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@@ -1,38 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--*-nxml-*-->
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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-
-  Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
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+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
 <refentry id="systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD'>
 
   <refentryinfo>
     <title>systemd-modules-load.service</title>
     <productname>systemd</productname>
-
-    <authorgroup>
-      <author>
-        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
-        <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
-        <surname>Poettering</surname>
-        <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
-      </author>
-    </authorgroup>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
 
-    <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename> is an
-    early boot service that loads kernel modules based on static
-    configuration.</para>
+    <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename> is an early boot service that loads kernel
+    modules. It reads static configuration from files in <filename>/usr</filename> and
+    <filename>/etc</filename>, but also runtime configuration from <filename>/run</filename> and the kernel
+    command line (see below).</para>
 
     <para>See
-    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-    for information about the configuration of this service.</para>
-
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+    information about the configuration format of this service and paths where configuration files can be
+    created.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
@@ -73,8 +49,8 @@
     <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><varname>modules-load=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.modules-load=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>modules_load=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.modules_load=</varname></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Takes a comma-separated list of kernel modules
         to statically load during early boot. The option prefixed with