diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ldc.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ldc.h
index c8c67f621f4f445f9842c4a392843475c909a7c3..58ab64de25d2ce7133c8af67882d37a478f51d78 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ldc.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ldc.h
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ struct ldc_channel;
 /* 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
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c
index dff60abbea012f30a8b55221cc8d7a3a60a762ea..f87a55d7709469c63d8234fa9d3455513025dc55 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c
@@ -1200,14 +1200,14 @@ static int ds_probe(struct vio_dev *vdev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	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;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
index 66dacd56bb1000193284f570074415eff947ba7f..27bb554854728c9ec3cec10a0a34fcf966e00736 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,8 @@ static void ldc_iommu_release(struct ldc_channel *lp)
 
 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;
@@ -1093,6 +1094,8 @@ struct ldc_channel *ldc_alloc(unsigned long id,
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (!cfgp)
 		goto out_err;
+	if (!name)
+		goto out_err;
 
 	switch (cfgp->mode) {
 	case LDC_MODE_RAW:
@@ -1185,6 +1188,21 @@ struct ldc_channel *ldc_alloc(unsigned long id,
 
 	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:
@@ -1237,31 +1255,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ldc_free);
  * 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);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
index f8e7dd53e1c7d7f62912f22100445e323b77afe5..9c5fbd0b8a04e83a8b2147087e3735199ee490be 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int vio_ldc_alloc(struct vio_driver_state *vio,
 	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);
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ void vio_port_up(struct vio_driver_state *vio)
 
 	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",