man/systemd-modules-load.service.xml

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        <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>
                <refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle>
                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
        </refmeta>

        <refnamediv>
                <refname>systemd-modules-load.service</refname>
                <refname>systemd-modules-load</refname>
                <refpurpose>Configure kernel modules to load at boot</refpurpose>
        </refnamediv>

        <refsynopsisdiv>
                <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename></para>
                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load</filename></para>
        </refsynopsisdiv>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Description</title>

                <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename>
                is an early-boot service that loads kernel modules
                from static configuration.</para>

                <para>See
                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                for information about the configuration of this
                service.</para>

        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Kernel Command Line</title>

                <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename> understands
                the following kernel command line parameters:</para>

                <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <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
                                <literal>rd.</literal> is read by the
                                initial RAM disk
                                only.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                </variablelist>
        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>See Also</title>
                <para>
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wine</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                </para>
        </refsect1>

</refentry>