Load Kernel Modules service failed to start – systemd-modules-load.service

Load Kernel Modules service failed to start – systemd-modules-load.service

The goal is to quantify the boot‑time bottleneck introduced by loading kernel modules listed in /etc/modules-load.d/ before considering any optimization.

Constraints include the uncertainty of how much time the service adds on typical Linux Mint installations, the risk of disabling essential modules, and the lack of a predefined threshold for acceptable delay.

End with specific questions:

• What proportion of the total boot time is attributable to systemd-modules-load.service on a default Linux Mint system?
• Which individual modules in /etc/modules-load.d/ are responsible for the largest share of the load latency?
• Should the distribution adopt a hardware‑aware, conditional loading strategy to reduce this boot‑time overhead?