> > some different versions of MII devices print identical strings > > when they attach, this diff makes them unique. ok? > > I think this is ugly. Unless there is a pressing need to distinguish > these in dmesg, I'd urge you not to do this.
I kind of see it the other way. If it is a different device, with different behaviours and different code in the tree to handle it, then I think it is really nice if we can identify it in dmesg.
