<?xml version="1.0"?> <!--*-nxml-*--> <!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-or-later --> <refentry id="systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD' xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> <refentryinfo> <title>systemd-modules-load.service</title> <productname>systemd</productname> </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>Load kernel modules 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. 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 format of this service and paths where configuration files can be created.</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 in the initrd only.</para> <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v187"/></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>, </para> </refsect1> </refentry>