doc: update modules-load plugin description, recommend .conf files

Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Joachim Wiberg committed 2022-05-07 16:29:18 +02:00
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@@ -46,11 +46,18 @@ For your convenience a set of *optional* plugins are available:
* *rtc.so*: Restore and save system clock from/to RTC on boot/halt. * *rtc.so*: Restore and save system clock from/to RTC on boot/halt.
Enabled by default. Enabled by default.
* *modules-load.so*: Scans `/etc/modules-load.d/` for modules to load * *modules-load.so*: Scans `/etc/modules-load.d/*.conf` for modules to
using `modprobe`. Each file in this directory can contain multiple load using `modprobe`. Each file can contain multiple lines with the
lines with the name of the module to load. Any line starting with name of the module to load. Any line starting with the standard UNIX
the standard UNIX comment character, `#`, is skipped. comment character, `#`, is skipped.
Modules are loaded when entering runlevel `[2345]` using the `task`
stanza. Each module gets a unique `name:modprobe.foo`, and
optional`:ID`. The `:ID` is a globally incremented index, which can
be disabled per file (anywhere) using the following config line:
set noindex
**Note:** unlike the traditional .conf `module` directive, which load **Note:** unlike the traditional .conf `module` directive, which load
any listed module immediately, this plugin creates standard `taks` any listed module immediately, this plugin creates standard `taks`
directives which load the module(s) in the background. As long as directives which load the module(s) in the background. As long as