@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ config IIO_CONSUMERS_PER_TRIGGER
 	This value controls the maximum number of consumers that a
 	given trigger may handle. Default is 2.
 
+config IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT
+	tristate
+	select IIO_TRIGGER
+	help
+	  Provides helper functions for setting up triggered events.
+
 source "drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/iio/amplifiers/Kconfig"

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ industrialio-$(CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGER) += industrialio-trigger.o
 industrialio-$(CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER_CB) += buffer_cb.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER) += industrialio-triggered-buffer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT) += industrialio-triggered-event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IIO_KFIFO_BUF) += kfifo_buf.o
 
 obj-y += accel/

@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static void iio_device_unregister_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(device);
-	if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED)
+	if (indio_dev->modes & (INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED | INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED))
 		iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(indio_dev);
 	iio_device_unregister_eventset(indio_dev);
 	iio_device_unregister_sysfs(indio_dev);

@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ int iio_device_register(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 			"Failed to register event set\n");
 		goto error_free_sysfs;
 	}
-	if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED)
+	if (indio_dev->modes & (INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED | INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED))
 		iio_device_register_trigger_consumer(indio_dev);
 
 	if ((indio_dev->modes & INDIO_ALL_BUFFER_MODES) &&

@@ -345,10 +345,18 @@ static ssize_t iio_trigger_write_current(struct device *dev,
 
 	indio_dev->trig = trig;
 
-	if (oldtrig)
+	if (oldtrig) {
+		if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED)
+			iio_trigger_detach_poll_func(oldtrig,
+						     indio_dev->pollfunc);
 		iio_trigger_put(oldtrig);
-	if (indio_dev->trig)
+	}
+	if (indio_dev->trig) {
 		iio_trigger_get(indio_dev->trig);
+		if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED)
+			iio_trigger_attach_poll_func(indio_dev->trig,
+						     indio_dev->pollfunc);
+	}
 
 	return len;
 }

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+ /*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Cogent Embedded, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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 <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/triggered_event.h>
+#include <linux/iio/trigger_consumer.h>
+
+/**
+ * iio_triggered_event_setup() - Setup pollfunc for triggered event
+ * @indio_dev:		IIO device structure
+ * @pollfunc_bh:	Function which will be used as pollfunc bottom half
+ * @pollfunc_th:	Function which will be used as pollfunc top half
+ *
+ * This function combines some common tasks which will normally be performed
+ * when setting up a triggered event. It will allocate the pollfunc and
+ * set mode to use it for triggered event.
+ *
+ * Before calling this function the indio_dev structure should already be
+ * completely initialized, but not yet registered. In practice this means that
+ * this function should be called right before iio_device_register().
+ *
+ * To free the resources allocated by this function call
+ * iio_triggered_event_cleanup().
+ */
+int iio_triggered_event_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+	irqreturn_t (*pollfunc_bh)(int irq, void *p),
+	irqreturn_t (*pollfunc_th)(int irq, void *p))
+{
+	indio_dev->pollfunc = iio_alloc_pollfunc(pollfunc_bh,
+						 pollfunc_th,
+						 IRQF_ONESHOT,
+						 indio_dev,
+						 "%s_consumer%d",
+						 indio_dev->name,
+						 indio_dev->id);
+	if (indio_dev->pollfunc == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Flag that pollfunc is used for triggered event */
+	indio_dev->modes |= INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED;
+	indio_dev->currentmode = INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_triggered_event_setup);
+
+/**
+ * iio_triggered_event_cleanup() - Free resources allocated by iio_triggered_event_setup()
+ * @indio_dev: IIO device structure
+ */
+void iio_triggered_event_cleanup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	iio_dealloc_pollfunc(indio_dev->pollfunc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_triggered_event_cleanup);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Vladimir Barinov");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IIO helper functions for setting up triggered events");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static inline s64 iio_get_time_ns(void)
 #define INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED		0x02
 #define INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE		0x04
 #define INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE		0x08
+#define INDIO_EVENT_TRIGGERED		0x10
 
 #define INDIO_ALL_BUFFER_MODES					\
 	(INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED | INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE | INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE)

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT_H_
+#define _LINUX_IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT_H_
+
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+
+int iio_triggered_event_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+	irqreturn_t (*pollfunc_bh)(int irq, void *p),
+	irqreturn_t (*pollfunc_th)(int irq, void *p));
+void iio_triggered_event_cleanup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
+
+#endif