David> 	True - but its nice to have the same backend chipset
    David> supported by the same driver name across all platforms, and
    David> similarly to try to have a unique namespace :)

yes.  a quick check seems to show nobody else uses it, and the 8795
driver code lives under arch/next68k, not dev/ic.

it just seems poor to have two unrelated devices w/ the same name, even
if they'll never be configured in the same system.

matt
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