diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 5e3c025..d8448bf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@ if THERMAL
 
 config THERMAL_HWMON
 	bool
+	prompt "Expose thermal sensors as hwmon device"
 	depends on HWMON=y || HWMON=THERMAL
 	default y
+	help
+	  In case a sensor is registered with the thermal
+	  framework, this option will also register it
+	  as a hwmon. The sensor will then have the common
+	  hwmon sysfs interface.
+
+	  Say 'Y' here if you want all thermal sensors to
+	  have hwmon sysfs interface too.
 
 choice
 	prompt "Default Thermal governor"
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Makefile b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
index c054d41..db989e9 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_THERMAL)		+= thermal_sys.o
 thermal_sys-y			+= thermal_core.o
 
+# interface to/from other layers providing sensors
+thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON)		+= thermal_hwmon.o
+
 # governors
 thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_FAIR_SHARE)	+= fair_share.o
 thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE)	+= step_wise.o
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 818cd78..a3d1976 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 
 #include "thermal_core.h"
+#include "thermal_hwmon.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Zhang Rui");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic thermal management sysfs support");
@@ -857,260 +858,6 @@ thermal_cooling_device_trip_point_show(struct device *dev,
 
 /* Device management */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON)
-
-/* hwmon sys I/F */
-#include <linux/hwmon.h>
-
-/* thermal zone devices with the same type share one hwmon device */
-struct thermal_hwmon_device {
-	char type[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
-	struct device *device;
-	int count;
-	struct list_head tz_list;
-	struct list_head node;
-};
-
-struct thermal_hwmon_attr {
-	struct device_attribute attr;
-	char name[16];
-};
-
-/* one temperature input for each thermal zone */
-struct thermal_hwmon_temp {
-	struct list_head hwmon_node;
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	struct thermal_hwmon_attr temp_input;	/* hwmon sys attr */
-	struct thermal_hwmon_attr temp_crit;	/* hwmon sys attr */
-};
-
-static LIST_HEAD(thermal_hwmon_list);
-
-static ssize_t
-name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", hwmon->type);
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR(name, 0444, name_show, NULL);
-
-static ssize_t
-temp_input_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	long temperature;
-	int ret;
-	struct thermal_hwmon_attr *hwmon_attr
-			= container_of(attr, struct thermal_hwmon_attr, attr);
-	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp
-			= container_of(hwmon_attr, struct thermal_hwmon_temp,
-				       temp_input);
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = temp->tz;
-
-	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temperature);
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", temperature);
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-temp_crit_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		char *buf)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_attr *hwmon_attr
-			= container_of(attr, struct thermal_hwmon_attr, attr);
-	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp
-			= container_of(hwmon_attr, struct thermal_hwmon_temp,
-				       temp_crit);
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = temp->tz;
-	long temperature;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, 0, &temperature);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", temperature);
-}
-
-
-static struct thermal_hwmon_device *
-thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
-
-	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(hwmon, &thermal_hwmon_list, node)
-		if (!strcmp(hwmon->type, tz->type)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-			return hwmon;
-		}
-	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/* Find the temperature input matching a given thermal zone */
-static struct thermal_hwmon_temp *
-thermal_hwmon_lookup_temp(const struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon,
-			  const struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
-
-	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(temp, &hwmon->tz_list, hwmon_node)
-		if (temp->tz == tz) {
-			mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-			return temp;
-		}
-	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static int
-thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
-	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
-	int new_hwmon_device = 1;
-	int result;
-
-	hwmon = thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(tz);
-	if (hwmon) {
-		new_hwmon_device = 0;
-		goto register_sys_interface;
-	}
-
-	hwmon = kzalloc(sizeof(struct thermal_hwmon_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hwmon)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hwmon->tz_list);
-	strlcpy(hwmon->type, tz->type, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH);
-	hwmon->device = hwmon_device_register(NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(hwmon->device)) {
-		result = PTR_ERR(hwmon->device);
-		goto free_mem;
-	}
-	dev_set_drvdata(hwmon->device, hwmon);
-	result = device_create_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
-	if (result)
-		goto free_mem;
-
- register_sys_interface:
-	temp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct thermal_hwmon_temp), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!temp) {
-		result = -ENOMEM;
-		goto unregister_name;
-	}
-
-	temp->tz = tz;
-	hwmon->count++;
-
-	snprintf(temp->temp_input.name, sizeof(temp->temp_input.name),
-		 "temp%d_input", hwmon->count);
-	temp->temp_input.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_input.name;
-	temp->temp_input.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
-	temp->temp_input.attr.show = temp_input_show;
-	sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_input.attr.attr);
-	result = device_create_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
-	if (result)
-		goto free_temp_mem;
-
-	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp) {
-		unsigned long temperature;
-		if (!tz->ops->get_crit_temp(tz, &temperature)) {
-			snprintf(temp->temp_crit.name,
-				 sizeof(temp->temp_crit.name),
-				"temp%d_crit", hwmon->count);
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_crit.name;
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.show = temp_crit_show;
-			sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_crit.attr.attr);
-			result = device_create_file(hwmon->device,
-						    &temp->temp_crit.attr);
-			if (result)
-				goto unregister_input;
-		}
-	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
-	if (new_hwmon_device)
-		list_add_tail(&hwmon->node, &thermal_hwmon_list);
-	list_add_tail(&temp->hwmon_node, &hwmon->tz_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-
-	return 0;
-
- unregister_input:
-	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
- free_temp_mem:
-	kfree(temp);
- unregister_name:
-	if (new_hwmon_device) {
-		device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
-		hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon->device);
-	}
- free_mem:
-	if (new_hwmon_device)
-		kfree(hwmon);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-static void
-thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
-	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
-
-	hwmon = thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(tz);
-	if (unlikely(!hwmon)) {
-		/* Should never happen... */
-		dev_dbg(&tz->device, "hwmon device lookup failed!\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	temp = thermal_hwmon_lookup_temp(hwmon, tz);
-	if (unlikely(!temp)) {
-		/* Should never happen... */
-		dev_dbg(&tz->device, "temperature input lookup failed!\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
-	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp)
-		device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_crit.attr);
-
-	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
-	list_del(&temp->hwmon_node);
-	kfree(temp);
-	if (!list_empty(&hwmon->tz_list)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-	list_del(&hwmon->node);
-	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
-
-	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
-	hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon->device);
-	kfree(hwmon);
-}
-#else
-static int
-thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
 /**
  * thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device() - bind a cooling device to a thermal zone
  * @tz:		pointer to struct thermal_zone_device
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb0719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+ *  thermal_hwmon.c - Generic Thermal Management hwmon support.
+ *
+ *  Code based on Intel thermal_core.c. Copyrights of the original code:
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Intel Corp
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Sujith Thomas <sujith.thomas@intel.com>
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013 Texas Instruments
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013 Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@ti.com>
+ *  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ */
+#include <linux/hwmon.h>
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include "thermal_hwmon.h"
+
+/* hwmon sys I/F */
+/* thermal zone devices with the same type share one hwmon device */
+struct thermal_hwmon_device {
+	char type[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
+	struct device *device;
+	int count;
+	struct list_head tz_list;
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+struct thermal_hwmon_attr {
+	struct device_attribute attr;
+	char name[16];
+};
+
+/* one temperature input for each thermal zone */
+struct thermal_hwmon_temp {
+	struct list_head hwmon_node;
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
+	struct thermal_hwmon_attr temp_input;	/* hwmon sys attr */
+	struct thermal_hwmon_attr temp_crit;	/* hwmon sys attr */
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(thermal_hwmon_list);
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+
+static ssize_t
+name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", hwmon->type);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(name, 0444, name_show, NULL);
+
+static ssize_t
+temp_input_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	long temperature;
+	int ret;
+	struct thermal_hwmon_attr *hwmon_attr
+			= container_of(attr, struct thermal_hwmon_attr, attr);
+	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp
+			= container_of(hwmon_attr, struct thermal_hwmon_temp,
+				       temp_input);
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = temp->tz;
+
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temperature);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", temperature);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+temp_crit_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_attr *hwmon_attr
+			= container_of(attr, struct thermal_hwmon_attr, attr);
+	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp
+			= container_of(hwmon_attr, struct thermal_hwmon_temp,
+				       temp_crit);
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = temp->tz;
+	long temperature;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, 0, &temperature);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", temperature);
+}
+
+
+static struct thermal_hwmon_device *
+thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(hwmon, &thermal_hwmon_list, node)
+		if (!strcmp(hwmon->type, tz->type)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+			return hwmon;
+		}
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Find the temperature input matching a given thermal zone */
+static struct thermal_hwmon_temp *
+thermal_hwmon_lookup_temp(const struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon,
+			  const struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(temp, &hwmon->tz_list, hwmon_node)
+		if (temp->tz == tz) {
+			mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+			return temp;
+		}
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
+	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
+	int new_hwmon_device = 1;
+	int result;
+
+	hwmon = thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(tz);
+	if (hwmon) {
+		new_hwmon_device = 0;
+		goto register_sys_interface;
+	}
+
+	hwmon = kzalloc(sizeof(*hwmon), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hwmon)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hwmon->tz_list);
+	strlcpy(hwmon->type, tz->type, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH);
+	hwmon->device = hwmon_device_register(NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(hwmon->device)) {
+		result = PTR_ERR(hwmon->device);
+		goto free_mem;
+	}
+	dev_set_drvdata(hwmon->device, hwmon);
+	result = device_create_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
+	if (result)
+		goto free_mem;
+
+ register_sys_interface:
+	temp = kzalloc(sizeof(*temp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!temp) {
+		result = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unregister_name;
+	}
+
+	temp->tz = tz;
+	hwmon->count++;
+
+	snprintf(temp->temp_input.name, sizeof(temp->temp_input.name),
+		 "temp%d_input", hwmon->count);
+	temp->temp_input.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_input.name;
+	temp->temp_input.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
+	temp->temp_input.attr.show = temp_input_show;
+	sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_input.attr.attr);
+	result = device_create_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
+	if (result)
+		goto free_temp_mem;
+
+	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp) {
+		unsigned long temperature;
+		if (!tz->ops->get_crit_temp(tz, &temperature)) {
+			snprintf(temp->temp_crit.name,
+				 sizeof(temp->temp_crit.name),
+				"temp%d_crit", hwmon->count);
+			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_crit.name;
+			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
+			temp->temp_crit.attr.show = temp_crit_show;
+			sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_crit.attr.attr);
+			result = device_create_file(hwmon->device,
+						    &temp->temp_crit.attr);
+			if (result)
+				goto unregister_input;
+		}
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+	if (new_hwmon_device)
+		list_add_tail(&hwmon->node, &thermal_hwmon_list);
+	list_add_tail(&temp->hwmon_node, &hwmon->tz_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+
+ unregister_input:
+	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
+ free_temp_mem:
+	kfree(temp);
+ unregister_name:
+	if (new_hwmon_device) {
+		device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
+		hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon->device);
+	}
+ free_mem:
+	if (new_hwmon_device)
+		kfree(hwmon);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+void thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
+	struct thermal_hwmon_temp *temp;
+
+	hwmon = thermal_hwmon_lookup_by_type(tz);
+	if (unlikely(!hwmon)) {
+		/* Should never happen... */
+		dev_dbg(&tz->device, "hwmon device lookup failed!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	temp = thermal_hwmon_lookup_temp(hwmon, tz);
+	if (unlikely(!temp)) {
+		/* Should never happen... */
+		dev_dbg(&tz->device, "temperature input lookup failed!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
+	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp)
+		device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_crit.attr);
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+	list_del(&temp->hwmon_node);
+	kfree(temp);
+	if (!list_empty(&hwmon->tz_list)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	list_del(&hwmon->node);
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
+
+	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &dev_attr_name);
+	hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon->device);
+	kfree(hwmon);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c798fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ *  thermal_hwmon.h - Generic Thermal Management hwmon support.
+ *
+ *  Code based on Intel thermal_core.c. Copyrights of the original code:
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Intel Corp
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Sujith Thomas <sujith.thomas@intel.com>
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013 Texas Instruments
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013 Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@ti.com>
+ *  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ */
+#ifndef __THERMAL_HWMON_H__
+#define __THERMAL_HWMON_H__
+
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON
+int thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+void thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+#else
+static int
+thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __THERMAL_HWMON_H__ */
