diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201_core.c
index 2785460b3853..eb6a1a8b0825 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201_core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16201.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203_core.c
index 27079a95d4b1..561e7a9f7d40 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203_core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16203.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204_core.c
index b0d6a2e72577..507f282ac30e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204_core.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16204.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_core.c
index 97dca8866df4..2dd24c3e5cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_core.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16209.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
index 282a746dc5dd..10e02498861f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16240.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
index 6d600f68c1d2..fd53fd51ebfa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "lis3l02dq.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
index 394b04eb1aa7..2fe35788da48 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "sca3000.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
index 2a83e8aa8157..f5198578c6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_hw.h"
 #include "sca3000.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
index 4b5649085a25..8d080ab68a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_core.c
index a627bfe208af..cf91ccd8543c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_core.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "ad7298.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
index 2315ee989131..1cd5f61ed7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_core.c
index edf25ce89707..d574a2ee9adf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "ad7476.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
index e48181a56ad1..854d94971fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_core.c
index f22f668c6bcf..f8eba6783340 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_core.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "ad7606.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
index 15bdec683172..20afb3e24abe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7780.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7780.c
index 46d1f8f3fe82..4b6f8c6640ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7780.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7780.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
 
 #include "ad7780.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7793.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7793.c
index e21593d097a5..11ba79e476eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7793.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7793.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_core.c
index cdd7c130aa16..4a8ffb5735b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 
 #include "ad7887.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
index 678c877eba85..96274d6057d9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
index ae64ee95cdd0..d5fbda7857cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "ad799x.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
index 8177de5277e4..c1d38c589ecd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
index b7c46aeceb5b..e0f87917051c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "max1363.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
index 570c68650c8c..91e29c5abc68 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger_consumer.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h b/drivers/staging/iio/buffer_generic.h
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h
rename to drivers/staging/iio/buffer_generic.h
index 6a89ec00bff6..a1256c152cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/buffer_generic.h
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
-#ifndef _IIO_RING_GENERIC_H_
-#define _IIO_RING_GENERIC_H_
+#ifndef _IIO_BUFFER_GENERIC_H_
+#define _IIO_BUFFER_GENERIC_H_
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include "iio.h"
 #include "chrdev.h"
@@ -223,4 +223,4 @@ static inline void iio_ring_buffer_unregister(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER */
 
-#endif /* _IIO_RING_GENERIC_H_ */
+#endif /* _IIO_BUFFER_GENERIC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
index 73157b21252b..8058d6699841 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 
 #include "adis16260.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/ad5933.c b/drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/ad5933.c
index 25223d8baf51..fb8316182777 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/ad5933.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/ad5933.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 
 #include "ad5933.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
index 19dacfb6e174..b041b46539da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "adis16400.h"
 
 enum adis16400_chip_variant {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-ring.c
index e048d348bbd7..6f9d9e7858c7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-ring.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "iio.h"
 #include "iio_core.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
-#include "ring_generic.h"
+#include "buffer_generic.h"
 
 static const char * const iio_endian_prefix[] = {
 	[IIO_BE] = "be",
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/kfifo_buf.h b/drivers/staging/iio/kfifo_buf.h
index fb48523748e6..66a80c658400 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/kfifo_buf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/kfifo_buf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
 #include "iio.h"
-#include "ring_generic.h"
+#include "buffer_generic.h"
 
 extern const struct iio_ring_access_funcs kfifo_access_funcs;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_core.c
index 1661f31184be..9a0dc1ea80e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_core.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../sysfs.h"
-#include "../ring_generic.h"
+#include "../buffer_generic.h"
 #include "meter.h"
 #include "ade7758.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
index 15271639534b..2835c9940ed0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _IIO_RING_SW_H_
 #define _IIO_RING_SW_H_
-#include "ring_generic.h"
+#include "buffer_generic.h"
 
 /**
  * ring_sw_access_funcs - access functions for a software ring buffer