diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/generic_buffer.c b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/generic_buffer.c
index de4647e2495e..01266c2556da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/generic_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/generic_buffer.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_event_monitor.c b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_event_monitor.c
index 019a6e5cdcd8..f19cff19900e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_event_monitor.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_event_monitor.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.c b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aea928210187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,651 @@
+/* IIO - useful set of util functionality
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include "iio_utils.h"
+
+const char *iio_dir = "/sys/bus/iio/devices/";
+
+/**
+ * iioutils_break_up_name() - extract generic name from full channel name
+ * @full_name: the full channel name
+ * @generic_name: the output generic channel name
+ **/
+int iioutils_break_up_name(const char *full_name,
+				  char **generic_name)
+{
+	char *current;
+	char *w, *r;
+	char *working;
+
+	current = strdup(full_name);
+	working = strtok(current, "_\0");
+	w = working;
+	r = working;
+
+	while (*r != '\0') {
+		if (!isdigit(*r)) {
+			*w = *r;
+			w++;
+		}
+		r++;
+	}
+	*w = '\0';
+	*generic_name = strdup(working);
+	free(current);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * iioutils_get_type() - find and process _type attribute data
+ * @is_signed: output whether channel is signed
+ * @bytes: output how many bytes the channel storage occupies
+ * @mask: output a bit mask for the raw data
+ * @be: big endian
+ * @device_dir: the iio device directory
+ * @name: the channel name
+ * @generic_name: the channel type name
+ **/
+int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed,
+			     unsigned *bytes,
+			     unsigned *bits_used,
+			     unsigned *shift,
+			     uint64_t *mask,
+			     unsigned *be,
+			     const char *device_dir,
+			     const char *name,
+			     const char *generic_name)
+{
+	FILE *sysfsfp;
+	int ret;
+	DIR *dp;
+	char *scan_el_dir, *builtname, *builtname_generic, *filename = 0;
+	char signchar, endianchar;
+	unsigned padint;
+	const struct dirent *ent;
+
+	ret = asprintf(&scan_el_dir, FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR, device_dir);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_ret;
+	}
+	ret = asprintf(&builtname, FORMAT_TYPE_FILE, name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free_scan_el_dir;
+	}
+	ret = asprintf(&builtname_generic, FORMAT_TYPE_FILE, generic_name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free_builtname;
+	}
+
+	dp = opendir(scan_el_dir);
+	if (dp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free_builtname_generic;
+	}
+	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
+		/*
+		 * Do we allow devices to override a generic name with
+		 * a specific one?
+		 */
+		if ((strcmp(builtname, ent->d_name) == 0) ||
+		    (strcmp(builtname_generic, ent->d_name) == 0)) {
+			ret = asprintf(&filename,
+				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_closedir;
+			}
+			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+				printf("failed to open %s\n", filename);
+				ret = -errno;
+				goto error_free_filename;
+			}
+
+			ret = fscanf(sysfsfp,
+				     "%ce:%c%u/%u>>%u",
+				     &endianchar,
+				     &signchar,
+				     bits_used,
+				     &padint, shift);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("failed to pass scan type description\n");
+				ret = -errno;
+				goto error_close_sysfsfp;
+			}
+			*be = (endianchar == 'b');
+			*bytes = padint / 8;
+			if (*bits_used == 64)
+				*mask = ~0;
+			else
+				*mask = (1 << *bits_used) - 1;
+			if (signchar == 's')
+				*is_signed = 1;
+			else
+				*is_signed = 0;
+			fclose(sysfsfp);
+			free(filename);
+
+			filename = 0;
+			sysfsfp = 0;
+		}
+error_close_sysfsfp:
+	if (sysfsfp)
+		fclose(sysfsfp);
+error_free_filename:
+	if (filename)
+		free(filename);
+error_closedir:
+	closedir(dp);
+error_free_builtname_generic:
+	free(builtname_generic);
+error_free_builtname:
+	free(builtname);
+error_free_scan_el_dir:
+	free(scan_el_dir);
+error_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int iioutils_get_param_float(float *output,
+				    const char *param_name,
+				    const char *device_dir,
+				    const char *name,
+				    const char *generic_name)
+{
+	FILE *sysfsfp;
+	int ret;
+	DIR *dp;
+	char *builtname, *builtname_generic;
+	char *filename = NULL;
+	const struct dirent *ent;
+
+	ret = asprintf(&builtname, "%s_%s", name, param_name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_ret;
+	}
+	ret = asprintf(&builtname_generic,
+		       "%s_%s", generic_name, param_name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free_builtname;
+	}
+	dp = opendir(device_dir);
+	if (dp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free_builtname_generic;
+	}
+	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
+		if ((strcmp(builtname, ent->d_name) == 0) ||
+		    (strcmp(builtname_generic, ent->d_name) == 0)) {
+			ret = asprintf(&filename,
+				       "%s/%s", device_dir, ent->d_name);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_closedir;
+			}
+			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			if (!sysfsfp) {
+				ret = -errno;
+				goto error_free_filename;
+			}
+			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%f", output);
+			break;
+		}
+error_free_filename:
+	if (filename)
+		free(filename);
+error_closedir:
+	closedir(dp);
+error_free_builtname_generic:
+	free(builtname_generic);
+error_free_builtname:
+	free(builtname);
+error_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * bsort_channel_array_by_index() - reorder so that the array is in index order
+ *
+ **/
+
+void bsort_channel_array_by_index(struct iio_channel_info **ci_array,
+					 int cnt)
+{
+
+	struct iio_channel_info temp;
+	int x, y;
+
+	for (x = 0; x < cnt; x++)
+		for (y = 0; y < (cnt - 1); y++)
+			if ((*ci_array)[y].index > (*ci_array)[y+1].index) {
+				temp = (*ci_array)[y + 1];
+				(*ci_array)[y + 1] = (*ci_array)[y];
+				(*ci_array)[y] = temp;
+			}
+}
+
+/**
+ * build_channel_array() - function to figure out what channels are present
+ * @device_dir: the IIO device directory in sysfs
+ * @
+ **/
+int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
+			      struct iio_channel_info **ci_array,
+			      int *counter)
+{
+	DIR *dp;
+	FILE *sysfsfp;
+	int count, i;
+	struct iio_channel_info *current;
+	int ret;
+	const struct dirent *ent;
+	char *scan_el_dir;
+	char *filename;
+
+	*counter = 0;
+	ret = asprintf(&scan_el_dir, FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR, device_dir);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_ret;
+	}
+	dp = opendir(scan_el_dir);
+	if (dp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free_name;
+	}
+	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
+		if (strcmp(ent->d_name + strlen(ent->d_name) - strlen("_en"),
+			   "_en") == 0) {
+			ret = asprintf(&filename,
+				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_close_dir;
+			}
+			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+				ret = -errno;
+				free(filename);
+				goto error_close_dir;
+			}
+			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%i", &ret);
+			if (ret == 1)
+				(*counter)++;
+			fclose(sysfsfp);
+			free(filename);
+		}
+	*ci_array = malloc(sizeof(**ci_array) * (*counter));
+	if (*ci_array == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_close_dir;
+	}
+	seekdir(dp, 0);
+	count = 0;
+	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL) {
+		if (strcmp(ent->d_name + strlen(ent->d_name) - strlen("_en"),
+			   "_en") == 0) {
+			int current_enabled = 0;
+
+			current = &(*ci_array)[count++];
+			ret = asprintf(&filename,
+				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				/* decrement count to avoid freeing name */
+				count--;
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			}
+			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+				free(filename);
+				ret = -errno;
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			}
+			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%i", &current_enabled);
+			fclose(sysfsfp);
+
+			if (!current_enabled) {
+				free(filename);
+				count--;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			current->scale = 1.0;
+			current->offset = 0;
+			current->name = strndup(ent->d_name,
+						strlen(ent->d_name) -
+						strlen("_en"));
+			if (current->name == NULL) {
+				free(filename);
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			}
+			/* Get the generic and specific name elements */
+			ret = iioutils_break_up_name(current->name,
+						     &current->generic_name);
+			if (ret) {
+				free(filename);
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			}
+			ret = asprintf(&filename,
+				       "%s/%s_index",
+				       scan_el_dir,
+				       current->name);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				free(filename);
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			}
+			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%u", &current->index);
+			fclose(sysfsfp);
+			free(filename);
+			/* Find the scale */
+			ret = iioutils_get_param_float(&current->scale,
+						       "scale",
+						       device_dir,
+						       current->name,
+						       current->generic_name);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			ret = iioutils_get_param_float(&current->offset,
+						       "offset",
+						       device_dir,
+						       current->name,
+						       current->generic_name);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error_cleanup_array;
+			ret = iioutils_get_type(&current->is_signed,
+						&current->bytes,
+						&current->bits_used,
+						&current->shift,
+						&current->mask,
+						&current->be,
+						device_dir,
+						current->name,
+						current->generic_name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	closedir(dp);
+	/* reorder so that the array is in index order */
+	bsort_channel_array_by_index(ci_array, *counter);
+
+	return 0;
+
+error_cleanup_array:
+	for (i = count - 1;  i >= 0; i--)
+		free((*ci_array)[i].name);
+	free(*ci_array);
+error_close_dir:
+	closedir(dp);
+error_free_name:
+	free(scan_el_dir);
+error_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * find_type_by_name() - function to match top level types by name
+ * @name: top level type instance name
+ * @type: the type of top level instance being sort
+ *
+ * Typical types this is used for are device and trigger.
+ **/
+int find_type_by_name(const char *name, const char *type)
+{
+	const struct dirent *ent;
+	int number, numstrlen;
+
+	FILE *nameFile;
+	DIR *dp;
+	char thisname[IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	char *filename;
+
+	dp = opendir(iio_dir);
+	if (dp == NULL) {
+		printf("No industrialio devices available\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL) {
+		if (strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") != 0 &&
+			strcmp(ent->d_name, "..") != 0 &&
+			strlen(ent->d_name) > strlen(type) &&
+			strncmp(ent->d_name, type, strlen(type)) == 0) {
+			numstrlen = sscanf(ent->d_name + strlen(type),
+					   "%d",
+					   &number);
+			/* verify the next character is not a colon */
+			if (strncmp(ent->d_name + strlen(type) + numstrlen,
+					":",
+					1) != 0) {
+				filename = malloc(strlen(iio_dir)
+						+ strlen(type)
+						+ numstrlen
+						+ 6);
+				if (filename == NULL) {
+					closedir(dp);
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				}
+				sprintf(filename, "%s%s%d/name",
+					iio_dir,
+					type,
+					number);
+				nameFile = fopen(filename, "r");
+				if (!nameFile) {
+					free(filename);
+					continue;
+				}
+				free(filename);
+				fscanf(nameFile, "%s", thisname);
+				fclose(nameFile);
+				if (strcmp(name, thisname) == 0) {
+					closedir(dp);
+					return number;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	closedir(dp);
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+int _write_sysfs_int(char *filename, char *basedir, int val, int verify)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	FILE *sysfsfp;
+	int test;
+	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+
+	if (temp == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
+	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
+	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+		printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+	fprintf(sysfsfp, "%d", val);
+	fclose(sysfsfp);
+	if (verify) {
+		sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
+		if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+			printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
+			ret = -errno;
+			goto error_free;
+		}
+		fscanf(sysfsfp, "%d", &test);
+		fclose(sysfsfp);
+		if (test != val) {
+			printf("Possible failure in int write %d to %s%s\n",
+				val,
+				basedir,
+				filename);
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+	}
+error_free:
+	free(temp);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int write_sysfs_int(char *filename, char *basedir, int val)
+{
+	return _write_sysfs_int(filename, basedir, val, 0);
+}
+
+int write_sysfs_int_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, int val)
+{
+	return _write_sysfs_int(filename, basedir, val, 1);
+}
+
+int _write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val, int verify)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	FILE  *sysfsfp;
+	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+
+	if (temp == NULL) {
+		printf("Memory allocation failed\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
+	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
+	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+		printf("Could not open %s\n", temp);
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+	fprintf(sysfsfp, "%s", val);
+	fclose(sysfsfp);
+	if (verify) {
+		sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
+		if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+			printf("could not open file to verify\n");
+			ret = -errno;
+			goto error_free;
+		}
+		fscanf(sysfsfp, "%s", temp);
+		fclose(sysfsfp);
+		if (strcmp(temp, val) != 0) {
+			printf("Possible failure in string write of %s "
+				"Should be %s "
+				"written to %s\%s\n",
+				temp,
+				val,
+				basedir,
+				filename);
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+	}
+error_free:
+	free(temp);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * write_sysfs_string_and_verify() - string write, readback and verify
+ * @filename: name of file to write to
+ * @basedir: the sysfs directory in which the file is to be found
+ * @val: the string to write
+ **/
+int write_sysfs_string_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val)
+{
+	return _write_sysfs_string(filename, basedir, val, 1);
+}
+
+int write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val)
+{
+	return _write_sysfs_string(filename, basedir, val, 0);
+}
+
+int read_sysfs_posint(char *filename, char *basedir)
+{
+	int ret;
+	FILE  *sysfsfp;
+	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+
+	if (temp == NULL) {
+		printf("Memory allocation failed");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
+	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
+	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%d\n", &ret);
+	fclose(sysfsfp);
+error_free:
+	free(temp);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int read_sysfs_float(char *filename, char *basedir, float *val)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	FILE  *sysfsfp;
+	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+
+	if (temp == NULL) {
+		printf("Memory allocation failed");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
+	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
+	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%f\n", val);
+	fclose(sysfsfp);
+error_free:
+	free(temp);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int read_sysfs_string(const char *filename, const char *basedir, char *str)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	FILE  *sysfsfp;
+	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+
+	if (temp == NULL) {
+		printf("Memory allocation failed");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
+	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
+	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%s\n", str);
+	fclose(sysfsfp);
+error_free:
+	free(temp);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
index 568eff06f803..1bc837b2d769 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _IIO_UTILS_H_
+#define _IIO_UTILS_H_
+
 /* IIO - useful set of util functionality
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Jonathan Cameron
@@ -7,13 +10,7 @@
  * the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 
 /* Made up value to limit allocation sizes */
 #define IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH 30
@@ -21,38 +18,7 @@
 #define FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR "%s/scan_elements"
 #define FORMAT_TYPE_FILE "%s_type"
 
-const char *iio_dir = "/sys/bus/iio/devices/";
-
-/**
- * iioutils_break_up_name() - extract generic name from full channel name
- * @full_name: the full channel name
- * @generic_name: the output generic channel name
- **/
-inline int iioutils_break_up_name(const char *full_name,
-				  char **generic_name)
-{
-	char *current;
-	char *w, *r;
-	char *working;
-
-	current = strdup(full_name);
-	working = strtok(current, "_\0");
-	w = working;
-	r = working;
-
-	while (*r != '\0') {
-		if (!isdigit(*r)) {
-			*w = *r;
-			w++;
-		}
-		r++;
-	}
-	*w = '\0';
-	*generic_name = strdup(working);
-	free(current);
-
-	return 0;
-}
+extern const char *iio_dir;
 
 /**
  * struct iio_channel_info - information about a given channel
@@ -81,603 +47,25 @@ struct iio_channel_info {
 	unsigned location;
 };
 
-/**
- * iioutils_get_type() - find and process _type attribute data
- * @is_signed: output whether channel is signed
- * @bytes: output how many bytes the channel storage occupies
- * @mask: output a bit mask for the raw data
- * @be: big endian
- * @device_dir: the iio device directory
- * @name: the channel name
- * @generic_name: the channel type name
- **/
-inline int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed,
-			     unsigned *bytes,
-			     unsigned *bits_used,
-			     unsigned *shift,
-			     uint64_t *mask,
-			     unsigned *be,
-			     const char *device_dir,
-			     const char *name,
-			     const char *generic_name)
-{
-	FILE *sysfsfp;
-	int ret;
-	DIR *dp;
-	char *scan_el_dir, *builtname, *builtname_generic, *filename = 0;
-	char signchar, endianchar;
-	unsigned padint;
-	const struct dirent *ent;
+int iioutils_break_up_name(const char *full_name, char **generic_name);
+int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed, unsigned *bytes,
+					  unsigned *bits_used, unsigned *shift,
+					  uint64_t *mask, unsigned *be,
+					  const char *device_dir, const char *name,
+					  const char *generic_name);
+int iioutils_get_param_float(float *output, const char *param_name,
+							 const char *device_dir, const char *name,
+							 const char *generic_name);
+void bsort_channel_array_by_index(struct iio_channel_info **ci_array, int cnt);
+int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
+						struct iio_channel_info **ci_array, int *counter);
+int find_type_by_name(const char *name, const char *type);
+int write_sysfs_int(char *filename, char *basedir, int val);
+int write_sysfs_int_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, int val);
+int write_sysfs_string_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val);
+int write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val);
+int read_sysfs_posint(char *filename, char *basedir);
+int read_sysfs_float(char *filename, char *basedir, float *val);
+int read_sysfs_string(const char *filename, const char *basedir, char *str);
 
-	ret = asprintf(&scan_el_dir, FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR, device_dir);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_ret;
-	}
-	ret = asprintf(&builtname, FORMAT_TYPE_FILE, name);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_free_scan_el_dir;
-	}
-	ret = asprintf(&builtname_generic, FORMAT_TYPE_FILE, generic_name);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_free_builtname;
-	}
-
-	dp = opendir(scan_el_dir);
-	if (dp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free_builtname_generic;
-	}
-	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
-		/*
-		 * Do we allow devices to override a generic name with
-		 * a specific one?
-		 */
-		if ((strcmp(builtname, ent->d_name) == 0) ||
-		    (strcmp(builtname_generic, ent->d_name) == 0)) {
-			ret = asprintf(&filename,
-				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_closedir;
-			}
-			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
-			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-				printf("failed to open %s\n", filename);
-				ret = -errno;
-				goto error_free_filename;
-			}
-
-			ret = fscanf(sysfsfp,
-				     "%ce:%c%u/%u>>%u",
-				     &endianchar,
-				     &signchar,
-				     bits_used,
-				     &padint, shift);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				printf("failed to pass scan type description\n");
-				ret = -errno;
-				goto error_close_sysfsfp;
-			}
-			*be = (endianchar == 'b');
-			*bytes = padint / 8;
-			if (*bits_used == 64)
-				*mask = ~0;
-			else
-				*mask = (1 << *bits_used) - 1;
-			if (signchar == 's')
-				*is_signed = 1;
-			else
-				*is_signed = 0;
-			fclose(sysfsfp);
-			free(filename);
-
-			filename = 0;
-			sysfsfp = 0;
-		}
-error_close_sysfsfp:
-	if (sysfsfp)
-		fclose(sysfsfp);
-error_free_filename:
-	if (filename)
-		free(filename);
-error_closedir:
-	closedir(dp);
-error_free_builtname_generic:
-	free(builtname_generic);
-error_free_builtname:
-	free(builtname);
-error_free_scan_el_dir:
-	free(scan_el_dir);
-error_ret:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-inline int iioutils_get_param_float(float *output,
-				    const char *param_name,
-				    const char *device_dir,
-				    const char *name,
-				    const char *generic_name)
-{
-	FILE *sysfsfp;
-	int ret;
-	DIR *dp;
-	char *builtname, *builtname_generic;
-	char *filename = NULL;
-	const struct dirent *ent;
-
-	ret = asprintf(&builtname, "%s_%s", name, param_name);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_ret;
-	}
-	ret = asprintf(&builtname_generic,
-		       "%s_%s", generic_name, param_name);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_free_builtname;
-	}
-	dp = opendir(device_dir);
-	if (dp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free_builtname_generic;
-	}
-	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
-		if ((strcmp(builtname, ent->d_name) == 0) ||
-		    (strcmp(builtname_generic, ent->d_name) == 0)) {
-			ret = asprintf(&filename,
-				       "%s/%s", device_dir, ent->d_name);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_closedir;
-			}
-			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
-			if (!sysfsfp) {
-				ret = -errno;
-				goto error_free_filename;
-			}
-			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%f", output);
-			break;
-		}
-error_free_filename:
-	if (filename)
-		free(filename);
-error_closedir:
-	closedir(dp);
-error_free_builtname_generic:
-	free(builtname_generic);
-error_free_builtname:
-	free(builtname);
-error_ret:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * bsort_channel_array_by_index() - reorder so that the array is in index order
- *
- **/
-
-inline void bsort_channel_array_by_index(struct iio_channel_info **ci_array,
-					 int cnt)
-{
-
-	struct iio_channel_info temp;
-	int x, y;
-
-	for (x = 0; x < cnt; x++)
-		for (y = 0; y < (cnt - 1); y++)
-			if ((*ci_array)[y].index > (*ci_array)[y+1].index) {
-				temp = (*ci_array)[y + 1];
-				(*ci_array)[y + 1] = (*ci_array)[y];
-				(*ci_array)[y] = temp;
-			}
-}
-
-/**
- * build_channel_array() - function to figure out what channels are present
- * @device_dir: the IIO device directory in sysfs
- * @
- **/
-inline int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
-			      struct iio_channel_info **ci_array,
-			      int *counter)
-{
-	DIR *dp;
-	FILE *sysfsfp;
-	int count, i;
-	struct iio_channel_info *current;
-	int ret;
-	const struct dirent *ent;
-	char *scan_el_dir;
-	char *filename;
-
-	*counter = 0;
-	ret = asprintf(&scan_el_dir, FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR, device_dir);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_ret;
-	}
-	dp = opendir(scan_el_dir);
-	if (dp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free_name;
-	}
-	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL)
-		if (strcmp(ent->d_name + strlen(ent->d_name) - strlen("_en"),
-			   "_en") == 0) {
-			ret = asprintf(&filename,
-				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_close_dir;
-			}
-			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
-			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
-				goto error_close_dir;
-			}
-			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%i", &ret);
-			if (ret == 1)
-				(*counter)++;
-			fclose(sysfsfp);
-			free(filename);
-		}
-	*ci_array = malloc(sizeof(**ci_array) * (*counter));
-	if (*ci_array == NULL) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_close_dir;
-	}
-	seekdir(dp, 0);
-	count = 0;
-	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL) {
-		if (strcmp(ent->d_name + strlen(ent->d_name) - strlen("_en"),
-			   "_en") == 0) {
-			int current_enabled = 0;
-
-			current = &(*ci_array)[count++];
-			ret = asprintf(&filename,
-				       "%s/%s", scan_el_dir, ent->d_name);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				/* decrement count to avoid freeing name */
-				count--;
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			}
-			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
-			if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-				free(filename);
-				ret = -errno;
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			}
-			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%i", &current_enabled);
-			fclose(sysfsfp);
-
-			if (!current_enabled) {
-				free(filename);
-				count--;
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			current->scale = 1.0;
-			current->offset = 0;
-			current->name = strndup(ent->d_name,
-						strlen(ent->d_name) -
-						strlen("_en"));
-			if (current->name == NULL) {
-				free(filename);
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			}
-			/* Get the generic and specific name elements */
-			ret = iioutils_break_up_name(current->name,
-						     &current->generic_name);
-			if (ret) {
-				free(filename);
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			}
-			ret = asprintf(&filename,
-				       "%s/%s_index",
-				       scan_el_dir,
-				       current->name);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				free(filename);
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			}
-			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
-			fscanf(sysfsfp, "%u", &current->index);
-			fclose(sysfsfp);
-			free(filename);
-			/* Find the scale */
-			ret = iioutils_get_param_float(&current->scale,
-						       "scale",
-						       device_dir,
-						       current->name,
-						       current->generic_name);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			ret = iioutils_get_param_float(&current->offset,
-						       "offset",
-						       device_dir,
-						       current->name,
-						       current->generic_name);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				goto error_cleanup_array;
-			ret = iioutils_get_type(&current->is_signed,
-						&current->bytes,
-						&current->bits_used,
-						&current->shift,
-						&current->mask,
-						&current->be,
-						device_dir,
-						current->name,
-						current->generic_name);
-		}
-	}
-
-	closedir(dp);
-	/* reorder so that the array is in index order */
-	bsort_channel_array_by_index(ci_array, *counter);
-
-	return 0;
-
-error_cleanup_array:
-	for (i = count - 1;  i >= 0; i--)
-		free((*ci_array)[i].name);
-	free(*ci_array);
-error_close_dir:
-	closedir(dp);
-error_free_name:
-	free(scan_el_dir);
-error_ret:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * find_type_by_name() - function to match top level types by name
- * @name: top level type instance name
- * @type: the type of top level instance being sort
- *
- * Typical types this is used for are device and trigger.
- **/
-inline int find_type_by_name(const char *name, const char *type)
-{
-	const struct dirent *ent;
-	int number, numstrlen;
-
-	FILE *nameFile;
-	DIR *dp;
-	char thisname[IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
-	char *filename;
-
-	dp = opendir(iio_dir);
-	if (dp == NULL) {
-		printf("No industrialio devices available\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	while (ent = readdir(dp), ent != NULL) {
-		if (strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") != 0 &&
-			strcmp(ent->d_name, "..") != 0 &&
-			strlen(ent->d_name) > strlen(type) &&
-			strncmp(ent->d_name, type, strlen(type)) == 0) {
-			numstrlen = sscanf(ent->d_name + strlen(type),
-					   "%d",
-					   &number);
-			/* verify the next character is not a colon */
-			if (strncmp(ent->d_name + strlen(type) + numstrlen,
-					":",
-					1) != 0) {
-				filename = malloc(strlen(iio_dir)
-						+ strlen(type)
-						+ numstrlen
-						+ 6);
-				if (filename == NULL) {
-					closedir(dp);
-					return -ENOMEM;
-				}
-				sprintf(filename, "%s%s%d/name",
-					iio_dir,
-					type,
-					number);
-				nameFile = fopen(filename, "r");
-				if (!nameFile) {
-					free(filename);
-					continue;
-				}
-				free(filename);
-				fscanf(nameFile, "%s", thisname);
-				fclose(nameFile);
-				if (strcmp(name, thisname) == 0) {
-					closedir(dp);
-					return number;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	closedir(dp);
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-inline int _write_sysfs_int(char *filename, char *basedir, int val, int verify)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	FILE *sysfsfp;
-	int test;
-	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
-
-	if (temp == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
-	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
-	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-		printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
-	fprintf(sysfsfp, "%d", val);
-	fclose(sysfsfp);
-	if (verify) {
-		sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
-		if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-			printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
-			ret = -errno;
-			goto error_free;
-		}
-		fscanf(sysfsfp, "%d", &test);
-		fclose(sysfsfp);
-		if (test != val) {
-			printf("Possible failure in int write %d to %s%s\n",
-				val,
-				basedir,
-				filename);
-			ret = -1;
-		}
-	}
-error_free:
-	free(temp);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int write_sysfs_int(char *filename, char *basedir, int val)
-{
-	return _write_sysfs_int(filename, basedir, val, 0);
-}
-
-int write_sysfs_int_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, int val)
-{
-	return _write_sysfs_int(filename, basedir, val, 1);
-}
-
-int _write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val, int verify)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	FILE  *sysfsfp;
-	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
-
-	if (temp == NULL) {
-		printf("Memory allocation failed\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
-	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
-	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-		printf("Could not open %s\n", temp);
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
-	fprintf(sysfsfp, "%s", val);
-	fclose(sysfsfp);
-	if (verify) {
-		sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
-		if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-			printf("could not open file to verify\n");
-			ret = -errno;
-			goto error_free;
-		}
-		fscanf(sysfsfp, "%s", temp);
-		fclose(sysfsfp);
-		if (strcmp(temp, val) != 0) {
-			printf("Possible failure in string write of %s "
-				"Should be %s "
-				"written to %s\%s\n",
-				temp,
-				val,
-				basedir,
-				filename);
-			ret = -1;
-		}
-	}
-error_free:
-	free(temp);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * write_sysfs_string_and_verify() - string write, readback and verify
- * @filename: name of file to write to
- * @basedir: the sysfs directory in which the file is to be found
- * @val: the string to write
- **/
-int write_sysfs_string_and_verify(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val)
-{
-	return _write_sysfs_string(filename, basedir, val, 1);
-}
-
-int write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val)
-{
-	return _write_sysfs_string(filename, basedir, val, 0);
-}
-
-int read_sysfs_posint(char *filename, char *basedir)
-{
-	int ret;
-	FILE  *sysfsfp;
-	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
-
-	if (temp == NULL) {
-		printf("Memory allocation failed");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
-	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
-	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
-	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%d\n", &ret);
-	fclose(sysfsfp);
-error_free:
-	free(temp);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int read_sysfs_float(char *filename, char *basedir, float *val)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	FILE  *sysfsfp;
-	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
-
-	if (temp == NULL) {
-		printf("Memory allocation failed");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
-	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
-	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
-	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%f\n", val);
-	fclose(sysfsfp);
-error_free:
-	free(temp);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int read_sysfs_string(const char *filename, const char *basedir, char *str)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	FILE  *sysfsfp;
-	char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
-
-	if (temp == NULL) {
-		printf("Memory allocation failed");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s", basedir, filename);
-	sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
-	if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
-	fscanf(sysfsfp, "%s\n", str);
-	fclose(sysfsfp);
-error_free:
-	free(temp);
-	return ret;
-}
+#endif /* _IIO_UTILS_H_ */