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kernel (in addition to any options listed in the configuration
file).
</para>
+ <para>
+ When loading modules, <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> can also
+ be a path to the module. If the path is relative, it must
+ explicitly start with "./". Note that this may fail when using a
+ path to a module with dependencies not matching the installed depmod
+ database.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>