diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3f57e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,632 @@
+/* The industrial I/O core
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Jonathan Cameron
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Handling of buffer allocation / resizing.
+ *
+ *
+ * Things to look at here.
+ * - Better memory allocation techniques?
+ * - Alternative access techniques?
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+
+#include "iio.h"
+#include "iio_core.h"
+#include "sysfs.h"
+#include "buffer_generic.h"
+
+static const char * const iio_endian_prefix[] = {
+	[IIO_BE] = "be",
+	[IIO_LE] = "le",
+};
+
+/**
+ * iio_buffer_read_first_n_outer() - chrdev read for buffer access
+ *
+ * This function relies on all buffer implementations having an
+ * iio_buffer as their first element.
+ **/
+ssize_t iio_buffer_read_first_n_outer(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
+				      size_t n, loff_t *f_ps)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = filp->private_data;
+	struct iio_buffer *rb = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	if (!rb->access->read_first_n)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return rb->access->read_first_n(rb, n, buf);
+}
+
+/**
+ * iio_buffer_poll() - poll the buffer to find out if it has data
+ */
+unsigned int iio_buffer_poll(struct file *filp,
+			     struct poll_table_struct *wait)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = filp->private_data;
+	struct iio_buffer *rb = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	poll_wait(filp, &rb->pollq, wait);
+	if (rb->stufftoread)
+		return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	/* need a way of knowing if there may be enough data... */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void iio_chrdev_buffer_open(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	struct iio_buffer *rb = indio_dev->buffer;
+	if (rb && rb->access->mark_in_use)
+		rb->access->mark_in_use(rb);
+}
+
+void iio_chrdev_buffer_release(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	struct iio_buffer *rb = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	clear_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &rb->flags);
+	if (rb->access->unmark_in_use)
+		rb->access->unmark_in_use(rb);
+
+}
+
+void iio_buffer_init(struct iio_buffer *buffer, struct iio_dev *dev_info)
+{
+	buffer->indio_dev = dev_info;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&buffer->pollq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_init);
+
+static ssize_t iio_show_scan_index(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr,
+				   char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->c->scan_index);
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_show_fixed_type(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr,
+				   char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
+	u8 type = this_attr->c->scan_type.endianness;
+
+	if (type == IIO_CPU) {
+		if (__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+			type = IIO_LE;
+		else
+			type = IIO_BE;
+	}
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s:%c%d/%d>>%u\n",
+		       iio_endian_prefix[type],
+		       this_attr->c->scan_type.sign,
+		       this_attr->c->scan_type.realbits,
+		       this_attr->c->scan_type.storagebits,
+		       this_attr->c->scan_type.shift);
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_scan_el_show(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr,
+				char *buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	ret = iio_scan_mask_query(dev_info->buffer,
+				  to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->address);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", ret);
+}
+
+static int iio_scan_mask_clear(struct iio_buffer *buffer, int bit)
+{
+	clear_bit(bit, buffer->scan_mask);
+	buffer->scan_count--;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_scan_el_store(struct device *dev,
+				 struct device_attribute *attr,
+				 const char *buf,
+				 size_t len)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	bool state;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
+
+	state = !(buf[0] == '0');
+	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto error_ret;
+	}
+	ret = iio_scan_mask_query(buffer, this_attr->address);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_ret;
+	if (!state && ret) {
+		ret = iio_scan_mask_clear(buffer, this_attr->address);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error_ret;
+	} else if (state && !ret) {
+		ret = iio_scan_mask_set(buffer, this_attr->address);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error_ret;
+	}
+
+error_ret:
+	mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+
+	return ret ? ret : len;
+
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_scan_el_ts_show(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr,
+				   char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", dev_info->buffer->scan_timestamp);
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_scan_el_ts_store(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr,
+				    const char *buf,
+				    size_t len)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	bool state;
+
+	state = !(buf[0] == '0');
+	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto error_ret;
+	}
+	indio_dev->buffer->scan_timestamp = state;
+error_ret:
+	mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+
+	return ret ? ret : len;
+}
+
+static int iio_buffer_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+					const struct iio_chan_spec *chan)
+{
+	int ret, attrcount = 0;
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr("index",
+				     chan,
+				     &iio_show_scan_index,
+				     NULL,
+				     0,
+				     0,
+				     &indio_dev->dev,
+				     &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_ret;
+	attrcount++;
+	ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr("type",
+				     chan,
+				     &iio_show_fixed_type,
+				     NULL,
+				     0,
+				     0,
+				     &indio_dev->dev,
+				     &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_ret;
+	attrcount++;
+	if (chan->type != IIO_TIMESTAMP)
+		ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr("en",
+					     chan,
+					     &iio_scan_el_show,
+					     &iio_scan_el_store,
+					     chan->scan_index,
+					     0,
+					     &indio_dev->dev,
+					     &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
+	else
+		ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr("en",
+					     chan,
+					     &iio_scan_el_ts_show,
+					     &iio_scan_el_ts_store,
+					     chan->scan_index,
+					     0,
+					     &indio_dev->dev,
+					     &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
+	attrcount++;
+	ret = attrcount;
+error_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void iio_buffer_remove_and_free_scan_dev_attr(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+						     struct iio_dev_attr *p)
+{
+	kfree(p->dev_attr.attr.name);
+	kfree(p);
+}
+
+static void __iio_buffer_attr_cleanup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	struct iio_dev_attr *p, *n;
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n,
+				 &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list, l)
+		iio_buffer_remove_and_free_scan_dev_attr(indio_dev, p);
+}
+
+static const char * const iio_scan_elements_group_name = "scan_elements";
+
+int iio_buffer_register(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+			const struct iio_chan_spec *channels,
+			int num_channels)
+{
+	struct iio_dev_attr *p;
+	struct attribute **attr;
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+	int ret, i, attrn, attrcount, attrcount_orig = 0;
+
+	if (buffer->attrs)
+		indio_dev->groups[indio_dev->groupcounter++] = buffer->attrs;
+
+	if (buffer->scan_el_attrs != NULL) {
+		attr = buffer->scan_el_attrs->attrs;
+		while (*attr++ != NULL)
+			attrcount_orig++;
+	}
+	attrcount = attrcount_orig;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
+	if (channels) {
+		/* new magic */
+		for (i = 0; i < num_channels; i++) {
+			/* Establish necessary mask length */
+			if (channels[i].scan_index >
+			    (int)indio_dev->masklength - 1)
+				indio_dev->masklength
+					= indio_dev->channels[i].scan_index + 1;
+
+			ret = iio_buffer_add_channel_sysfs(indio_dev,
+							 &channels[i]);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error_cleanup_dynamic;
+			attrcount += ret;
+		}
+		if (indio_dev->masklength && buffer->scan_mask == NULL) {
+			buffer->scan_mask
+				= kzalloc(sizeof(*buffer->scan_mask)*
+					  BITS_TO_LONGS(indio_dev->masklength),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (buffer->scan_mask == NULL) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_cleanup_dynamic;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	buffer->scan_el_group.name = iio_scan_elements_group_name;
+
+	buffer->scan_el_group.attrs
+		= kzalloc(sizeof(buffer->scan_el_group.attrs[0])*
+			  (attrcount + 1),
+			  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (buffer->scan_el_group.attrs == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free_scan_mask;
+	}
+	if (buffer->scan_el_attrs)
+		memcpy(buffer->scan_el_group.attrs, buffer->scan_el_attrs,
+		       sizeof(buffer->scan_el_group.attrs[0])*attrcount_orig);
+	attrn = attrcount_orig;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list, l)
+		buffer->scan_el_group.attrs[attrn++] = &p->dev_attr.attr;
+	indio_dev->groups[indio_dev->groupcounter++] = &buffer->scan_el_group;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error_free_scan_mask:
+	kfree(buffer->scan_mask);
+error_cleanup_dynamic:
+	__iio_buffer_attr_cleanup(indio_dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_register);
+
+void iio_buffer_unregister(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	kfree(indio_dev->buffer->scan_mask);
+	kfree(indio_dev->buffer->scan_el_group.attrs);
+	__iio_buffer_attr_cleanup(indio_dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_unregister);
+
+ssize_t iio_buffer_read_length(struct device *dev,
+			       struct device_attribute *attr,
+			       char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	if (buffer->access->get_length)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
+			       buffer->access->get_length(buffer));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_read_length);
+
+ssize_t iio_buffer_write_length(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr,
+				const char *buf,
+				size_t len)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ulong val;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (buffer->access->get_length)
+		if (val == buffer->access->get_length(buffer))
+			return len;
+
+	if (buffer->access->set_length) {
+		buffer->access->set_length(buffer, val);
+		if (buffer->access->mark_param_change)
+			buffer->access->mark_param_change(buffer);
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_write_length);
+
+ssize_t iio_buffer_read_bytes_per_datum(struct device *dev,
+					struct device_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+
+	if (buffer->access->get_bytes_per_datum)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
+			       buffer->access->get_bytes_per_datum(buffer));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_read_bytes_per_datum);
+
+ssize_t iio_buffer_store_enable(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr,
+				const char *buf,
+				size_t len)
+{
+	int ret;
+	bool requested_state, current_state;
+	int previous_mode;
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = dev_info->buffer;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev_info->mlock);
+	previous_mode = dev_info->currentmode;
+	requested_state = !(buf[0] == '0');
+	current_state = !!(previous_mode & INDIO_ALL_BUFFER_MODES);
+	if (current_state == requested_state) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "iio-buffer, current state requested again\n");
+		goto done;
+	}
+	if (requested_state) {
+		if (buffer->setup_ops->preenable) {
+			ret = buffer->setup_ops->preenable(dev_info);
+			if (ret) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR
+				       "Buffer not started:"
+				       "buffer preenable failed\n");
+				goto error_ret;
+			}
+		}
+		if (buffer->access->request_update) {
+			ret = buffer->access->request_update(buffer);
+			if (ret) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO
+				       "Buffer not started:"
+				       "buffer parameter update failed\n");
+				goto error_ret;
+			}
+		}
+		if (buffer->access->mark_in_use)
+			buffer->access->mark_in_use(buffer);
+		/* Definitely possible for devices to support both of these.*/
+		if (dev_info->modes & INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+			if (!dev_info->trig) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO
+				       "Buffer not started: no trigger\n");
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				if (buffer->access->unmark_in_use)
+					buffer->access->unmark_in_use(buffer);
+				goto error_ret;
+			}
+			dev_info->currentmode = INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED;
+		} else if (dev_info->modes & INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE)
+			dev_info->currentmode = INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE;
+		else { /* should never be reached */
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto error_ret;
+		}
+
+		if (buffer->setup_ops->postenable) {
+			ret = buffer->setup_ops->postenable(dev_info);
+			if (ret) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO
+				       "Buffer not started:"
+				       "postenable failed\n");
+				if (buffer->access->unmark_in_use)
+					buffer->access->unmark_in_use(buffer);
+				dev_info->currentmode = previous_mode;
+				if (buffer->setup_ops->postdisable)
+					buffer->setup_ops->
+						postdisable(dev_info);
+				goto error_ret;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (buffer->setup_ops->predisable) {
+			ret = buffer->setup_ops->predisable(dev_info);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error_ret;
+		}
+		if (buffer->access->unmark_in_use)
+			buffer->access->unmark_in_use(buffer);
+		dev_info->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
+		if (buffer->setup_ops->postdisable) {
+			ret = buffer->setup_ops->postdisable(dev_info);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error_ret;
+		}
+	}
+done:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_info->mlock);
+	return len;
+
+error_ret:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_info->mlock);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_store_enable);
+
+ssize_t iio_buffer_show_enable(struct device *dev,
+			       struct device_attribute *attr,
+			       char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", !!(dev_info->currentmode
+				       & INDIO_ALL_BUFFER_MODES));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_show_enable);
+
+int iio_sw_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+	size_t size;
+	dev_dbg(&indio_dev->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
+	/* Check if there are any scan elements enabled, if not fail*/
+	if (!(buffer->scan_count || buffer->scan_timestamp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (buffer->scan_timestamp)
+		if (buffer->scan_count)
+			/* Timestamp (aligned to s64) and data */
+			size = (((buffer->scan_count * buffer->bpe)
+					+ sizeof(s64) - 1)
+				& ~(sizeof(s64) - 1))
+				+ sizeof(s64);
+		else /* Timestamp only  */
+			size = sizeof(s64);
+	else /* Data only */
+		size = buffer->scan_count * buffer->bpe;
+	buffer->access->set_bytes_per_datum(buffer, size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_sw_buffer_preenable);
+
+
+/* note NULL used as error indicator as it doesn't make sense. */
+static unsigned long *iio_scan_mask_match(unsigned long *av_masks,
+					  unsigned int masklength,
+					  unsigned long *mask)
+{
+	if (bitmap_empty(mask, masklength))
+		return NULL;
+	while (*av_masks) {
+		if (bitmap_subset(mask, av_masks, masklength))
+			return av_masks;
+		av_masks += BITS_TO_LONGS(masklength);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * iio_scan_mask_set() - set particular bit in the scan mask
+ * @buffer: the buffer whose scan mask we are interested in
+ * @bit: the bit to be set.
+ **/
+int iio_scan_mask_set(struct iio_buffer *buffer, int bit)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = buffer->indio_dev;
+	unsigned long *mask;
+	unsigned long *trialmask;
+
+	trialmask = kmalloc(sizeof(*trialmask)*
+			    BITS_TO_LONGS(dev_info->masklength),
+			    GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (trialmask == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!dev_info->masklength) {
+		WARN_ON("trying to set scanmask prior to registering buffer\n");
+		kfree(trialmask);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	bitmap_copy(trialmask, buffer->scan_mask, dev_info->masklength);
+	set_bit(bit, trialmask);
+
+	if (dev_info->available_scan_masks) {
+		mask = iio_scan_mask_match(dev_info->available_scan_masks,
+					   dev_info->masklength,
+					   trialmask);
+		if (!mask) {
+			kfree(trialmask);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	bitmap_copy(buffer->scan_mask, trialmask, dev_info->masklength);
+	buffer->scan_count++;
+
+	kfree(trialmask);
+
+	return 0;
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_scan_mask_set);
+
+int iio_scan_mask_query(struct iio_buffer *buffer, int bit)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *dev_info = buffer->indio_dev;
+	long *mask;
+
+	if (bit > dev_info->masklength)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!buffer->scan_mask)
+		return 0;
+	if (dev_info->available_scan_masks)
+		mask = iio_scan_mask_match(dev_info->available_scan_masks,
+					   dev_info->masklength,
+					   buffer->scan_mask);
+	else
+		mask = buffer->scan_mask;
+	if (!mask)
+		return 0;
+
+	return test_bit(bit, mask);
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_scan_mask_query);