systemd-update-utmp \
        systemd-random-seed \
        systemd-shutdownd \
-       systemd-auto-console-getty
+       systemd-auto-console-getty \
+       systemd-modules-load
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = \
        test-engine \
        units/systemd-initctl.socket \
        units/systemd-logger.socket \
        units/systemd-shutdownd.socket \
-       units/systemd-auto-console-getty.service \
        units/dev-hugepages.automount \
        units/dev-hugepages.mount \
        units/dev-mqueue.automount \
        units/systemd-logger.service \
        units/systemd-shutdownd.service \
        units/systemd-auto-console-getty.service \
+       units/systemd-modules-load.service \
        units/systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service \
        units/systemd-update-utmp-shutdown.service \
        units/systemd-random-seed-save.service \
        units/systemd-logger.service.in \
        units/systemd-shutdownd.service.in \
        units/systemd-auto-console-getty.service.in \
+       units/systemd-modules-load.service.in \
        units/systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service.in \
        units/systemd-update-utmp-shutdown.service.in \
        units/systemd-random-seed-save.service.in \
        libsystemd-basic.la \
        $(DBUS_LIBS)
 
+systemd_modules_load_SOURCES = \
+       src/modules-load.c
+
+systemd_modules_load_CFLAGS = \
+       $(AM_CFLAGS)
+
+systemd_modules_load_LDADD = \
+       libsystemd-basic.la
+
 systemd_cgroups_agent_SOURCES = \
        src/cgroups-agent.c \
        src/dbus-common.c
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-*/
+
+/***
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
+
+  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+
+#include "log.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "strv.h"
+
+/* This reads all module names listed in /etc/modules.d/?*.modules and
+ * loads them into the kernel. This follows roughly Debian's way to
+ * handle modules, but uses a directory of fragments instead of a
+ * single /etc/modules file. */
+
+static int scandir_filter(const struct dirent *d) {
+        assert(d);
+
+        if (ignore_file(d->d_name))
+                return 0;
+
+        if (d->d_type != DT_REG &&
+            d->d_type != DT_LNK)
+                return 0;
+
+        return endswith(d->d_name, ".modules");
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        struct dirent **de = NULL;
+        int r = 1, n, i;
+        char **arguments = NULL;
+        unsigned n_arguments = 0, n_allocated = 0;
+
+        if (argc > 1) {
+                log_error("This program takes no argument.");
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_SYSLOG_OR_KMSG);
+        log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
+
+        if (!(arguments = strv_new("/sbin/modprobe", "-sab", "--", NULL))) {
+                log_error("Failed to allocate string array");
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        n_arguments = n_allocated = 3;
+
+        if ((n = scandir("/etc/modules.d/", &de, scandir_filter, alphasort)) < 0) {
+
+                if (errno == ENOENT)
+                        r = 0;
+                else
+                        log_error("Failed to enumerate /etc/modules.d/ files: %m");
+
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        r = 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                int k;
+                char *fn;
+                FILE *f;
+
+                k = asprintf(&fn, "/etc/modules.d/%s", de[i]->d_name);
+                free(de[i]);
+
+                if (k < 0) {
+                        log_error("Failed to allocate file name.");
+                        r = 1;
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                f = fopen(fn, "re");
+                free(fn);
+
+                if (!f) {
+                        log_error("Failed to open %s: %m", fn);
+                        r = 1;
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                for (;;) {
+                        char line[LINE_MAX], *l, *t;
+
+                        if (!(fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)))
+                                break;
+
+                        l = strstrip(line);
+                        if (*l == '#' || *l == 0)
+                                continue;
+
+                        if (!(t = strdup(l))) {
+                                log_error("Failed to allocate module name.");
+                                continue;
+                        }
+
+                        if (n_arguments >= n_allocated) {
+                                char **a;
+                                unsigned m;
+
+                                m = MAX(16U, n_arguments*2);
+
+                                if (!(a = realloc(arguments, sizeof(char*) * (m+1)))) {
+                                        log_error("Failed to increase module array size.");
+                                        free(t);
+                                        r = 1;
+                                        continue;
+                                }
+
+                                arguments = a;
+                                n_allocated = m;
+                        }
+
+                        arguments[n_arguments++] = t;
+                }
+
+                if (ferror(f)) {
+                        r = 1;
+                        log_error("Failed to read from file: %m");
+                }
+
+                fclose(f);
+        }
+
+        free(de);
+
+finish:
+
+        if (n_arguments > 3) {
+                arguments[n_arguments] = NULL;
+                execv("/sbin/modprobe", arguments);
+
+                log_error("Failed to execute /sbin/modprobe: %m");
+                r = 1;
+        }
+
+        strv_free(arguments);
+
+        return r;
+}