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5 <refentry id=
"systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD'
>
8 <title>systemd-modules-load.service
</title>
9 <productname>systemd
</productname>
13 <refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service
</refentrytitle>
14 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
18 <refname>systemd-modules-load.service
</refname>
19 <refname>systemd-modules-load
</refname>
20 <refpurpose>Load kernel modules at boot
</refpurpose>
24 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename></para>
25 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load
</filename></para>
29 <title>Description
</title>
31 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename> is an
32 early boot service that loads kernel modules based on static
36 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
37 for information about the configuration of this service.
</para>
42 <title>Kernel Command Line
</title>
44 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service
</filename>
45 understands the following kernel command line parameters:
</para>
47 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'
>
50 <term><varname>modules_load=
</varname></term>
51 <term><varname>rd.modules_load=
</varname></term>
53 <listitem><para>Takes a comma-separated list of kernel modules
54 to statically load during early boot. The option prefixed with
55 <literal>rd.
</literal> is read by the initial RAM disk
56 only.
</para></listitem>
63 <title>See Also
</title>
65 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
66 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,