man/systemd-modules-load.service.xml

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  22 <refentry id="systemd-modules-load.service" conditional='HAVE_KMOD'>
  23
  24         <refentryinfo>
  25                 <title>systemd-modules-load.service</title>
  26                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  27
  28                 <authorgroup>
  29                         <author>
  30                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  31                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  32                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  33                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  34                         </author>
  35                 </authorgroup>
  36         </refentryinfo>
  37
  38         <refmeta>
  39                 <refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle>
  40                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  41         </refmeta>
  42
  43         <refnamediv>
  44                 <refname>systemd-modules-load.service</refname>
  45                 <refname>systemd-modules-load</refname>
  46                 <refpurpose>Configure kernel modules to load at boot</refpurpose>
  47         </refnamediv>
  48
  49         <refsynopsisdiv>
  50                 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename></para>
  51                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load</filename></para>
  52         </refsynopsisdiv>
  53
  54         <refsect1>
  55                 <title>Description</title>
  56
  57                 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename>
  58                 is an early-boot service that loads kernel modules
  59                 from static configuration.</para>
  60
  61                 <para>See
  62                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  63                 for information about the configuration of this
  64                 service.</para>
  65
  66         </refsect1>
  67
  68         <refsect1>
  69                 <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
  70
  71                 <para><filename>systemd-modules-load.service</filename> understands
  72                 the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
  73
  74                 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
  75
  76                         <varlistentry>
  77                                 <term><varname>modules-load=</varname></term>
  78                                 <term><varname>rd.modules-load=</varname></term>
  79
  80                                 <listitem><para>Takes a comma-separated
  81                                 list of kernel modules to
  82                                 statically load during early boot. The
  83                                 option prefixed with
  84                                 <literal>rd.</literal> is read by the
  85                                 initial RAM disk
  86                                 only.</para></listitem>
  87                         </varlistentry>
  88
  89                 </variablelist>
  90         </refsect1>
  91
  92         <refsect1>
  93                 <title>See Also</title>
  94                 <para>
  95                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  96                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modules-load.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  97                 </para>
  98         </refsect1>
  99
 100 </refentry>