systemd systemd-modules-load.service 8 systemd-modules-load.service systemd-modules-load Load kernel modules at boot systemd-modules-load.service /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load systemd-modules-load.service is an early boot service that loads kernel modules. It reads static configuration from files in /usr/ and /etc/, but also runtime configuration from /run/ and the kernel command line (see below). See modules-load.d5 for information about the configuration format of this service and paths where configuration files can be created. systemd-modules-load.service understands the following kernel command line parameters: modules_load= rd.modules_load= Takes a comma-separated list of kernel modules to statically load during early boot. The option prefixed with rd. is read in the initrd only. systemd1 modules-load.d5