return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_read_length(struct device *dev,
-                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                     char *buf)
+static ssize_t length_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                          char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
 
        return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", buffer->length);
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_write_length(struct device *dev,
-                                      struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                      const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t length_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                           const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
        return ret ? ret : len;
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_show_enable(struct device *dev,
-                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                     char *buf)
+static ssize_t enable_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                          char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
 
        iio_buffer_deactivate_all(indio_dev);
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_store_enable(struct device *dev,
-                                      struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                      const char *buf,
-                                      size_t len)
+static ssize_t enable_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                           const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
        int ret;
        bool requested_state;
        return (ret < 0) ? ret : len;
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_show_watermark(struct device *dev,
-                                        struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                        char *buf)
+static ssize_t watermark_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                             char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
 
        return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", buffer->watermark);
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_buffer_store_watermark(struct device *dev,
-                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                         const char *buf,
-                                         size_t len)
+static ssize_t watermark_store(struct device *dev,
+                              struct device_attribute *attr,
+                              const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
        return ret ? ret : len;
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_dma_show_data_available(struct device *dev,
-                                               struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                               char *buf)
+static ssize_t data_available_show(struct device *dev,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_buffer *buffer = to_iio_dev_attr(attr)->buffer;
 
        }
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(length, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, iio_buffer_read_length,
-                  iio_buffer_write_length);
-static struct device_attribute dev_attr_length_ro = __ATTR(length,
-       S_IRUGO, iio_buffer_read_length, NULL);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(enable, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                  iio_buffer_show_enable, iio_buffer_store_enable);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(watermark, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                  iio_buffer_show_watermark, iio_buffer_store_watermark);
-static struct device_attribute dev_attr_watermark_ro = __ATTR(watermark,
-       S_IRUGO, iio_buffer_show_watermark, NULL);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(data_available, S_IRUGO,
-               iio_dma_show_data_available, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(length);
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_length_ro = __ATTR_RO(length);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(enable);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(watermark);
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_watermark_ro = __ATTR_RO(watermark);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(data_available);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(direction);
 
 /*
 
        dev_attr->attr.name = name;
 
        if (readfunc) {
-               dev_attr->attr.mode |= S_IRUGO;
+               dev_attr->attr.mode |= 0444;
                dev_attr->show = readfunc;
        }
 
        if (writefunc) {
-               dev_attr->attr.mode |= S_IWUSR;
+               dev_attr->attr.mode |= 0200;
                dev_attr->store = writefunc;
        }
 
        }
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_show_dev_name(struct device *dev,
-                                struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                        char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", indio_dev->name);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, iio_show_dev_name, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t iio_show_dev_label(struct device *dev,
-                                struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                char *buf)
+static ssize_t label_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                         char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", indio_dev->label);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(label, S_IRUGO, iio_show_dev_label, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(label);
 
-static ssize_t iio_show_timestamp_clock(struct device *dev,
-                                       struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                       char *buf)
+static ssize_t current_timestamp_clock_show(struct device *dev,
+                                           struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                           char *buf)
 {
        const struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        const clockid_t clk = iio_device_get_clock(indio_dev);
        return sz;
 }
 
-static ssize_t iio_store_timestamp_clock(struct device *dev,
-                                        struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                        const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t current_timestamp_clock_store(struct device *dev,
+                                            struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                            const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
        clockid_t clk;
        int ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(current_timestamp_clock, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                  iio_show_timestamp_clock, iio_store_timestamp_clock);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(current_timestamp_clock);
 
 static int iio_device_register_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(iio_trigger_list_lock);
 
 /**
- * iio_trigger_read_name() - retrieve useful identifying name
+ * name_show() - retrieve useful identifying name
  * @dev:       device associated with the iio_trigger
  * @attr:      pointer to the device_attribute structure that is
  *             being processed
  * Return: a negative number on failure or the number of written
  *        characters on success.
  */
-static ssize_t iio_trigger_read_name(struct device *dev,
-                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                    char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                        char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_trigger *trig = to_iio_trigger(dev);
        return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", trig->name);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, iio_trigger_read_name, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
 static struct attribute *iio_trig_dev_attrs[] = {
        &dev_attr_name.attr,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_dealloc_pollfunc);
 
 /**
- * iio_trigger_read_current() - trigger consumer sysfs query current trigger
+ * current_trigger_show() - trigger consumer sysfs query current trigger
  * @dev:       device associated with an industrial I/O device
  * @attr:      pointer to the device_attribute structure that
  *             is being processed
  * Return: a negative number on failure, the number of characters written
  *        on success or 0 if no trigger is available
  */
-static ssize_t iio_trigger_read_current(struct device *dev,
-                                       struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                       char *buf)
+static ssize_t current_trigger_show(struct device *dev,
+                                   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 
 }
 
 /**
- * iio_trigger_write_current() - trigger consumer sysfs set current trigger
+ * current_trigger_store() - trigger consumer sysfs set current trigger
  * @dev:       device associated with an industrial I/O device
  * @attr:      device attribute that is being processed
  * @buf:       string buffer that holds the name of the trigger
  * Return: negative error code on failure or length of the buffer
  *        on success
  */
-static ssize_t iio_trigger_write_current(struct device *dev,
-                                        struct device_attribute *attr,
-                                        const char *buf,
-                                        size_t len)
+static ssize_t current_trigger_store(struct device *dev,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
        struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
        struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
        return ret;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(current_trigger, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                  iio_trigger_read_current,
-                  iio_trigger_write_current);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(current_trigger);
 
 static struct attribute *iio_trigger_consumer_attrs[] = {
        &dev_attr_current_trigger.attr,