- <para><command>systemd</command> uses
- <filename>/etc/modules-load.d/</filename> to configure
- kernel modules to load during boot in a static list.
- Each configuration file is named in the style of
- <filename>/etc/modules-load.d/<program>.conf</filename>. Note
- that it is usally a better idea to use the automatic
- module loading by PCI ID, by DMI ID or similar
- triggers configured in the kernel modules themselves
- instead of relying on static configuration like
- this.</para>
+ <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ reads files from the above directories which contain
+ kernel modules to load during boot in a static list.
+ Each configuration file is named in the style of
+ <filename>/etc/modules-load.d/<replaceable>program</replaceable>.conf</filename>. Note
+ that it is usually a better idea to rely on the
+ automatic module loading by PCI IDs, USB IDs, DMI IDs
+ or similar triggers encoded in the kernel modules
+ themselves instead of static configuration like
+ this. In fact, most modern kernel modules are prepared
+ for automatic loading already.</para>