the last year and you're running something vaguely bleeding edge (not Debian).
While I trust the author to do this (thankfully, as he's my coworker) there is a lot of Linux software that doesn't, even assuming it was updated in the last year and you're running something vaguely bleeding edge (not Debian).