diff --git a/drivers/iio/iio_core.h b/drivers/iio/iio_core.h
index f6db6af36ba6..5f0ea77fe717 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/iio_core.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/iio_core.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int __iio_add_chan_devattr(const char *postfix,
 			   struct list_head *attr_list);
 void iio_free_chan_devattr_list(struct list_head *attr_list);
 
-ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int val, int val2);
+ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int size, int *vals);
 
 /* Event interface flags */
 #define IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS 1
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 184444db62ac..59540859bfae 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -373,41 +373,53 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_enum_write);
  * @buf: The buffer to which the formated value gets written
  * @type: One of the IIO_VAL_... constants. This decides how the val and val2
  *        parameters are formatted.
- * @val: First part of the value, exact meaning depends on the type parameter.
- * @val2: Second part of the value, exact meaning depends on the type parameter.
+ * @vals: pointer to the values, exact meaning depends on the type parameter.
  */
-ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int val, int val2)
+ssize_t iio_format_value(char *buf, unsigned int type, int size, int *vals)
 {
 	unsigned long long tmp;
 	bool scale_db = false;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case IIO_VAL_INT:
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", val);
+		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", vals[0]);
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO_DB:
 		scale_db = true;
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO:
-		if (val2 < 0)
-			return sprintf(buf, "-%ld.%06u%s\n", abs(val), -val2,
+		if (vals[1] < 0)
+			return sprintf(buf, "-%ld.%06u%s\n", abs(vals[0]),
+					-vals[1],
 				scale_db ? " dB" : "");
 		else
-			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%06u%s\n", val, val2,
+			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%06u%s\n", vals[0], vals[1],
 				scale_db ? " dB" : "");
 	case IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO:
-		if (val2 < 0)
-			return sprintf(buf, "-%ld.%09u\n", abs(val), -val2);
+		if (vals[1] < 0)
+			return sprintf(buf, "-%ld.%09u\n", abs(vals[0]),
+					-vals[1]);
 		else
-			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", val, val2);
+			return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", vals[0], vals[1]);
 	case IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL:
-		tmp = div_s64((s64)val * 1000000000LL, val2);
-		val2 = do_div(tmp, 1000000000LL);
-		val = tmp;
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", val, val2);
+		tmp = div_s64((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]);
 	case IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2:
-		tmp = (s64)val * 1000000000LL >> val2;
-		val2 = do_div(tmp, 1000000000LL);
-		val = tmp;
-		return sprintf(buf, "%d.%09u\n", val, val2);
+		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]);
+	case IIO_VAL_INT_MULTIPLE:
+	{
+		int i;
+		int len = 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;
+	}
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -419,14 +431,23 @@ static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
-	int val, val2;
-	int ret = indio_dev->info->read_raw(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
-					    &val, &val2, this_attr->address);
+	int vals[INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS];
+	int ret;
+	int val_len = 2;
+
+	if (indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi)
+		ret = indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
+							INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS,
+							vals, &val_len,
+							this_attr->address);
+	else
+		ret = indio_dev->info->read_raw(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
+				    &vals[0], &vals[1], this_attr->address);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	return iio_format_value(buf, ret, val, val2);
+	return iio_format_value(buf, ret, val_len, vals);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index dddfb0f90d34..258a973a1fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_value_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
-	int val, val2;
+	int val, val2, val_arr[2];
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = indio_dev->info->read_event_value(indio_dev,
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_value_show(struct device *dev,
 		&val, &val2);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	return iio_format_value(buf, ret, val, val2);
+	val_arr[0] = val;
+	val_arr[1] = val2;
+	return iio_format_value(buf, ret, 2, val_arr);
 }
 
 static ssize_t iio_ev_value_store(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index adeba5a0ecf7..d833d55052ea 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -417,12 +417,24 @@ static int iio_channel_read(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2,
 	enum iio_chan_info_enum info)
 {
 	int unused;
+	int vals[INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS];
+	int ret;
+	int val_len = 2;
 
 	if (val2 == NULL)
 		val2 = &unused;
 
-	return chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw(chan->indio_dev, chan->channel,
-						val, val2, info);
+	if (chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi) {
+		ret = chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi(chan->indio_dev,
+					chan->channel, INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS,
+					vals, &val_len, info);
+		*val = vals[0];
+		*val2 = vals[1];
+	} else
+		ret = chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw(chan->indio_dev,
+					chan->channel, val, val2, info);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int iio_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 5f2d00e7e488..5629c92eeadf 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static inline s64 iio_get_time_ns(void)
 #define INDIO_ALL_BUFFER_MODES					\
 	(INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED | INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE)
 
+#define INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS		4
+
 struct iio_trigger; /* forward declaration */
 struct iio_dev;
 
@@ -302,6 +304,14 @@ struct iio_dev;
  *			the channel in question.  Return value will specify the
  *			type of value returned by the device. val and val2 will
  *			contain the elements making up the returned value.
+ * @read_raw_multi:	function to return values from the device.
+ *			mask specifies which value. Note 0 means a reading of
+ *			the channel in question.  Return value will specify the
+ *			type of value returned by the device. vals pointer
+ *			contain the elements making up the returned value.
+ *			max_len specifies maximum number of elements
+ *			vals pointer can contain. val_len is used to return
+ *			length of valid elements in vals.
  * @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
@@ -328,6 +338,13 @@ struct iio_info {
 			int *val2,
 			long mask);
 
+	int (*read_raw_multi)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+			struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
+			int max_len,
+			int *vals,
+			int *val_len,
+			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 084d882fe01b..a13c2241abce 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum iio_event_direction {
 #define IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO 2
 #define IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO 3
 #define IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO_DB 4
+#define IIO_VAL_INT_MULTIPLE 5
 #define IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL 10
 #define IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2 11