/* Allocate state for a channel.  */
 struct ldc_channel *ldc_alloc(unsigned long id,
                              const struct ldc_channel_config *cfgp,
-                             void *event_arg);
+                             void *event_arg,
+                             const char *name);
 
 /* Shut down and free state for a channel.  */
 void ldc_free(struct ldc_channel *lp);
 
 /* Register TX and RX queues of the link with the hypervisor.  */
-int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp, const char *name);
+int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp);
 
 /* For non-RAW protocols we need to complete a handshake before
  * communication can proceed.  ldc_connect() does that, if the
 
        ds_cfg.tx_irq = vdev->tx_irq;
        ds_cfg.rx_irq = vdev->rx_irq;
 
-       lp = ldc_alloc(vdev->channel_id, &ds_cfg, dp);
+       lp = ldc_alloc(vdev->channel_id, &ds_cfg, dp, "DS");
        if (IS_ERR(lp)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(lp);
                goto out_free_ds_states;
        }
        dp->lp = lp;
 
-       err = ldc_bind(lp, "DS");
+       err = ldc_bind(lp);
        if (err)
                goto out_free_ldc;
 
 
 
 struct ldc_channel *ldc_alloc(unsigned long id,
                              const struct ldc_channel_config *cfgp,
-                             void *event_arg)
+                             void *event_arg,
+                             const char *name)
 {
        struct ldc_channel *lp;
        const struct ldc_mode_ops *mops;
        err = -EINVAL;
        if (!cfgp)
                goto out_err;
+       if (!name)
+               goto out_err;
 
        switch (cfgp->mode) {
        case LDC_MODE_RAW:
 
        INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&lp->mh_list);
 
+       snprintf(lp->rx_irq_name, LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX, "%s RX", name);
+       snprintf(lp->tx_irq_name, LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX, "%s TX", name);
+
+       err = request_irq(lp->cfg.rx_irq, ldc_rx, 0,
+                         lp->rx_irq_name, lp);
+       if (err)
+               goto out_free_txq;
+
+       err = request_irq(lp->cfg.tx_irq, ldc_tx, 0,
+                         lp->tx_irq_name, lp);
+       if (err) {
+               free_irq(lp->cfg.rx_irq, lp);
+               goto out_free_txq;
+       }
+
        return lp;
 
 out_free_txq:
  * state.  This does not initiate a handshake, ldc_connect() does
  * that.
  */
-int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp, const char *name)
+int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp)
 {
        unsigned long hv_err, flags;
        int err = -EINVAL;
 
-       if (!name ||
-           (lp->state != LDC_STATE_INIT))
+       if (lp->state != LDC_STATE_INIT)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       snprintf(lp->rx_irq_name, LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX, "%s RX", name);
-       snprintf(lp->tx_irq_name, LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX, "%s TX", name);
-
-       err = request_irq(lp->cfg.rx_irq, ldc_rx, 0,
-                         lp->rx_irq_name, lp);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       err = request_irq(lp->cfg.tx_irq, ldc_tx, 0,
-                         lp->tx_irq_name, lp);
-       if (err) {
-               free_irq(lp->cfg.rx_irq, lp);
-               return err;
-       }
-
-
        spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 
        enable_irq(lp->cfg.rx_irq);
 
        cfg.tx_irq = vio->vdev->tx_irq;
        cfg.rx_irq = vio->vdev->rx_irq;
 
-       lp = ldc_alloc(vio->vdev->channel_id, &cfg, event_arg);
+       lp = ldc_alloc(vio->vdev->channel_id, &cfg, event_arg, vio->name);
        if (IS_ERR(lp))
                return PTR_ERR(lp);
 
 
        err = 0;
        if (state == LDC_STATE_INIT) {
-               err = ldc_bind(vio->lp, vio->name);
+               err = ldc_bind(vio->lp);
                if (err)
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Port %lu bind failed, "
                               "err=%d\n",