diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_bang_bang.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_bang_bang.c
index 49cdfaa3a9279..6ddf0accdc98f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_bang_bang.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_bang_bang.c
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 #include "thermal_core.h"
 
-static int thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_index)
+static int thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				    const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	const struct thermal_trip *trip = &tz->trips[trip_index];
+	int trip_index = thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip);
 	struct thermal_instance *instance;
 
 	if (!trip->hysteresis)
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ static int thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_ind
  *     (trip_temp - hyst) so that the fan gets turned off again.
  *
  */
-static int bang_bang_control(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+static int bang_bang_control(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			     const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	struct thermal_instance *instance;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
index 41effa87d3cd8..538abb7de4e2b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static long get_target_state(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 /**
  * fair_share_throttle - throttles devices associated with the given zone
  * @tz: thermal_zone_device
- * @trip_index: trip point index
+ * @trip: trip point
  *
  * Throttling Logic: This uses three parameters to calculate the new
  * throttle state of the cooling devices associated with the given zone.
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ static long get_target_state(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
  *	(Heavily assumes the trip points are in ascending order)
  * new_state of cooling device = P3 * P2 * P1
  */
-static int fair_share_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_index)
+static int fair_share_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			       const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	const struct thermal_trip *trip = &tz->trips[trip_index];
 	struct thermal_instance *instance;
 	int total_weight = 0;
 	int total_instance = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
index c0d29d2863745..83d4f451b1a97 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
@@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ static void power_allocator_unbind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	tz->governor_data = NULL;
 }
 
-static int power_allocator_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_index)
+static int power_allocator_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				    const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	struct power_allocator_params *params = tz->governor_data;
-	const struct thermal_trip *trip = &tz->trips[trip_index];
 	bool update;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
index 8bc63a1d361e7..5436aa58d41ec 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
@@ -68,15 +68,16 @@ static unsigned long get_target_state(struct thermal_instance *instance,
 	return next_target;
 }
 
-static void thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id)
+static void thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				     const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	const struct thermal_trip *trip = &tz->trips[trip_id];
+	int trip_id = thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip);
 	enum thermal_trend trend;
 	struct thermal_instance *instance;
 	bool throttle = false;
 	int old_target;
 
-	trend = get_tz_trend(tz, trip_id);
+	trend = get_tz_trend(tz, trip);
 
 	if (tz->temperature >= trip->temperature) {
 		throttle = true;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ static void thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id
 /**
  * step_wise_throttle - throttles devices associated with the given zone
  * @tz: thermal_zone_device
- * @trip: trip point index
+ * @trip: trip point
  *
  * Throttling Logic: This uses the trend of the thermal zone to throttle.
  * If the thermal zone is 'heating up' this throttles all the cooling
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ static void thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id
  * step. If the zone is 'cooling down' it brings back the performance of
  * the devices by one step.
  */
-static int step_wise_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+static int step_wise_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			      const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	struct thermal_instance *instance;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_user_space.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_user_space.c
index 8bc1c22aaf038..7a1790b7e8f55 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_user_space.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_user_space.c
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ static int user_space_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 /**
  * notify_user_space - Notifies user space about thermal events
  * @tz: thermal_zone_device
- * @trip: trip point index
+ * @trip: trip point
  *
  * This function notifies the user space through UEvents.
  */
-static int notify_user_space(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+static int notify_user_space(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			     const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	char *thermal_prop[5];
 	int i;
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ static int notify_user_space(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 
 	thermal_prop[0] = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "NAME=%s", tz->type);
 	thermal_prop[1] = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "TEMP=%d", tz->temperature);
-	thermal_prop[2] = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "TRIP=%d", trip);
+	thermal_prop[2] = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "TRIP=%d",
+				    thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip));
 	thermal_prop[3] = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "EVENT=%d", tz->notify_event);
 	thermal_prop[4] = NULL;
 	kobject_uevent_env(&tz->device.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, thermal_prop);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 2b345f25dfa49..9c17d35ccbbd8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ static void monitor_thermal_zone(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, tz->polling_delay_jiffies);
 }
 
-static void handle_non_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+static void handle_non_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				      const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	tz->governor ? tz->governor->throttle(tz, trip) :
 		       def_governor->throttle(tz, trip);
@@ -329,44 +330,43 @@ void thermal_zone_device_critical(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_device_critical);
 
 static void handle_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
-				  int trip, int trip_temp, enum thermal_trip_type trip_type)
+				  const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	/* If we have not crossed the trip_temp, we do not care. */
-	if (trip_temp <= 0 || tz->temperature < trip_temp)
+	if (trip->temperature <= 0 || tz->temperature < trip->temperature)
 		return;
 
-	trace_thermal_zone_trip(tz, trip, trip_type);
+	trace_thermal_zone_trip(tz, thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip), trip->type);
 
-	if (trip_type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT && tz->ops->hot)
-		tz->ops->hot(tz);
-	else if (trip_type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL)
+	if (trip->type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL)
 		tz->ops->critical(tz);
+	else if (tz->ops->hot)
+		tz->ops->hot(tz);
 }
 
-static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id)
+static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	struct thermal_trip trip;
-
-	__thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
-
-	if (trip.temperature == THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID)
+	if (trip->temperature == THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID)
 		return;
 
 	if (tz->last_temperature != THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID) {
-		if (tz->last_temperature < trip.temperature &&
-		    tz->temperature >= trip.temperature)
-			thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(tz->id, trip_id,
+		if (tz->last_temperature < trip->temperature &&
+		    tz->temperature >= trip->temperature)
+			thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(tz->id,
+						  thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
 						  tz->temperature);
-		if (tz->last_temperature >= trip.temperature &&
-		    tz->temperature < (trip.temperature - trip.hysteresis))
-			thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(tz->id, trip_id,
+		if (tz->last_temperature >= trip->temperature &&
+		    tz->temperature < trip->temperature - trip->hysteresis)
+			thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(tz->id,
+						    thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
 						    tz->temperature);
 	}
 
-	if (trip.type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL || trip.type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT)
-		handle_critical_trips(tz, trip_id, trip.temperature, trip.type);
+	if (trip->type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL || trip->type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT)
+		handle_critical_trips(tz, trip);
 	else
-		handle_non_critical_trips(tz, trip_id);
+		handle_non_critical_trips(tz, trip);
 }
 
 static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_init(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 void __thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				  enum thermal_notify_event event)
 {
-	int count;
+	const struct thermal_trip *trip;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&in_suspend))
 		return;
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ void __thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	tz->notify_event = event;
 
-	for (count = 0; count < tz->num_trips; count++)
-		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
+	for_each_trip(tz, trip)
+		handle_thermal_trip(tz, trip);
 
 	monitor_thermal_zone(tz);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 4702d3a152f90..0a3b3ec5120ba 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline bool cdev_is_power_actor(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 void __thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev);
 
-int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_index);
+int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, const struct thermal_trip *trip);
 
 struct thermal_instance *
 get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index c1d0af73c85d6..69e8ea4aa908b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 #include "thermal_core.h"
 #include "thermal_trace.h"
 
-int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_index)
+int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	struct thermal_trip *trip = tz->trips ? &tz->trips[trip_index] : NULL;
 	enum thermal_trend trend;
 
 	if (tz->emul_temperature || !tz->ops->get_trend ||
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index c8600e313909e..cee814d5d1acc 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ struct thermal_governor {
 	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	int (*bind_to_tz)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 	void (*unbind_from_tz)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
-	int (*throttle)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip);
+	int (*throttle)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			const struct thermal_trip *trip);
 	struct list_head	governor_list;
 };