diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ds.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ds.c
index 22517df..c7ece8c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ds.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 	}
 	dp->lp = lp;
 
-	err = ldc_bind(lp);
+	err = ldc_bind(lp, "DS");
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_ldc;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ldc.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ldc.c
index 4cba286..dbb65b6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ldc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ldc.c
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
 	u8				mss;
 	u8				state;
 
+#define LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX		32
+	char				rx_irq_name[LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX];
+	char				tx_irq_name[LDC_IRQ_NAME_MAX];
+
 	struct hlist_head		mh_list;
 
 	struct hlist_node		list;
@@ -1226,25 +1230,31 @@
  * state.  This does not initiate a handshake, ldc_connect() does
  * that.
  */
-int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp)
+int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp, const char *name)
 {
 	unsigned long hv_err, flags;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 
+	if (!name)
+		goto out_err;
+
 	if (lp->state != LDC_STATE_INIT)
 		goto out_err;
 
+	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,
 			  IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM | IRQF_SHARED,
-			  "LDC RX", lp);
+			  lp->rx_irq_name, lp);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	err = request_irq(lp->cfg.tx_irq, ldc_tx,
 			  IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM | IRQF_SHARED,
-			  "LDC TX", lp);
+			  lp->tx_irq_name, lp);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_rx_irq;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/viohs.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/viohs.c
index 3eb42e3..b0b1b87 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/viohs.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/viohs.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 
 	err = 0;
 	if (state == LDC_STATE_INIT) {
-		err = ldc_bind(vio->lp);
+		err = ldc_bind(vio->lp, vio->name);
 		if (err)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Port %lu bind failed, "
 			       "err=%d\n",
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/ldc.h b/include/asm-sparc64/ldc.h
index 1c13738..3c91f26 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/ldc.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/ldc.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 extern void ldc_free(struct ldc_channel *lp);
 
 /* Register TX and RX queues of the link with the hypervisor.  */
-extern int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp);
+extern int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp, const char *name);
 
 /* For non-RAW protocols we need to complete a handshake before
  * communication can proceed.  ldc_connect() does that, if the