diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index f4ebe39..35e8fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@
 	if (!tz->tz_enabled)
 		return;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz->thermal_zone);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz->thermal_zone,
+				   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 }
 
 /* sys I/F for generic thermal sysfs support */
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
index 460fa67..2acdb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 	kernelmode = 1;
 
 	thz_dev->polling_delay = interval*1000;
-	thermal_zone_device_update(thz_dev);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(thz_dev, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	pr_notice("kernel mode fan control ON\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8973-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/max8973-regulator.c
index 3958f50..e0c747a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8973-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8973-regulator.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@
 {
 	struct max8973_chip *mchip = data;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(mchip->tz_device);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(mchip->tz_device,
+				   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
index 652acd8..e776cea 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 	if (cur_mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED)
 		return;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(pzone->therm_dev);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(pzone->therm_dev, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	dev_dbg(&pzone->therm_dev->device, "thermal work finished.\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
index 97fad8f..f642966 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@
 		if (!data->sensors[i].tzd)
 			continue;
 
-		thermal_zone_device_update(data->sensors[i].tzd);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(data->sensors[i].tzd,
+					   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index e473548..06912f0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 	}
 
 	data->mode = mode;
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(&data->tz->device, "THERMAL ALARM: T > %d\n",
 		data->alarm_temp / 1000);
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(data->tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(data->tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.h b/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.h
index aaadf72..65116b1 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 static inline void int340x_thermal_zone_device_update(
 			struct int34x_thermal_zone *tzone)
 {
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tzone->zone);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tzone->zone, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_bxt_pmic_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_bxt_pmic_thermal.c
index 4ae3e0c..0f19a39 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_bxt_pmic_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_bxt_pmic_thermal.c
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@
 			trip = td->maps[i].trip_config[j].trip_num;
 			tzd = thermal_zone_get_zone_by_name(td->maps[i].handle);
 			if (!IS_ERR(tzd))
-				thermal_zone_device_update(tzd);
+				thermal_zone_device_update(tzd,
+						THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 			/* Clear the appropriate irq */
 			regmap_write(regmap, reg, reg_val & mask);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
index f72e1db..e0813df 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@
 
 		for (i = 0; i < SOC_MAX_DTS_SENSORS; ++i) {
 			pr_debug("TZD update for zone %d\n", i);
-			thermal_zone_device_update(sensors->soc_dts[i].tzone);
+			thermal_zone_device_update(sensors->soc_dts[i].tzone,
+						   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 		}
 	} else
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sensors->intr_notify_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
index 8d61626..83905ff 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 	else if (irq == mtherm->irq_tjalarm2)
 		dev_crit(mtherm->dev, "Junction Temp Alarm2(140C) occurred\n");
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(mtherm->tz_device);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(mtherm->tz_device,
+				   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
index ab6e526..d04ec3b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 
 	data->mode = mode;
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm.c b/drivers/thermal/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm.c
index f8a3c60..819c6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 {
 	struct qpnp_tm_chip *chip = data;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(chip->tz_dev);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(chip->tz_dev, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
index b5c6442..6c73d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (nctemp != cctemp)
-		thermal_zone_device_update(priv->zone);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(priv->zone,
+					   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 }
 
 static u32 rcar_thermal_had_changed(struct rcar_thermal_priv *priv, u32 status)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
index 1f165c9..e227a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
@@ -873,7 +873,8 @@
 	thermal->chip->irq_ack(thermal->regs);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++)
-		thermal_zone_device_update(thermal->sensors[i].tzd);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(thermal->sensors[i].tzd,
+					   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
index f3ce94e..ad1186d 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 	/* Find the level for which trip happened */
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal_memmap.c b/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal_memmap.c
index fc0c9e1..91d4231 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal_memmap.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal_memmap.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 {
 	struct st_thermal_sensor *sensor = sdata;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(sensor->thermal_dev);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(sensor->thermal_dev,
+				   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index f2d55e4..226b0b4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -607,7 +607,8 @@
 		pos->initialized = false;
 }
 
-void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				enum thermal_notify_event event)
 {
 	int count;
 
@@ -621,6 +622,8 @@
 
 	thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
 
+	tz->notify_event = event;
+
 	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++)
 		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
 }
@@ -631,7 +634,7 @@
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = container_of(work, struct
 						      thermal_zone_device,
 						      poll_queue.work);
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 }
 
 /* sys I/F for thermal zone */
@@ -755,7 +758,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -877,7 +880,7 @@
 
 	tz->forced_passive = state;
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -968,7 +971,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
@@ -1564,7 +1567,8 @@
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_tz_list, node)
 		if (atomic_cmpxchg(&pos->need_update, 1, 0))
-			thermal_zone_device_update(pos);
+			thermal_zone_device_update(pos,
+						   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 
 	return cdev;
@@ -2007,7 +2011,7 @@
 	thermal_zone_device_reset(tz);
 	/* Update the new thermal zone and mark it as already updated. */
 	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&tz->need_update, 1, 0))
-		thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	return tz;
 
@@ -2294,7 +2298,8 @@
 		atomic_set(&in_suspend, 0);
 		list_for_each_entry(tz, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
 			thermal_zone_device_reset(tz);
-			thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+			thermal_zone_device_update(tz,
+						   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c b/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
index 4a6757c..0586bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	struct ti_thermal_data *data = container_of(work,
 					struct ti_thermal_data, thermal_wq);
 
-	thermal_zone_device_update(data->ti_thermal);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(data->ti_thermal, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	dev_dbg(&data->ti_thermal->device, "updated thermal zone %s\n",
 		data->ti_thermal->type);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 	data->mode = mode;
 	ti_bandgap_write_update_interval(bgp, data->sensor_id,
 					data->ti_thermal->polling_delay);
-	thermal_zone_device_update(data->ti_thermal);
+	thermal_zone_device_update(data->ti_thermal, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	dev_dbg(&thermal->device, "thermal polling set for duration=%d msec\n",
 		data->ti_thermal->polling_delay);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
index 97f0a2b..95f4c1b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@
 	}
 	if (notify) {
 		pr_debug("thermal_zone_device_update\n");
-		thermal_zone_device_update(phdev->tzone);
+		thermal_zone_device_update(phdev->tzone,
+					   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index b3c16f0..511182a 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@
 	THERMAL_TREND_DROP_FULL, /* apply lowest cooling action */
 };
 
+/* Thermal notification reason */
+enum thermal_notify_event {
+	THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED, /* Unspecified event */
+	THERMAL_EVENT_TEMP_SAMPLE, /* New Temperature sample */
+	THERMAL_TRIP_VIOLATED, /* TRIP Point violation */
+	THERMAL_TRIP_CHANGED, /* TRIP Point temperature changed */
+	THERMAL_DEVICE_DOWN, /* Thermal device is down */
+	THERMAL_DEVICE_UP, /* Thermal device is up after a down event */
+	THERMAL_DEVICE_POWER_CAPABILITY_CHANGED, /* power capability changed */
+};
+
 struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 	int (*bind) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		     struct thermal_cooling_device *);
@@ -187,6 +198,7 @@
  * @lock:	lock to protect thermal_instances list
  * @node:	node in thermal_tz_list (in thermal_core.c)
  * @poll_queue:	delayed work for polling
+ * @notify_event: Last notification event
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int id;
@@ -217,6 +229,7 @@
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct delayed_work poll_queue;
+	enum thermal_notify_event notify_event;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -436,7 +449,8 @@
 				     unsigned int);
 int thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 				       struct thermal_cooling_device *);
-void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *);
+void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *,
+				enum thermal_notify_event);
 void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *);
 
 struct thermal_cooling_device *thermal_cooling_device_register(char *, void *,
@@ -487,7 +501,8 @@
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip,
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 { return -ENODEV; }
-static inline void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+static inline void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+					      enum thermal_notify_event event)
 { }
 static inline void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 { }