Re: [PATCH net-next v2 03/14] net: pcs: pcs-xpcs-regmap: support XPCS memory-mapped MDIO bus via regmap

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Sun Jun 07 2026 - 13:48:21 EST


> +struct dw_xpcs *devm_xpcs_regmap_register(struct device *dev,
> + const struct xpcs_regmap_config *config)
> +{
> + static atomic_t id = ATOMIC_INIT(-1);

...

> + snprintf(pxpcs->bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE,
> + "dwxpcs-%x", atomic_inc_return(&id));

dev_name(dev) should be unique, and it also makes it easier to
associate the PCS to the MAC when looking in /sys.

Andrew