diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 649725bc15c1..aaca42862389 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -577,66 +577,82 @@ int of_iio_read_mount_matrix(const struct device *dev,
 #endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_iio_read_mount_matrix);
 
-/**
- * iio_format_value() - Formats a IIO value into its string representation
- * @buf:	The buffer to which the formatted value gets written
- * @type:	One of the IIO_VAL_... constants. This decides how the val
- *		and val2 parameters are formatted.
- * @size:	Number of IIO value entries contained in vals
- * @vals:	Pointer to the values, exact meaning depends on the
- *		type parameter.
- *
- * Return: 0 by default, a negative number on failure or the
- *	   total number of characters written for a type that belongs
- *	   to the IIO_VAL_... constant.
- */
-ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int size, int *vals)
+static ssize_t __iio_format_value(char *buf, size_t len, unsigned int type,
+				  int size, const int *vals)
 {
 	unsigned long long tmp;
+	int tmp0, tmp1;
 	bool scale_db = false;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case IIO_VAL_INT:
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", vals[0]);
+		return snprintf(buf, len, "%d", vals[0]);
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO_DB:
 		scale_db = true;
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO:
 		if (vals[1] < 0)
-			return sprintf(buf, "-%d.%06u%s\n", abs(vals[0]),
-				       -vals[1], scale_db ? " dB" : "");
+			return snprintf(buf, len, "-%d.%06u%s", abs(vals[0]),
+					-vals[1], scale_db ? " dB" : "");
 		else
-			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%06u%s\n", vals[0], vals[1],
-				scale_db ? " dB" : "");
+			return snprintf(buf, len, "%d.%06u%s", vals[0], vals[1],
+					scale_db ? " dB" : "");
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO:
 		if (vals[1] < 0)
-			return sprintf(buf, "-%d.%09u\n", abs(vals[0]),
-				       -vals[1]);
+			return snprintf(buf, len, "-%d.%09u", abs(vals[0]),
+					-vals[1]);
 		else
-			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", vals[0], vals[1]);
+			return snprintf(buf, len, "%d.%09u", vals[0], vals[1]);
 	case IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL:
 		tmp = div_s64((s64)vals[0] * 1000000000LL, vals[1]);
-		vals[0] = (int)div_s64_rem(tmp, 1000000000, &vals[1]);
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", vals[0], abs(vals[1]));
+		tmp1 = vals[1];
+		tmp0 = (int)div_s64_rem(tmp, 1000000000, &tmp1);
+		return snprintf(buf, len, "%d.%09u", tmp0, abs(tmp1));
 	case IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2:
 		tmp = (s64)vals[0] * 1000000000LL >> vals[1];
-		vals[1] = do_div(tmp, 1000000000LL);
-		vals[0] = tmp;
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", vals[0], vals[1]);
+		tmp1 = do_div(tmp, 1000000000LL);
+		tmp0 = tmp;
+		return snprintf(buf, len, "%d.%09u", tmp0, tmp1);
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_MULTIPLE:
 	{
 		int i;
-		int len = 0;
+		int l = 0;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < size; ++i)
-			len += snprintf(&buf[len], PAGE_SIZE - len, "%d ",
-								vals[i]);
-		len += snprintf(&buf[len], PAGE_SIZE - len, "\n");
-		return len;
+		for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			l += snprintf(&buf[l], len - l, "%d ", vals[i]);
+			if (l >= len)
+				break;
+		}
+		return l;
 	}
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * iio_format_value() - Formats a IIO value into its string representation
+ * @buf:	The buffer to which the formatted value gets written
+ *		which is assumed to be big enough (i.e. PAGE_SIZE).
+ * @type:	One of the IIO_VAL_... constants. This decides how the val
+ *		and val2 parameters are formatted.
+ * @size:	Number of IIO value entries contained in vals
+ * @vals:	Pointer to the values, exact meaning depends on the
+ *		type parameter.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 by default, a negative number on failure or the
+ *	   total number of characters written for a type that belongs
+ *	   to the IIO_VAL_... constant.
+ */
+ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int size, int *vals)
+{
+	ssize_t len;
+
+	len = __iio_format_value(buf, PAGE_SIZE, type, size, vals);
+	if (len >= PAGE_SIZE - 1)
+		return -EFBIG;
+
+	return len + sprintf(buf + len, "\n");
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_format_value);
 
 static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info(struct device *dev,
@@ -664,6 +680,119 @@ static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info(struct device *dev,
 	return iio_format_value(buf, ret, val_len, vals);
 }
 
+static ssize_t iio_format_avail_list(char *buf, const int *vals,
+				     int type, int length)
+{
+	int i;
+	ssize_t len = 0;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case IIO_VAL_INT:
+		for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			len += __iio_format_value(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						  type, 1, &vals[i]);
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+			if (i < length - 1)
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						" ");
+			else
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						"\n");
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		for (i = 0; i < length / 2; i++) {
+			len += __iio_format_value(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						  type, 2, &vals[i * 2]);
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+			if (i < length / 2 - 1)
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						" ");
+			else
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						"\n");
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_format_avail_range(char *buf, const int *vals, int type)
+{
+	int i;
+	ssize_t len;
+
+	len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "[");
+	switch (type) {
+	case IIO_VAL_INT:
+		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+			len += __iio_format_value(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						  type, 1, &vals[i]);
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+			if (i < 2)
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						" ");
+			else
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						"]\n");
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+			len += __iio_format_value(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						  type, 2, &vals[i * 2]);
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+			if (i < 2)
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						" ");
+			else
+				len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+						"]\n");
+			if (len >= PAGE_SIZE)
+				return -EFBIG;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info_avail(struct device *dev,
+					   struct device_attribute *attr,
+					   char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
+	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
+	const int *vals;
+	int ret;
+	int length;
+	int type;
+
+	ret = indio_dev->info->read_avail(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
+					  &vals, &type, &length,
+					  this_attr->address);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	switch (ret) {
+	case IIO_AVAIL_LIST:
+		return iio_format_avail_list(buf, vals, type, length);
+	case IIO_AVAIL_RANGE:
+		return iio_format_avail_range(buf, vals, type);
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * iio_str_to_fixpoint() - Parse a fixed-point number from a string
  * @str: The string to parse
@@ -980,6 +1109,40 @@ static int iio_device_add_info_mask_type(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	return attrcount;
 }
 
+static int iio_device_add_info_mask_type_avail(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+					       struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
+					       enum iio_shared_by shared_by,
+					       const long *infomask)
+{
+	int i, ret, attrcount = 0;
+	char *avail_postfix;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(i, infomask, sizeof(infomask) * 8) {
+		avail_postfix = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL,
+					  "%s_available",
+					  iio_chan_info_postfix[i]);
+		if (!avail_postfix)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr(avail_postfix,
+					     chan,
+					     &iio_read_channel_info_avail,
+					     NULL,
+					     i,
+					     shared_by,
+					     &indio_dev->dev,
+					     &indio_dev->channel_attr_list);
+		kfree(avail_postfix);
+		if ((ret == -EBUSY) && (shared_by != IIO_SEPARATE))
+			continue;
+		else if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		attrcount++;
+	}
+
+	return attrcount;
+}
+
 static int iio_device_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					struct iio_chan_spec const *chan)
 {
@@ -995,6 +1158,14 @@ static int iio_device_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return ret;
 	attrcount += ret;
 
+	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type_avail(indio_dev, chan,
+						  IIO_SEPARATE,
+						  &chan->
+						  info_mask_separate_available);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	attrcount += ret;
+
 	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type(indio_dev, chan,
 					    IIO_SHARED_BY_TYPE,
 					    &chan->info_mask_shared_by_type);
@@ -1002,6 +1173,14 @@ static int iio_device_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return ret;
 	attrcount += ret;
 
+	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type_avail(indio_dev, chan,
+						  IIO_SHARED_BY_TYPE,
+						  &chan->
+						  info_mask_shared_by_type_available);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	attrcount += ret;
+
 	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type(indio_dev, chan,
 					    IIO_SHARED_BY_DIR,
 					    &chan->info_mask_shared_by_dir);
@@ -1009,6 +1188,13 @@ static int iio_device_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return ret;
 	attrcount += ret;
 
+	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type_avail(indio_dev, chan,
+						  IIO_SHARED_BY_DIR,
+						  &chan->info_mask_shared_by_dir_available);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	attrcount += ret;
+
 	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type(indio_dev, chan,
 					    IIO_SHARED_BY_ALL,
 					    &chan->info_mask_shared_by_all);
@@ -1016,6 +1202,13 @@ static int iio_device_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return ret;
 	attrcount += ret;
 
+	ret = iio_device_add_info_mask_type_avail(indio_dev, chan,
+						  IIO_SHARED_BY_ALL,
+						  &chan->info_mask_shared_by_all_available);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	attrcount += ret;
+
 	if (chan->ext_info) {
 		unsigned int i = 0;
 		for (ext_info = chan->ext_info; ext_info->name; ext_info++) {
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 4591d8ea41bd..849d524645e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -225,12 +225,22 @@ struct iio_event_spec {
  *			endianness:	little or big endian
  * @info_mask_separate: What information is to be exported that is specific to
  *			this channel.
+ * @info_mask_separate_available: What availability information is to be
+ *			exported that is specific to this channel.
  * @info_mask_shared_by_type: What information is to be exported that is shared
  *			by all channels of the same type.
+ * @info_mask_shared_by_type_available: What availability information is to be
+ *			exported that is shared by all channels of the same
+ *			type.
  * @info_mask_shared_by_dir: What information is to be exported that is shared
  *			by all channels of the same direction.
+ * @info_mask_shared_by_dir_available: What availability information is to be
+ *			exported that is shared by all channels of the same
+ *			direction.
  * @info_mask_shared_by_all: What information is to be exported that is shared
  *			by all channels.
+ * @info_mask_shared_by_all_available: What availability information is to be
+ *			exported that is shared by all channels.
  * @event_spec:		Array of events which should be registered for this
  *			channel.
  * @num_event_specs:	Size of the event_spec array.
@@ -269,9 +279,13 @@ struct iio_chan_spec {
 		enum iio_endian endianness;
 	} scan_type;
 	long			info_mask_separate;
+	long			info_mask_separate_available;
 	long			info_mask_shared_by_type;
+	long			info_mask_shared_by_type_available;
 	long			info_mask_shared_by_dir;
+	long			info_mask_shared_by_dir_available;
 	long			info_mask_shared_by_all;
+	long			info_mask_shared_by_all_available;
 	const struct iio_event_spec *event_spec;
 	unsigned int		num_event_specs;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info *ext_info;
@@ -349,6 +363,14 @@ struct iio_dev;
  *			max_len specifies maximum number of elements
  *			vals pointer can contain. val_len is used to return
  *			length of valid elements in vals.
+ * @read_avail:		function to return the available values from the device.
+ *			mask specifies which value. Note 0 means the available
+ *			values for the channel in question.  Return value
+ *			specifies if a IIO_AVAIL_LIST or a IIO_AVAIL_RANGE is
+ *			returned in vals. The type of the vals are returned in
+ *			type and the number of vals is returned in length. For
+ *			ranges, there are always three vals returned; min, step
+ *			and max. For lists, all possible values are enumerated.
  * @write_raw:		function to write a value to the device.
  *			Parameters are the same as for read_raw.
  * @write_raw_get_fmt:	callback function to query the expected
@@ -397,6 +419,13 @@ struct iio_info {
 			int *val_len,
 			long mask);
 
+	int (*read_avail)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+			  struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
+			  const int **vals,
+			  int *type,
+			  int *length,
+			  long mask);
+
 	int (*write_raw)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			 struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
 			 int val,
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/types.h b/include/linux/iio/types.h
index 32b579525004..2aa7b6384d64 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ enum iio_event_info {
 #define IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL 10
 #define IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2 11
 
+enum iio_available_type {
+	IIO_AVAIL_LIST,
+	IIO_AVAIL_RANGE,
+};
+
 #endif /* _IIO_TYPES_H_ */