diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 99c0c19fa5a6..903a858df35f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -341,35 +341,31 @@ static void handle_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		tz->ops->critical(tz);
 }
 
-static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id)
 {
-	enum thermal_trip_type type;
-	int trip_temp, hyst = 0;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
 
 	/* Ignore disabled trip points */
-	if (test_bit(trip, &tz->trips_disabled))
+	if (test_bit(trip_id, &tz->trips_disabled))
 		return;
 
-	tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip, &trip_temp);
-	tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip, &type);
-	if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
-		tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, trip, &hyst);
+	__thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
 
 	if (tz->last_temperature != THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID) {
-		if (tz->last_temperature < trip_temp &&
-		    tz->temperature >= trip_temp)
-			thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(tz->id, trip,
+		if (tz->last_temperature < trip.temperature &&
+		    tz->temperature >= trip.temperature)
+			thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(tz->id, trip_id,
 						  tz->temperature);
-		if (tz->last_temperature >= trip_temp &&
-		    tz->temperature < (trip_temp - hyst))
-			thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(tz->id, trip,
+		if (tz->last_temperature >= trip.temperature &&
+		    tz->temperature < (trip.temperature - trip.hysteresis))
+			thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(tz->id, trip_id,
 						    tz->temperature);
 	}
 
-	if (type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL || type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT)
-		handle_critical_trips(tz, trip, trip_temp, type);
+	if (trip.type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL || trip.type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT)
+		handle_critical_trips(tz, trip_id, trip.temperature, trip.type);
 	else
-		handle_non_critical_trips(tz, trip);
+		handle_non_critical_trips(tz, trip_id);
 }
 
 static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
@@ -1142,6 +1138,80 @@ static void thermal_set_delay_jiffies(unsigned long *delay_jiffies, int delay_ms
 		*delay_jiffies = round_jiffies(*delay_jiffies);
 }
 
+int thermal_zone_get_num_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	return tz->num_trips;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_num_trips);
+
+int thermal_zone_get_crit_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
+{
+	int i, ret = 0;
+
+	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp)
+		return tz->ops->get_crit_temp(tz, temp);
+	
+	if (!tz->trips)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->num_trips; i++) {
+		if (tz->trips[i].type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) {
+			*temp = tz->trips[i].temperature;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_crit_temp);
+
+int __thermal_zone_get_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id,
+			    struct thermal_trip *trip)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!tz || trip_id < 0 || trip_id >= tz->num_trips || !trip)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (tz->trips) {
+		*trip = tz->trips[trip_id];
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst) {
+		ret = tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, trip_id, &trip->hysteresis);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		trip->hysteresis = 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip_id, &trip->temperature);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip_id, &trip->type);
+}
+
+int thermal_zone_get_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id,
+			  struct thermal_trip *trip)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	ret = __thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, trip);
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_trip);
+
 /**
  * thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips() - register a new thermal zone device
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
@@ -1174,8 +1244,6 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 					int polling_delay)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	enum thermal_trip_type trip_type;
-	int trip_temp;
 	int id;
 	int result;
 	int count;
@@ -1202,7 +1270,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	if (num_trips > 0 && (!ops->get_trip_type || !ops->get_trip_temp))
+	if (num_trips > 0 && (!ops->get_trip_type || !ops->get_trip_temp) && !trips)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	tz = kzalloc(sizeof(*tz), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1252,9 +1320,10 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 		goto release_device;
 
 	for (count = 0; count < num_trips; count++) {
-		if (tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &trip_type) ||
-		    tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count, &trip_temp) ||
-		    !trip_temp)
+		struct thermal_trip trip;
+
+		result = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, count, &trip);
+		if (result)
 			set_bit(count, &tz->trips_disabled);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 1571917bd3c8..879e91a48435 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ int thermal_build_list_of_policies(char *buf);
 /* Helpers */
 void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+int __thermal_zone_get_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id,
+			    struct thermal_trip *trip);
 int __thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp);
 
 /* sysfs I/F */
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index c65cdce8f856..06dded36e95e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int __thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	int count;
 	int crit_temp = INT_MAX;
-	enum thermal_trip_type type;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
 
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ int __thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION) && tz->emul_temperature) {
 		for (count = 0; count < tz->num_trips; count++) {
-			ret = tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &type);
-			if (!ret && type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) {
-				ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count,
-						&crit_temp);
+			ret = __thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, count, &trip);
+			if (!ret && trip.type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) {
+				crit_temp = trip.temperature;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -124,29 +123,30 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_temp);
 
 void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
-	int low = -INT_MAX;
-	int high = INT_MAX;
-	int trip_temp, hysteresis;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int low = -INT_MAX, high = INT_MAX;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
 
-	if (!tz->ops->set_trips || !tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
+	if (!tz->ops->set_trips)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tz->num_trips; i++) {
 		int trip_low;
 
-		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &trip_temp);
-		tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hysteresis);
+		ret = __thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, i , &trip);
+		if (ret)
+			return;
 
-		trip_low = trip_temp - hysteresis;
+		trip_low = trip.temperature - trip.hysteresis;
 
 		if (trip_low < tz->temperature && trip_low > low)
 			low = trip_low;
 
-		if (trip_temp > tz->temperature && trip_temp < high)
-			high = trip_temp;
+		if (trip.temperature > tz->temperature &&
+		    trip.temperature < high)
+			high = trip.temperature;
 	}
 
 	/* No need to change trip points */
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
index 050d243a5fa1..2a3190d55358 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_trip(struct param *p)
 	struct sk_buff *msg = p->msg;
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
 	struct nlattr *start_trip;
-	int i, id;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int ret, i, id;
 
 	if (!p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID])
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -471,18 +472,14 @@ static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_trip(struct param *p)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tz->num_trips; i++) {
 
-		enum thermal_trip_type type;
-		int temp, hyst = 0;
-
-		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, i, &type);
-		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &temp);
-		if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
-			tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hyst);
-
+		ret = __thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, i, &trip);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_cancel_nest;
+		
 		if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID, i) ||
-		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE, type) ||
-		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TEMP, temp) ||
-		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_HYST, hyst))
+		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE, trip.type) ||
+		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TEMP, trip.temperature) ||
+		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_HYST, trip.hysteresis))
 			goto out_cancel_nest;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index 78c5841bdfae..75f6b151a58b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -83,20 +83,17 @@ trip_point_type_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		     char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	enum thermal_trip_type type;
-	int trip, result;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int trip_id, result;
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_trip_type)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_type", &trip) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_type", &trip_id) != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	result = tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip, &type);
+	result = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
-	switch (type) {
+	switch (trip.type) {
 	case THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL:
 		return sprintf(buf, "critical\n");
 	case THERMAL_TRIP_HOT:
@@ -115,37 +112,31 @@ trip_point_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	int trip, ret;
-	int temperature, hyst = 0;
-	enum thermal_trip_type type;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int trip_id, ret;
 
 	if (!tz->ops->set_trip_temp && !tz->trips)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_temp", &trip) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_temp", &trip_id) != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (kstrtoint(buf, 10, &temperature))
+	if (kstrtoint(buf, 10, &trip.temperature))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = tz->ops->set_trip_temp(tz, trip, temperature);
+	ret = tz->ops->set_trip_temp(tz, trip_id, trip.temperature);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (tz->trips)
-		tz->trips[trip].temperature = temperature;
-
-	if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst) {
-		ret = tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, trip, &hyst);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+		tz->trips[trip_id].temperature = trip.temperature;
 
-	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip, &type);
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz->id, trip, type, temperature, hyst);
+	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz->id, trip_id, trip.type,
+				      trip.temperature, trip.hysteresis);
 
 	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
@@ -157,21 +148,17 @@ trip_point_temp_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		     char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	int trip, ret;
-	int temperature;
-
-	if (!tz->ops->get_trip_temp)
-		return -EPERM;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int trip_id, ret;
 
-	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_temp", &trip) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_temp", &trip_id) != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip, &temperature);
-
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", temperature);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", trip.temperature);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -209,18 +196,17 @@ trip_point_hyst_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		     char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	int trip, ret;
-	int temperature;
+	struct thermal_trip trip;
+	int trip_id, ret;
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_hyst", &trip) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(attr->attr.name, "trip_point_%d_hyst", &trip_id) != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, trip, &temperature);
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : sprintf(buf, "%d\n", temperature);
+	return ret ? ret : sprintf(buf, "%d\n", trip.hysteresis);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index a5a18351a898..09dc09228717 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ static inline void devm_thermal_of_zone_unregister(struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
+int thermal_zone_get_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id,
+			  struct thermal_trip *trip);
+
+int thermal_zone_get_num_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *, int, int,
 		void *, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *,
