Well, udev does set the device identifier based on the MAC. Yes, it talks to the hardware first, no that's not a problem.

(Although I still prefer the old rules of setting PCI and PCIe identifiers based on address. It's only for USB that it does not work.)

Shine a light through the egg to see which chicken it is before you hatch it.

Uh I mean it's a solvable problem, even if they didn't solve it.