boot.initrd.availableKernelModules

The set of kernel modules in the initial ramdisk used during the boot process. This set must include all modules necessary for mounting the root device. That is, it should include modules for the physical device (e.g., SCSI drivers) and for the file system (e.g., ext3). The set specified here is automatically closed under the module dependency relation, i.e., all dependencies of the modules list here are included automatically. The modules listed here are available in the initrd, but are only loaded on demand (e.g., the ext3 module is loaded automatically when an ext3 filesystem is mounted, and modules for PCI devices are loaded when they match the PCI ID of a device in your system). To force a module to be loaded, include it in boot.initrd.kernelModules.

This can either be a list of modules, or an attrset. In an attrset, names that are set to true represent modules that will be included. Note that setting these names to false does not prevent the module from being loaded. For that, use boot.blacklistedKernelModules.

Type

(attribute set of boolean) or (list of string) convertible to it

Default

{ }

Example

[
  "sata_nv"
  "ext3"
]

Declared

<nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix>