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6 <refentry id=
"systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD'
>
9 <title>systemd-modules-load.service
</title>
10 <productname>systemd
</productname>
14 <refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service
</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
19 <refname>systemd-modules-load.service
</refname>
20 <refname>systemd-modules-load
</refname>
21 <refpurpose>Load kernel modules at boot
</refpurpose>
25 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename></para>
26 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load
</filename></para>
30 <title>Description
</title>
32 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename> is an early boot service that loads kernel
33 modules. It reads static configuration from files in
<filename>/usr/
</filename> and
34 <filename>/etc/
</filename>, but also runtime configuration from
<filename>/run/
</filename> and the kernel
35 command line (see below).
</para>
38 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
39 information about the configuration format of this service and paths where configuration files can be
44 <title>Kernel Command Line
</title>
46 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename>
47 understands the following kernel command line parameters:
</para>
49 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'
>
52 <term><varname>modules_load=
</varname></term>
53 <term><varname>rd.modules_load=
</varname></term>
55 <listitem><para>Takes a comma-separated list of kernel modules
56 to statically load during early boot. The option prefixed with
57 <literal>rd.
</literal> is read by the initial RAM disk
58 only.
</para></listitem>
65 <title>See Also
</title>
67 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
68 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,