diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Makefile b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
index 0c8b84a09b9aa7555b811ebe0da5a9b898ced8de..1bbf0805fb046df323a6ee43f16922c8fb1f9750 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_THERMAL)		+= thermal_sys.o
 thermal_sys-y			+= thermal_core.o thermal_sysfs.o \
-					thermal_helpers.o
+					thermal_helpers.o thermal_netlink.o
 
 # interface to/from other layers providing sensors
 thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON)		+= thermal_hwmon.o
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 967b0ba6593e0cd6cda4e45cc83ff8f8617f8db1..4d9455ef0c3292046f071864b9bbc7cbd7d64081 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ int for_each_thermal_governor(int (*cb)(struct thermal_governor *, void *),
 
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_get_by_id(int id);
 
+/* Netlink notification function */
+int thermal_notify_tz_create(int tz_id, const char *name);
+int thermal_notify_tz_delete(int tz_id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_enable(int tz_id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_disable(int tz_id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(int tz_id, int id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(int tz_id, int id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_delete(int tz_id, int id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_add(int tz_id, int id, int type,
+			       int temp, int hyst);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(int tz_id, int id, int type,
+				  int temp, int hyst);
+int thermal_notify_cdev_state_update(int cdev_id, int state);
+int thermal_notify_cdev_add(int cdev_id, const char *name, int max_state);
+int thermal_notify_cdev_delete(int cdev_id);
+int thermal_notify_tz_gov_change(int tz_id, const char *name);
+int thermal_genl_sampling_temp(int id, int temp);
+
 struct thermal_attr {
 	struct device_attribute attr;
 	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd0a3b889674eec86daf315a72515631d322326b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,648 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Linaro Limited
+ *
+ * Author: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * Generic netlink for thermal management framework
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/thermal.h>
+
+#include "thermal_core.h"
+
+static const struct genl_multicast_group thermal_genl_mcgrps[] = {
+	{ .name = THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_GROUP_NAME, },
+	{ .name = THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_GROUP_NAME,  },
+};
+
+static const struct nla_policy thermal_genl_policy[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
+	/* Thermal zone */
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ]			= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TEMP]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TEMP]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_HYST]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_MODE]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_CDEV_WEIGHT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_NAME]		= { .type = NLA_STRING,
+						    .len = THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH },
+	/* Governor(s) */
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_GOV]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_GOV_NAME]		= { .type = NLA_STRING,
+						    .len = THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH },
+	/* Cooling devices */
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_CUR_STATE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_MAX_STATE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_NAME]		= { .type = NLA_STRING,
+						    .len = THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH },
+};
+
+struct param {
+	struct nlattr **attrs;
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	const char *name;
+	int tz_id;
+	int cdev_id;
+	int trip_id;
+	int trip_temp;
+	int trip_type;
+	int trip_hyst;
+	int temp;
+	int cdev_state;
+	int cdev_max_state;
+};
+
+typedef int (*cb_t)(struct param *);
+
+static struct genl_family thermal_gnl_family;
+
+/************************** Sampling encoding *******************************/
+
+int thermal_genl_sampling_temp(int id, int temp)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	skb = genlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, &thermal_gnl_family, 0,
+			  THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_TEMP);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, id))
+		goto out_cancel;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TEMP, temp))
+		goto out_cancel;
+
+	genlmsg_end(skb, hdr);
+
+	genlmsg_multicast(&thermal_gnl_family, skb, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return 0;
+out_cancel:
+	genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
+	nlmsg_free(skb);
+
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+/**************************** Event encoding *********************************/
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_tz_create(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id) ||
+	    nla_put_string(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_NAME, p->name))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_tz(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_up(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID, p->trip_id))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_add(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID, p->trip_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE, p->trip_type) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TEMP, p->trip_temp) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_HYST, p->trip_hyst))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_delete(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID, p->trip_id))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_cdev_add(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_string(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_NAME,
+			   p->name) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID,
+			p->cdev_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_MAX_STATE,
+			p->cdev_max_state))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_cdev_delete(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID, p->cdev_id))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_cdev_state_update(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID,
+			p->cdev_id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_CUR_STATE,
+			p->cdev_state))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_event_gov_change(struct param *p)
+{
+	if (nla_put_u32(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, p->tz_id) ||
+	    nla_put_string(p->msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_GOV_NAME, p->name))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int thermal_genl_event_tz_delete(struct param *p)
+	__attribute__((alias("thermal_genl_event_tz")));
+
+int thermal_genl_event_tz_enable(struct param *p)
+	__attribute__((alias("thermal_genl_event_tz")));
+
+int thermal_genl_event_tz_disable(struct param *p)
+	__attribute__((alias("thermal_genl_event_tz")));
+
+int thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_down(struct param *p)
+	__attribute__((alias("thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_up")));
+
+int thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_change(struct param *p)
+	__attribute__((alias("thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_add")));
+
+static cb_t event_cb[] = {
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_CREATE]		= thermal_genl_event_tz_create,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DELETE]		= thermal_genl_event_tz_delete,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_ENABLE]		= thermal_genl_event_tz_enable,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DISABLE]		= thermal_genl_event_tz_disable,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_UP]		= thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_up,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DOWN]	= thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_down,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_CHANGE]	= thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_change,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_ADD]	= thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_add,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DELETE]	= thermal_genl_event_tz_trip_delete,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_ADD]		= thermal_genl_event_cdev_add,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_DELETE]	= thermal_genl_event_cdev_delete,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_STATE_UPDATE]	= thermal_genl_event_cdev_state_update,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_GOV_CHANGE]	= thermal_genl_event_gov_change,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Generic netlink event encoding
+ */
+static int thermal_genl_send_event(enum thermal_genl_event event,
+				   struct param *p)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	int ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	msg = genlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	p->msg = msg;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, &thermal_gnl_family, 0, event);
+	if (!hdr)
+		goto out_free_msg;
+
+	ret = event_cb[event](p);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_cancel_msg;
+
+	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+
+	genlmsg_multicast(&thermal_gnl_family, msg, 0, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_cancel_msg:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+out_free_msg:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_create(int tz_id, const char *name)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .name = name };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_CREATE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_delete(int tz_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DELETE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_enable(int tz_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_ENABLE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_disable(int tz_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DISABLE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(int tz_id, int trip_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DOWN, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(int tz_id, int trip_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_UP, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_add(int tz_id, int trip_id, int trip_type,
+			       int trip_temp, int trip_hyst)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id,
+			   .trip_type = trip_type, .trip_temp = trip_temp,
+			   .trip_hyst = trip_hyst };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_ADD, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_delete(int tz_id, int trip_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DELETE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(int tz_id, int trip_id, int trip_type,
+				  int trip_temp, int trip_hyst)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id,
+			   .trip_type = trip_type, .trip_temp = trip_temp,
+			   .trip_hyst = trip_hyst };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_CHANGE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_cdev_state_update(int cdev_id, int cdev_state)
+{
+	struct param p = { .cdev_id = cdev_id, .cdev_state = cdev_state };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_STATE_UPDATE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_cdev_add(int cdev_id, const char *name, int cdev_max_state)
+{
+	struct param p = { .cdev_id = cdev_id, .name = name,
+			   .cdev_max_state = cdev_max_state };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_ADD, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_cdev_delete(int cdev_id)
+{
+	struct param p = { .cdev_id = cdev_id };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_DELETE, &p);
+}
+
+int thermal_notify_tz_gov_change(int tz_id, const char *name)
+{
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .name = name };
+
+	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_GOV_CHANGE, &p);
+}
+
+/*************************** Command encoding ********************************/
+
+static int __thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_id(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+					void *data)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = data;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, tz->id) ||
+	    nla_put_string(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_NAME, tz->type))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_id(struct param *p)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = p->msg;
+	struct nlattr *start_tz;
+	int ret;
+
+	start_tz = nla_nest_start(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ);
+	if (!start_tz)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	ret = for_each_thermal_zone(__thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_id, msg);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_cancel_nest;
+
+	nla_nest_end(msg, start_tz);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_cancel_nest:
+	nla_nest_cancel(msg, start_tz);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+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;
+
+	if (!p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	id = nla_get_u32(p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID]);
+
+	tz = thermal_zone_get_by_id(id);
+	if (!tz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	start_trip = nla_nest_start(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP);
+	if (!start_trip)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+
+		enum thermal_trip_type type;
+		int temp, hyst;
+
+		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, i, &type);
+		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &temp);
+		tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hyst);
+
+		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))
+			goto out_cancel_nest;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	nla_nest_end(msg, start_trip);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_cancel_nest:
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_temp(struct param *p)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = p->msg;
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
+	int temp, ret, id;
+
+	if (!p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	id = nla_get_u32(p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID]);
+
+	tz = thermal_zone_get_by_id(id);
+	if (!tz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, id) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TEMP, temp))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_gov(struct param *p)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = p->msg;
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
+	int id, ret = 0;
+
+	if (!p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	id = nla_get_u32(p->attrs[THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID]);
+
+	tz = thermal_zone_get_by_id(id);
+	if (!tz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID, id) ||
+	    nla_put_string(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_GOV_NAME,
+			   tz->governor->name))
+		ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __thermal_genl_cmd_cdev_get(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+				       void *data)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = data;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID, cdev->id))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_string(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_NAME, cdev->type))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_cdev_get(struct param *p)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg = p->msg;
+	struct nlattr *start_cdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	start_cdev = nla_nest_start(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV);
+	if (!start_cdev)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	ret = for_each_thermal_cooling_device(__thermal_genl_cmd_cdev_get, msg);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_cancel_nest;
+
+	nla_nest_end(msg, start_cdev);
+
+	return 0;
+out_cancel_nest:
+	nla_nest_cancel(msg, start_cdev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static cb_t cmd_cb[] = {
+	[THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_ID]	= thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_id,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TRIP]	= thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_trip,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TEMP]	= thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_temp,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_GOV]	= thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_gov,
+	[THERMAL_GENL_CMD_CDEV_GET]	= thermal_genl_cmd_cdev_get,
+};
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				   struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	struct param p = { .msg = skb };
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	int cmd = info->ops->cmd;
+	int ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, &thermal_gnl_family, 0, cmd);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	ret = cmd_cb[cmd](&p);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_cancel_msg;
+
+	genlmsg_end(skb, hdr);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_cancel_msg:
+	genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int thermal_genl_cmd_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct param p = { .attrs = info->attrs };
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	void *hdr;
+	int cmd = info->genlhdr->cmd;
+	int ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	msg = genlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	p.msg = msg;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put_reply(msg, info, &thermal_gnl_family, 0, cmd);
+	if (!hdr)
+		goto out_free_msg;
+
+	ret = cmd_cb[cmd](&p);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_cancel_msg;
+
+	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+
+	return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
+
+out_cancel_msg:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+out_free_msg:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct genl_ops thermal_genl_ops[] = {
+	{
+		.cmd = THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_ID,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.dumpit = thermal_genl_cmd_dumpit,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TRIP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.doit = thermal_genl_cmd_doit,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TEMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.doit = thermal_genl_cmd_doit,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_GOV,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.doit = thermal_genl_cmd_doit,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = THERMAL_GENL_CMD_CDEV_GET,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.dumpit = thermal_genl_cmd_dumpit,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct genl_family thermal_gnl_family __ro_after_init = {
+	.hdrsize	= 0,
+	.name		= THERMAL_GENL_FAMILY_NAME,
+	.version	= THERMAL_GENL_VERSION,
+	.maxattr	= THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_MAX,
+	.policy		= thermal_genl_policy,
+	.ops		= thermal_genl_ops,
+	.n_ops		= ARRAY_SIZE(thermal_genl_ops),
+	.mcgrps		= thermal_genl_mcgrps,
+	.n_mcgrps	= ARRAY_SIZE(thermal_genl_mcgrps),
+};
+
+static int __init thermal_netlink_init(void)
+{
+	return genl_register_family(&thermal_gnl_family);
+}
+core_initcall(thermal_netlink_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 108251f23e5c7b9e5e4551361cf52f101e12cdce..42ef807e5d84eb6dc2457a9c13f15342ff18f4ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device;
 struct thermal_instance;
 struct thermal_attr;
 
-enum thermal_device_mode {
-	THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED = 0,
-	THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED,
-};
-
-enum thermal_trip_type {
-	THERMAL_TRIP_ACTIVE = 0,
-	THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE,
-	THERMAL_TRIP_HOT,
-	THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL,
-};
-
 enum thermal_trend {
 	THERMAL_TREND_STABLE, /* temperature is stable */
 	THERMAL_TREND_RAISING, /* temperature is raising */
@@ -303,11 +291,6 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
 	int offset;
 };
 
-struct thermal_genl_event {
-	u32 orig;
-	enum events event;
-};
-
 /**
  * struct thermal_zone_of_device_ops - scallbacks for handling DT based zones
  *
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/thermal.h b/include/uapi/linux/thermal.h
index 96218378dda8c581115b93e640b3d718d3f0f5ac..c105054cbb57acb9dbef29790822c9f6830a0969 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/thermal.h
@@ -4,31 +4,86 @@
 
 #define THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH	20
 
-/* Adding event notification support elements */
-#define THERMAL_GENL_FAMILY_NAME                "thermal_event"
-#define THERMAL_GENL_VERSION                    0x01
-#define THERMAL_GENL_MCAST_GROUP_NAME           "thermal_mc_grp"
-
-/* Events supported by Thermal Netlink */
-enum events {
-	THERMAL_AUX0,
-	THERMAL_AUX1,
-	THERMAL_CRITICAL,
-	THERMAL_DEV_FAULT,
+enum thermal_device_mode {
+	THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED = 0,
+	THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED,
+};
+
+enum thermal_trip_type {
+	THERMAL_TRIP_ACTIVE = 0,
+	THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE,
+	THERMAL_TRIP_HOT,
+	THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL,
 };
 
-/* attributes of thermal_genl_family */
-enum {
+/* Adding event notification support elements */
+#define THERMAL_GENL_FAMILY_NAME		"thermal"
+#define THERMAL_GENL_VERSION			0x01
+#define THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_GROUP_NAME	"sampling"
+#define THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_GROUP_NAME		"event"
+
+/* Attributes of thermal_genl_family */
+enum thermal_genl_attr {
 	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_UNSPEC,
-	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_EVENT,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_ID,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TEMP,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TEMP,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_HYST,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_MODE,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_NAME,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_CDEV_WEIGHT,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_GOV,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_GOV_NAME,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_ID,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_CUR_STATE,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_MAX_STATE,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_CDEV_NAME,
+	THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_GOV_NAME,
+
 	__THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_MAX,
 };
 #define THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_MAX (__THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_MAX - 1)
 
-/* commands supported by the thermal_genl_family */
-enum {
+enum thermal_genl_sampling {
+	THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_TEMP,
+	__THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_MAX,
+};
+#define THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_MAX (__THERMAL_GENL_SAMPLING_MAX - 1)
+
+/* Events of thermal_genl_family */
+enum thermal_genl_event {
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_UNSPEC,
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_CREATE,		/* Thermal zone creation */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DELETE,		/* Thermal zone deletion */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_DISABLE,		/* Thermal zone disabed */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_ENABLE,		/* Thermal zone enabled */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_UP,		/* Trip point crossed the way up */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DOWN,	/* Trip point crossed the way down */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_CHANGE,	/* Trip point changed */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_ADD,		/* Trip point added */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DELETE,	/* Trip point deleted */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_ADD,		/* Cdev bound to the thermal zone */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_DELETE,		/* Cdev unbound */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_CDEV_STATE_UPDATE,	/* Cdev state updated */
+	THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_GOV_CHANGE,	/* Governor policy changed  */
+	__THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_MAX,
+};
+#define THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_MAX (__THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_MAX - 1)
+
+/* Commands supported by the thermal_genl_family */
+enum thermal_genl_cmd {
 	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_UNSPEC,
-	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_EVENT,
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_ID,	/* List of thermal zones id */
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TRIP,	/* List of thermal trips */
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_TEMP,	/* Get the thermal zone temperature */
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_GOV,	/* Get the thermal zone governor */
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_TZ_GET_MODE,	/* Get the thermal zone mode */
+	THERMAL_GENL_CMD_CDEV_GET,	/* List of cdev id */
 	__THERMAL_GENL_CMD_MAX,
 };
 #define THERMAL_GENL_CMD_MAX (__THERMAL_GENL_CMD_MAX - 1)