ok, so it is /lib/modules-load.d/open-iscsi.conf that has 'ib_iser' in it. ib_iser per modinfo "iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) Datamover".
per depmod on full linux-image-extra system: kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/ib_iser.ko: kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_cm.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/iw_cm.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_cm.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_sa.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_mad.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_core.ko kernel/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_addr.ko kernel/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.ko kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.ko $ ls -l /lib/modules/4.4.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/ib_iser.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 81382 Mar 29 15:15 /lib/modules/4.4.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/ib_iser.ko So the easiest fix for this, at a cost of 81kb is to just move ib_iser from linux-image-extra to linux-image. There might be some way to say "load if present, do not complain" but I dont see it immediately. Possibly something with modprobe.d. It would seem that such function would be needed to avoid warning failure if a driver was simply built into the kernel. Ie, a custom kernel built ib_iser into the kernel, then we'd not want to warn. ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1566468 Title: systemd-modules-load.service: Failing due to missing module 'ib_iser' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1566468/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs