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<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>
<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 based on 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>,
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>