Add backend support for setting the data size used.
This setting can be adjusted within the IP cores interfacing devices.

Signed-off-by: Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@analog.com>
---
changes in v6:
 - drop size_t
 drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/iio/backend.h        |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
index c792cd1e24e8..ea184fc2c838 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
@@ -660,6 +660,27 @@ int iio_backend_interface_type_get(struct iio_backend *back,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_interface_type_get, IIO_BACKEND);
 
+/**
+ * iio_backend_data_size_set - set the data width/size in the data bus.
+ * @back: Backend device
+ * @size: Size in bits
+ *
+ * Some frontend devices can dynamically control the word/data size on the
+ * interface/data bus. Hence, the backend device needs to be aware of it so
+ * data can be correctly transferred.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
+ */
+int iio_backend_data_size_set(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int size)
+{
+	if (!size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return iio_backend_op_call(back, data_size_set, size);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_data_size_set, IIO_BACKEND);
+
 /**
  * iio_backend_extend_chan_spec - Extend an IIO channel
  * @back: Backend device
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/backend.h b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
index e5ea90f1c3e0..59b6651b7eaf 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum iio_backend_interface_type {
  * @ext_info_set: Extended info setter.
  * @ext_info_get: Extended info getter.
  * @interface_type_get: Interface type.
+ * @data_size_set: Data size.
  * @read_raw: Read a channel attribute from a backend device
  * @debugfs_print_chan_status: Print channel status into a buffer.
  * @debugfs_reg_access: Read or write register value of backend.
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ struct iio_backend_ops {
 			    const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, char *buf);
 	int (*interface_type_get)(struct iio_backend *back,
 				  enum iio_backend_interface_type *type);
+	int (*data_size_set)(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int size);
 	int (*read_raw)(struct iio_backend *back,
 			struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val, int *val2,
 			long mask);
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ ssize_t iio_backend_ext_info_get(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, uintptr_t private,
 				 const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, char *buf);
 int iio_backend_interface_type_get(struct iio_backend *back,
 				   enum iio_backend_interface_type *type);
+int iio_backend_data_size_set(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int size);
 int iio_backend_read_raw(struct iio_backend *back,
 			 struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val, int *val2,
 			 long mask);
-- 
2.47.0