pvr2_sysfs_trace("Creating class_dev id=%p",class_dev);
 
        class_dev->class = &class_ptr->class;
-       if (pvr2_hdw_get_sn(sfp->channel.hdw)) {
-               dev_set_name(class_dev, "sn-%lu",
-                        pvr2_hdw_get_sn(sfp->channel.hdw));
-       } else if (pvr2_hdw_get_unit_number(sfp->channel.hdw) >= 0) {
-               dev_set_name(class_dev, "unit-%c",
-                        pvr2_hdw_get_unit_number(sfp->channel.hdw) + 'a');
-       } else {
-               kfree(class_dev);
-               return;
-       }
+       dev_set_name(class_dev, "%s",
+                    pvr2_hdw_get_device_identifier(sfp->channel.hdw));
 
        class_dev->parent = &usb_dev->dev;