diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-bfin-timer.c b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-bfin-timer.c
index 583bef0..4f17295 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-bfin-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-bfin-timer.c
@@ -106,11 +106,9 @@
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(frequency, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, iio_bfin_tmr_frequency_show,
 		   iio_bfin_tmr_frequency_store);
-static IIO_TRIGGER_NAME_ATTR;
 
 static struct attribute *iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_frequency.attr,
-	&dev_attr_name.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -118,6 +116,11 @@
 	.attrs = iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attrs,
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group *iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attr_groups[] = {
+	&iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attr_group,
+	NULL
+};
+
 
 static irqreturn_t iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_isr(int irq, void *devid)
 {
@@ -165,24 +168,18 @@
 	st->timer_num = ret;
 	st->t = &iio_bfin_timer_code[st->timer_num];
 
-	st->trig = iio_allocate_trigger();
+	st->trig = iio_allocate_trigger("bfintmr%d", st->timer_num);
 	if (!st->trig) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
 	st->trig->private_data = st;
-	st->trig->control_attrs = &iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attr_group;
 	st->trig->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	st->trig->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "bfintmr%d", st->timer_num);
-	if (st->trig->name == NULL) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out2;
-	}
-
+	st->trig->dev.groups = iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_attr_groups;
 	ret = iio_trigger_register(st->trig);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out3;
+		goto out2;
 
 	ret = request_irq(st->irq, iio_bfin_tmr_trigger_isr,
 			  0, st->trig->name, st);
@@ -201,8 +198,6 @@
 	return 0;
 out4:
 	iio_trigger_unregister(st->trig);
-out3:
-	kfree(st->trig->name);
 out2:
 	iio_put_trigger(st->trig);
 out1:
@@ -218,7 +213,6 @@
 	disable_gptimers(st->t->bit);
 	free_irq(st->irq, st);
 	iio_trigger_unregister(st->trig);
-	kfree(st->trig->name);
 	iio_put_trigger(st->trig);
 	kfree(st);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-gpio.c b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-gpio.c
index 2ce95e9..b188635 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-gpio.c
@@ -47,17 +47,6 @@
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static IIO_TRIGGER_NAME_ATTR;
-
-static struct attribute *iio_gpio_trigger_attrs[] = {
-	&dev_attr_name.attr,
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group iio_gpio_trigger_attr_group = {
-	.attrs = iio_gpio_trigger_attrs,
-};
-
 static int iio_gpio_trigger_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct iio_gpio_trigger_info *trig_info;
@@ -79,7 +68,7 @@
 
 		for (irq = irq_res->start; irq <= irq_res->end; irq++) {
 
-			trig = iio_allocate_trigger();
+			trig = iio_allocate_trigger("irqtrig%d", irq);
 			if (!trig) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error_free_completed_registrations;
@@ -90,21 +79,15 @@
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error_put_trigger;
 			}
-			trig->control_attrs = &iio_gpio_trigger_attr_group;
 			trig->private_data = trig_info;
 			trig_info->irq = irq;
 			trig->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-			trig->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "irqtrig%d", irq);
-			if (trig->name == NULL) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_free_trig_info;
-			}
 			ret = request_irq(irq, iio_gpio_trigger_poll,
 					  irqflags, trig->name, trig);
 			if (ret) {
 				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 					"request IRQ-%d failed", irq);
-				goto error_free_name;
+				goto error_free_trig_info;
 			}
 
 			ret = iio_trigger_register(trig);
@@ -124,8 +107,6 @@
 /* First clean up the partly allocated trigger */
 error_release_irq:
 	free_irq(irq, trig);
-error_free_name:
-	kfree(trig->name);
 error_free_trig_info:
 	kfree(trig_info);
 error_put_trigger:
@@ -138,7 +119,6 @@
 				 alloc_list) {
 		trig_info = trig->private_data;
 		free_irq(gpio_to_irq(trig_info->irq), trig);
-		kfree(trig->name);
 		kfree(trig_info);
 		iio_trigger_unregister(trig);
 	}
@@ -159,7 +139,6 @@
 		trig_info = trig->private_data;
 		iio_trigger_unregister(trig);
 		free_irq(trig_info->irq, trig);
-		kfree(trig->name);
 		kfree(trig_info);
 		iio_put_trigger(trig);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-periodic-rtc.c b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-periodic-rtc.c
index 24f174e..01cf7e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-periodic-rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-periodic-rtc.c
@@ -72,20 +72,24 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static IIO_TRIGGER_NAME_ATTR;
 static DEVICE_ATTR(frequency, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 	    iio_trig_periodic_read_freq,
 	    iio_trig_periodic_write_freq);
 
 static struct attribute *iio_trig_prtc_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_frequency.attr,
-	&dev_attr_name.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
+
 static const struct attribute_group iio_trig_prtc_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = iio_trig_prtc_attrs,
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group *iio_trig_prtc_attr_groups[] = {
+	&iio_trig_prtc_attr_group,
+	NULL
+};
+
 static void iio_prtc_trigger_poll(void *private_data)
 {
 	/* Timestamp is not provided currently */
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@
 	for (i = 0;; i++) {
 		if (pdata[i] == NULL)
 			break;
-		trig = iio_allocate_trigger();
+		trig = iio_allocate_trigger("periodic%s", pdata[i]);
 		if (!trig) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error_free_completed_registrations;
@@ -118,25 +122,19 @@
 		trig->private_data = trig_info;
 		trig->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 		trig->set_trigger_state = &iio_trig_periodic_rtc_set_state;
-		trig->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "periodic%s", pdata[i]);
-		if (trig->name == NULL) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto error_free_trig_info;
-		}
-
 		/* RTC access */
 		trig_info->rtc
 			= rtc_class_open(pdata[i]);
 		if (trig_info->rtc == NULL) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto error_free_name;
+			goto error_free_trig_info;
 		}
 		trig_info->task.func = iio_prtc_trigger_poll;
 		trig_info->task.private_data = trig;
 		ret = rtc_irq_register(trig_info->rtc, &trig_info->task);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error_close_rtc;
-		trig->control_attrs = &iio_trig_prtc_attr_group;
+		trig->dev.groups = iio_trig_prtc_attr_groups;
 		ret = iio_trigger_register(trig);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error_unregister_rtc_irq;
@@ -146,8 +144,6 @@
 	rtc_irq_unregister(trig_info->rtc, &trig_info->task);
 error_close_rtc:
 	rtc_class_close(trig_info->rtc);
-error_free_name:
-	kfree(trig->name);
 error_free_trig_info:
 	kfree(trig_info);
 error_put_trigger_and_remove_from_list:
@@ -161,7 +157,6 @@
 		trig_info = trig->private_data;
 		rtc_irq_unregister(trig_info->rtc, &trig_info->task);
 		rtc_class_close(trig_info->rtc);
-		kfree(trig->name);
 		kfree(trig_info);
 		iio_trigger_unregister(trig);
 	}
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@
 		trig_info = trig->private_data;
 		rtc_irq_unregister(trig_info->rtc, &trig_info->task);
 		rtc_class_close(trig_info->rtc);
-		kfree(trig->name);
 		kfree(trig_info);
 		iio_trigger_unregister(trig);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-sysfs.c
index 6d3dee3..47248cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/trigger/iio-trig-sysfs.c
@@ -92,11 +92,9 @@
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(trigger_now, S_IWUSR, NULL, iio_sysfs_trigger_poll);
-static IIO_TRIGGER_NAME_ATTR;
 
 static struct attribute *iio_sysfs_trigger_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_trigger_now.attr,
-	&dev_attr_name.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -104,11 +102,15 @@
 	.attrs = iio_sysfs_trigger_attrs,
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group *iio_sysfs_trigger_attr_groups[] = {
+	&iio_sysfs_trigger_attr_group,
+	NULL
+};
+
 static int iio_sysfs_trigger_probe(int id)
 {
 	struct iio_sysfs_trig *t;
 	int ret;
-	char *name;
 	bool foundit = false;
 	mutex_lock(&iio_syfs_trig_list_mut);
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &iio_sysfs_trig_list, l)
@@ -120,25 +122,19 @@
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out1;
 	}
-
-	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "sysfstrig%d", id);
-	if (name == NULL) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out1;
-	}
 	t = kmalloc(sizeof(*t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (t == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_name;
+		goto out1;
 	}
 	t->id = id;
-	t->trig = iio_allocate_trigger_named(name);
+	t->trig = iio_allocate_trigger("sysfstrig%d", id);
 	if (!t->trig) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_t;
 	}
 
-	t->trig->control_attrs = &iio_sysfs_trigger_attr_group;
+	t->trig->dev.groups = iio_sysfs_trigger_attr_groups;
 	t->trig->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	t->trig->dev.parent = &iio_sysfs_trig_dev;
 
@@ -154,8 +150,6 @@
 	iio_put_trigger(t->trig);
 free_t:
 	kfree(t);
-free_name:
-	kfree(name);
 out1:
 	mutex_unlock(&iio_syfs_trig_list_mut);
 	return ret;
@@ -177,7 +171,6 @@
 	}
 
 	iio_trigger_unregister(t->trig);
-	kfree(t->trig->name);
 	iio_free_trigger(t->trig);
 
 	list_del(&t->l);