output of lsusb -v below:

Bus 001 Device 011: ID 0c72:0011 PEAK System 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0c72 PEAK System
  idProduct          0x0011 
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1 PEAK-System Technik GmbH
  iProduct                2 PCAN-USB Pro FD
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength          111
    bNumInterfaces          2
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          4 Config00
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              240mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           6
      bInterfaceClass         0 (Defined at Interface level)
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              5 PCAN-USB Pro FD CAN
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        1
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           6
      bInterfaceClass         0 (Defined at Interface level)
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              6 PCAN-USB Pro FD LIN
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x85  EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x05  EP 5 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x06  EP 6 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

So, I'm delving into udev and running into an issue.

I think that I understand the basic premise (please correct me if i'm wrong). Device is attached either due to your system booting up or sometime afterwards. Udev goes through all the rules looking for matches. once it finds a match, it executes whatever actions were requested, and continues going down the list of rules until it gets to the last one. Then it starts off on the next device.

Now, I have a usb device that creates 2 interfaces. When I attach it, i get both an can0 and can1 when I look in /sys/class/net/. But in /dev, there is only one entry for this under /dev/bus/usb/002/00X.

Now, here is where my problem comes. I want to name each of these interfaces something specific. I know that one always comes up before the other. If i do nothing, they get named can0 and can1. If I put a udev rule in, the first one that comes up gets renamed properly, but looking at the dmesg logs, the second one errs out because the kernel name is also can0 (since there is no can1).

How would one get around this? udevadm doesn't help since there is only one device listed in /dev, so it seems that I can't differentiate them by attributes  .

So, I'm delving into udev and running into an issue.

I think that I understand the basic premise (please correct me if i'm wrong). Device is attached either due to your system booting up or sometime afterwards. Udev goes through all the rules looking for matches. once it finds a match, it executes whatever actions were requested, and continues going down the list of rules until it gets to the last one. Then it starts off on the next device.

Now, I have a usb device that creates 2 interfaces. When I attach it, i get both an can0 and can1 when I look in /sys/class/net/. But in /dev, there is only one entry for this under /dev/bus/usb/002/00X.

Now, here is where my problem comes. I want to name each of these interfaces something specific. I know that one always comes up before the other. If i do nothing, they get named can0 and can1. If I put a udev rule in, the first one that comes up gets renamed properly, but looking at the dmesg logs, the second one errs out because the kernel name is also can0 (since there is no can1).

How would one get around this? udevadm doesn't help since there is only one device listed in /dev, so it seems that I can't differentiate them by attributes.