+
+		zone = thermal_zone_device_register(child->name, tz->ntrips,
+						    0, tz,
+						    ops, tzp,
+						    tz->passive_delay,
+						    tz->polling_delay);
+		if (IS_ERR(zone)) {
+			pr_err("Failed to build %s zone %ld\n", child->name,
+			       PTR_ERR(zone));
+			kfree(tzp);
+			kfree(ops);
+			of_thermal_free_zone(tz);
+			/* attempting to build remaining zones still */
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+exit_free:
+	of_thermal_free_zone(tz);
+
+	/* no memory available, so free what we have built */
+	of_thermal_destroy_zones();
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_thermal_destroy_zones - remove all zones parsed and allocated resources
+ *
+ * Finds all zones parsed and added to the thermal framework and remove them
+ * from the system, together with their resources.
+ *
+ */
+void __exit of_thermal_destroy_zones(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np, *child;
+
+	np = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "thermal-zones");
+	if (!np) {
+		pr_err("unable to find thermal zones\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
+		struct thermal_zone_device *zone;
+
+		zone = thermal_zone_get_zone_by_name(child->name);
+		if (IS_ERR(zone))
+			continue;
+
+		thermal_zone_device_unregister(zone);
+		kfree(zone->tzp);
+		kfree(zone->ops);
+		of_thermal_free_zone(zone->devdata);
+	}
+}

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index f4c9021..aba68dc 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c

@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ static void remove_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	int trips, int mask, void *devdata,
-	const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 	const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
 	int passive_delay, int polling_delay)
 {

@@ -1753,8 +1753,14 @@ static int __init thermal_init(void)
 	if (result)
 		goto unregister_class;
 
+	result = of_parse_thermal_zones();
+	if (result)
+		goto exit_netlink;
+
 	return 0;
 
+exit_netlink:
+	genetlink_exit();
 unregister_governors:
 	thermal_unregister_governors();
 unregister_class:

@@ -1770,6 +1776,7 @@ error:
 
 static void __exit thermal_exit(void)
 {
+	of_thermal_destroy_zones();
 	genetlink_exit();
 	class_unregister(&thermal_class);
 	thermal_unregister_governors();

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 7cf2f66..3db339f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h

@@ -77,4 +77,13 @@ static inline int thermal_gov_user_space_register(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void thermal_gov_user_space_unregister(void) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_USER_SPACE */
 
+/* device tree support */
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_OF
+int of_parse_thermal_zones(void);
+void of_thermal_destroy_zones(void);
+#else
+static inline int of_parse_thermal_zones(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void of_thermal_destroy_zones(void) { }
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __THERMAL_CORE_H__ */

diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59822a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * This header provides constants for most thermal bindings.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Texas Instruments
+ *	Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@ti.com>
+ *
+ * GPLv2 only
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DT_BINDINGS_THERMAL_THERMAL_H
+#define _DT_BINDINGS_THERMAL_THERMAL_H
+
+/* On cooling devices upper and lower limits */
+#define THERMAL_NO_LIMIT		(-1UL)
+
+#endif
+

diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index b268d3c..b780c5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
 	int id;
 	char type[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	struct device device;
+	struct device_node *np;
 	void *devdata;
 	const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops;
 	bool updated; /* true if the cooling device does not need update */

@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int emul_temperature;
 	int passive;
 	unsigned int forced_passive;
-	const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
+	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
 	const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp;
 	struct thermal_governor *governor;
 	struct list_head thermal_instances;

@@ -242,8 +243,31 @@ struct thermal_genl_event {
 };
 
 /* Function declarations */
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_OF
+struct thermal_zone_device *
+thermal_zone_of_sensor_register(struct device *dev, int id,
+				void *data, int (*get_temp)(void *, long *),
+				int (*get_trend)(void *, long *));
+void thermal_zone_of_sensor_unregister(struct device *dev,
+				       struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+#else
+static inline struct thermal_zone_device *
+thermal_zone_of_sensor_register(struct device *dev, int id,
+				void *data, int (*get_temp)(void *, long *),
+				int (*get_trend)(void *, long *))
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline
+void thermal_zone_of_sensor_unregister(struct device *dev,
+				       struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *, int, int,
-		void *, const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *,
+		void *, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *,
 		const struct thermal_zone_params *, int, int);
 void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *);