man/systemd-modules-load.service.xml

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  25 <refentry id="systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD'>
  26
  27   <refentryinfo>
  28     <title>systemd-modules-load.service</title>
  29     <productname>systemd</productname>
  30
  31     <authorgroup>
  32       <author>
  33         <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  34         <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  35         <surname>Poettering</surname>
  36         <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  37       </author>
  38     </authorgroup>
  39   </refentryinfo>
  40
  41   <refmeta>
  42     <refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle>
  43     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  44   </refmeta>
  45
  46   <refnamediv>
  47     <refname>systemd-modules-load.service</refname>
  48     <refname>systemd-modules-load</refname>
  49     <refpurpose>Load kernel modules at boot</refpurpose>
  50   </refnamediv>
  51
  52   <refsynopsisdiv>
  53     <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename></para>
  54     <para><filename>&rootlibexecdir;/systemd-modules-load</filename></para>
  55   </refsynopsisdiv>
  56
  57   <refsect1>
  58     <title>Description</title>
  59
  60     <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename> is an
  61     early-boot service that loads kernel modules based on static
  62     configuration.</para>
  63
  64     <para>See
  65     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  66     for information about the configuration of this service.</para>
  67
  68   </refsect1>
  69
  70   <refsect1>
  71     <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
  72
  73     <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename>
  74     understands the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
  75
  76     <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
  77
  78       <varlistentry>
  79         <term><varname>modules-load=</varname></term>
  80         <term><varname>rd.modules-load=</varname></term>
  81
  82         <listitem><para>Takes a comma-separated list of kernel modules
  83         to statically load during early boot. The option prefixed with
  84         <literal>rd.</literal> is read by the initial RAM disk
  85         only.</para></listitem>
  86       </varlistentry>
  87
  88     </variablelist>
  89   </refsect1>
  90
  91   <refsect1>
  92     <title>See Also</title>
  93     <para>
  94       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  95       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  96     </para>
  97   </refsect1>
  98
  99 </refentry>