encoder->dev = dev;
        encoder->encoder_type = encoder_type;
        encoder->funcs = funcs;
-       encoder->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%d",
-                                 drm_encoder_enum_list[encoder_type].name,
-                                 encoder->base.id);
+       if (name) {
+               va_list ap;
+
+               va_start(ap, name);
+               encoder->name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, name, ap);
+               va_end(ap);
+       } else {
+               encoder->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%d",
+                                         drm_encoder_enum_list[encoder_type].name,
+                                         encoder->base.id);
+       }
        if (!encoder->name) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                goto out_put;