Subject: where is the ethernet device number determined?

From: Chris Friesen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 14:05:58 -0600

Hi,

I hope this is a simple question...with legacy naming ethernet devices are named 
ethX.  Where is that X determined?  I've been looking in alloc_netdev_mqs() and 
friends, but haven't found it yet.

Thanks,
Chris