netdev - where is the ethernet device number determined?

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Date:	Thu, 12 May 2016 14:05:58 -0600
From:	Chris Friesen <cbf123@...l.usask.ca>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: where is the ethernet device number determined?

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