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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/util.py9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 924df6b3a..7234be6cb 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -652,3 +652,12 @@ def get_bridge_member_config(conf, br, intf):
conf.set_level(old_level)
return memberconf
+
+def check_kmod(k_mod):
+ """ Common utility function to load required kernel modules on demand """
+ if isinstance(k_mod, str):
+ k_mod = k_mod.split()
+ for module in k_mod:
+ if not os.path.exists(f'/sys/module/{module}'):
+ if call(f'modprobe {module}') != 0:
+ raise ConfigError(f'Loading Kernel module {module} failed')