diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 5a680a88aa87..faacf95699d7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -170,10 +170,9 @@ static struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_name(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int alloc_name(char *name)
+static int alloc_name(struct ib_device *ibdev, const char *name)
 {
 	unsigned long *inuse;
-	char buf[IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX];
 	struct ib_device *device;
 	int i;
 
@@ -182,24 +181,21 @@ static int alloc_name(char *name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(device, &device_list, core_list) {
-		if (!sscanf(device->name, name, &i))
+		char buf[IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX];
+
+		if (sscanf(device->name, name, &i) != 1)
 			continue;
 		if (i < 0 || i >= PAGE_SIZE * 8)
 			continue;
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, name, i);
-		if (!strncmp(buf, device->name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX))
+		if (!strcmp(buf, dev_name(&device->dev)))
 			set_bit(i, inuse);
 	}
 
 	i = find_first_zero_bit(inuse, PAGE_SIZE * 8);
 	free_page((unsigned long) inuse);
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, name, i);
 
-	if (__ib_device_get_by_name(buf))
-		return -ENFILE;
-
-	strlcpy(name, buf, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
-	return 0;
+	return dev_set_name(&ibdev->dev, name, i);
 }
 
 static void ib_device_release(struct device *device)
@@ -454,9 +450,9 @@ static u32 __dev_new_index(void)
  * callback for each device that is added. @device must be allocated
  * with ib_alloc_device().
  */
-int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device,
-		       int (*port_callback)(struct ib_device *,
-					    u8, struct kobject *))
+int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, const char *name,
+		       int (*port_callback)(struct ib_device *, u8,
+					    struct kobject *))
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ib_client *client;
@@ -495,11 +491,20 @@ int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device,
 
 	mutex_lock(&device_mutex);
 
-	if (strchr(device->name, '%')) {
-		ret = alloc_name(device->name);
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		ret = alloc_name(device, name);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	} else {
+		ret = dev_set_name(&device->dev, name);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
+	if (__ib_device_get_by_name(dev_name(&device->dev))) {
+		ret = -ENFILE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	strlcpy(device->name, dev_name(&device->dev), IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 
 	if (ib_device_check_mandatory(device)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 0b04dbff884f..bc947a863b34 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -1311,10 +1311,6 @@ int ib_device_register_sysfs(struct ib_device *device,
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	ret = dev_set_name(class_dev, "%s", device->name);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	device->groups[0] = &dev_attr_group;
 	class_dev->groups = device->groups;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 20b9f31052bf..73632e5b819f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ static int bnxt_re_register_ib(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev)
 	/* ib device init */
 	ibdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	ibdev->node_type = RDMA_NODE_IB_CA;
-	strlcpy(ibdev->name, "bnxt_re%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	strlcpy(ibdev->node_desc, BNXT_RE_DESC " HCA",
 		strlen(BNXT_RE_DESC) + 5);
 	ibdev->phys_port_cnt = 1;
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ static int bnxt_re_register_ib(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev)
 	ibdev->alloc_hw_stats           = bnxt_re_ib_alloc_hw_stats;
 
 	ibdev->driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_BNXT_RE;
-	return ib_register_device(ibdev, NULL);
+	return ib_register_device(ibdev, "bnxt_re%d", NULL);
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_rev(struct device *device, struct device_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
index 1b9ff21aa1d5..39530cc15f95 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,6 @@ int iwch_register_device(struct iwch_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	pr_debug("%s iwch_dev %p\n", __func__, dev);
-	strlcpy(dev->ibdev.name, "cxgb3_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	memset(&dev->ibdev.node_guid, 0, sizeof(dev->ibdev.node_guid));
 	memcpy(&dev->ibdev.node_guid, dev->rdev.t3cdev_p->lldev->dev_addr, 6);
 	dev->ibdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1402,7 +1401,7 @@ int iwch_register_device(struct iwch_dev *dev)
 	       sizeof(dev->ibdev.iwcm->ifname));
 
 	dev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_CXGB3;
-	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, "cxgb3_%d", NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto bail1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
index 4eda6872e617..416f8d1af610 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ void c4iw_register_device(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct c4iw_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 
 	pr_debug("c4iw_dev %p\n", dev);
-	strlcpy(dev->ibdev.name, "cxgb4_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	memset(&dev->ibdev.node_guid, 0, sizeof(dev->ibdev.node_guid));
 	memcpy(&dev->ibdev.node_guid, dev->rdev.lldi.ports[0]->dev_addr, 6);
 	dev->ibdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ void c4iw_register_device(struct work_struct *work)
 	       sizeof(dev->ibdev.iwcm->ifname));
 
 	dev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_CXGB4;
-	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, "cxgb4_%d", NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_kfree_iwcm;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
index 6edb547baee8..5a86a48cba13 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ static int hns_roce_register_device(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&iboe->lock);
 
 	ib_dev = &hr_dev->ib_dev;
-	strlcpy(ib_dev->name, "hns_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 
 	ib_dev->owner			= THIS_MODULE;
 	ib_dev->node_type		= RDMA_NODE_IB_CA;
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ static int hns_roce_register_device(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev)
 	ib_dev->disassociate_ucontext	= hns_roce_disassociate_ucontext;
 
 	ib_dev->driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_HNS;
-	ret = ib_register_device(ib_dev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(ib_dev, "hns_%d", NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "ib_register_device failed!\n");
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index e2e6c74a7452..cb2aef874ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -2752,7 +2752,6 @@ static struct i40iw_ib_device *i40iw_init_rdma_device(struct i40iw_device *iwdev
 		i40iw_pr_err("iwdev == NULL\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	strlcpy(iwibdev->ibdev.name, "i40iw%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	iwibdev->ibdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	iwdev->iwibdev = iwibdev;
 	iwibdev->iwdev = iwdev;
@@ -2897,7 +2896,7 @@ int i40iw_register_rdma_device(struct i40iw_device *iwdev)
 	iwibdev = iwdev->iwibdev;
 
 	iwibdev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_I40IW;
-	ret = ib_register_device(&iwibdev->ibdev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&iwibdev->ibdev, "i40iw%d", NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index bf3cdb88aaf5..fa5d20eccc21 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,6 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	ibdev->dev = dev;
 	ibdev->bond_next_port	= 0;
 
-	strlcpy(ibdev->ib_dev.name, "mlx4_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	ibdev->ib_dev.owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.node_type		= RDMA_NODE_IB_CA;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.local_dma_lkey	= dev->caps.reserved_lkey;
@@ -2803,7 +2802,7 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		goto err_steer_free_bitmap;
 
 	ibdev->ib_dev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_MLX4;
-	if (ib_register_device(&ibdev->ib_dev, NULL))
+	if (ib_register_device(&ibdev->ib_dev, "mlx4_%d", NULL))
 		goto err_diag_counters;
 
 	if (mlx4_ib_mad_init(ibdev))
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index fb1e3c546826..597cd3c171c9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -5671,7 +5671,6 @@ void mlx5_ib_stage_init_cleanup(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 int mlx5_ib_stage_init_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = dev->mdev;
-	const char *name;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
@@ -5704,12 +5703,6 @@ int mlx5_ib_stage_init_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 	if (mlx5_use_mad_ifc(dev))
 		get_ext_port_caps(dev);
 
-	if (!mlx5_lag_is_active(mdev))
-		name = "mlx5_%d";
-	else
-		name = "mlx5_bond_%d";
-
-	strlcpy(dev->ib_dev.name, name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	dev->ib_dev.owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	dev->ib_dev.node_type		= RDMA_NODE_IB_CA;
 	dev->ib_dev.local_dma_lkey	= 0 /* not supported for now */;
@@ -6122,7 +6115,13 @@ static int mlx5_ib_stage_populate_specs(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 
 int mlx5_ib_stage_ib_reg_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 {
-	return ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, NULL);
+	const char *name;
+
+	if (!mlx5_lag_is_active(dev->mdev))
+		name = "mlx5_%d";
+	else
+		name = "mlx5_bond_%d";
+	return ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, name, NULL);
 }
 
 void mlx5_ib_stage_pre_ib_reg_umr_cleanup(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
index 0d3473b4596e..7bd7e2ad17e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,6 @@ int mthca_register_device(struct mthca_dev *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	strlcpy(dev->ib_dev.name, "mthca%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	dev->ib_dev.owner                = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	dev->ib_dev.uverbs_abi_ver	 = MTHCA_UVERBS_ABI_VERSION;
@@ -1297,7 +1296,7 @@ int mthca_register_device(struct mthca_dev *dev)
 	mutex_init(&dev->cap_mask_mutex);
 
 	dev->ib_dev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_MTHCA;
-	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, "mthca%d", NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
index 6940c7215961..2127cd2f4bec 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
@@ -3640,7 +3640,6 @@ struct nes_ib_device *nes_init_ofa_device(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (nesibdev == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	strlcpy(nesibdev->ibdev.name, "nes%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	nesibdev->ibdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	nesibdev->ibdev.node_type = RDMA_NODE_RNIC;
@@ -3798,7 +3797,7 @@ int nes_register_ofa_device(struct nes_ib_device *nesibdev)
 	int i, ret;
 
 	nesvnic->nesibdev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_NES;
-	ret = ib_register_device(&nesvnic->nesibdev->ibdev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&nesvnic->nesibdev->ibdev, "nes%d", NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
index 7832ee3e0c84..4d3c27613351 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static void get_dev_fw_str(struct ib_device *device, char *str)
 
 static int ocrdma_register_device(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 {
-	strlcpy(dev->ibdev.name, "ocrdma%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	ocrdma_get_guid(dev, (u8 *)&dev->ibdev.node_guid);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(OCRDMA_NODE_DESC) > IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX);
 	memcpy(dev->ibdev.node_desc, OCRDMA_NODE_DESC,
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ static int ocrdma_register_device(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 		dev->ibdev.post_srq_recv = ocrdma_post_srq_recv;
 	}
 	dev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_OCRDMA;
-	return ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, NULL);
+	return ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, "ocrdma%d", NULL);
 }
 
 static int ocrdma_alloc_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
index a0af6d424aed..cd7b8b39a129 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ static int qedr_register_device(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	strlcpy(dev->ibdev.name, "qedr%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
-
 	dev->ibdev.node_guid = dev->attr.node_guid;
 	memcpy(dev->ibdev.node_desc, QEDR_NODE_DESC, sizeof(QEDR_NODE_DESC));
 	dev->ibdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ static int qedr_register_device(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 	dev->ibdev.get_dev_fw_str = qedr_get_dev_fw_str;
 
 	dev->ibdev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_QEDR;
-	return ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, NULL);
+	return ib_register_device(&dev->ibdev, "qedr%d", NULL);
 }
 
 /* This function allocates fast-path status block memory */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
index f0538a460328..3b9f12928314 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.num_comp_vectors = USNIC_IB_NUM_COMP_VECTORS;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.uverbs_abi_ver = USNIC_UVERBS_ABI_VERSION;
-	strlcpy(us_ibdev->ib_dev.name, "usnic_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.uverbs_cmd_mask =
 		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_GET_CONTEXT) |
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_USNIC;
-	if (ib_register_device(&us_ibdev->ib_dev, NULL))
+	if (ib_register_device(&us_ibdev->ib_dev, "usnic_%d", NULL))
 		goto err_fwd_dealloc;
 
 	usnic_fwd_set_mtu(us_ibdev->ufdev, us_ibdev->netdev->mtu);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
index a5719899f49a..6878107fc637 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static int pvrdma_register_device(struct pvrdma_dev *dev)
 	int ret = -1;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	strlcpy(dev->ib_dev.name, "vmw_pvrdma%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	dev->ib_dev.node_guid = dev->dsr->caps.node_guid;
 	dev->sys_image_guid = dev->dsr->caps.sys_image_guid;
 	dev->flags = 0;
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ static int pvrdma_register_device(struct pvrdma_dev *dev)
 	dev->ib_dev.driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_VMW_PVRDMA;
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->srq_tbl_lock);
 
-	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, NULL);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, "vmw_pvrdma%d", NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_srq_free;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
index 17e4abc067af..e3249d46bcef 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ int rvt_register_device(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, u32 driver_id)
 
 	rdi->ibdev.driver_id = driver_id;
 	/* We are now good to announce we exist */
-	ret =  ib_register_device(&rdi->ibdev, rdi->driver_f.port_callback);
+	ret = ib_register_device(&rdi->ibdev, dev_name(&rdi->ibdev.dev),
+				 rdi->driver_f.port_callback);
 	if (ret) {
 		rvt_pr_err(rdi, "Failed to register driver with ib core.\n");
 		goto bail_mr;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index f5b1e0ad6142..e4da5b671e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,6 @@ int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 	struct ib_device *dev = &rxe->ib_dev;
 	struct crypto_shash *tfm;
 
-	strlcpy(dev->name, "rxe%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	strlcpy(dev->node_desc, "rxe", sizeof(dev->node_desc));
 
 	dev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1261,7 +1260,7 @@ int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 	rxe->tfm = tfm;
 
 	dev->driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_RXE;
-	err = ib_register_device(dev, NULL);
+	err = ib_register_device(dev, "rxe%d", NULL);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("%s failed with error %d\n", __func__, err);
 		goto err1;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 0d822a9db300..9897d2329f2c 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2625,9 +2625,9 @@ void ib_dealloc_device(struct ib_device *device);
 
 void ib_get_device_fw_str(struct ib_device *device, char *str);
 
-int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device,
-		       int (*port_callback)(struct ib_device *,
-					    u8, struct kobject *));
+int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, const char *name,
+		       int (*port_callback)(struct ib_device *, u8,
+					    struct kobject *));
 void ib_unregister_device(struct ib_device *device);
 
 int ib_register_client   (struct ib_client *client);
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
index e32facdd9fd3..065c9fbe6589 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
@@ -429,7 +429,14 @@ static inline void rvt_set_ibdev_name(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi,
 				      const char *fmt, const char *name,
 				      const int unit)
 {
-	snprintf(rdi->ibdev.name, sizeof(rdi->ibdev.name), fmt, name, unit);
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: rvt and its users want to touch the ibdev before
+	 * registration and have things like the name work. We don't have the
+	 * infrastructure in the core to support this directly today, hack it
+	 * to work by setting the name manually here.
+	 */
+	dev_set_name(&rdi->ibdev.dev, fmt, name, unit);
+	strlcpy(rdi->ibdev.name, dev_name(&rdi->ibdev.dev), IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 }
 
 /**