I note that the binary packages produced by the source backports are all linux-backports already so there is an inconsistancy here also suggesting the name be linux-backports. Also the binary packages are necessarily versioned so that more than one version can be installed. This brings them very much into the same shape as kernel packages, which adds to the argument that these should be versioned in sync with the kernels to which they apply.
I note that the binary packages produced by the source backports are all linux-backports already so there is an inconsistancy here also suggesting the name be linux-backports. Also the binary packages are necessarily versioned so that more than one version can be installed. This brings them very much into the same shape as kernel packages, which adds to the argument that these should be versioned in sync with the kernels to which they apply.