diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index bbc8346..1f98c56 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -82,6 +82,46 @@
 		mutex_unlock(lock);
 }
 
+int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+{
+	enum thermal_trend trend;
+
+	if (!tz->ops->get_trend || tz->ops->get_trend(tz, trip, &trend)) {
+		if (tz->temperature > tz->last_temperature)
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_RAISING;
+		else if (tz->temperature < tz->last_temperature)
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_DROPPING;
+		else
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_STABLE;
+	}
+
+	return trend;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_tz_trend);
+
+struct thermal_instance *get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, int trip)
+{
+	struct thermal_instance *pos = NULL;
+	struct thermal_instance *target_instance = NULL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&cdev->lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &tz->thermal_instances, tz_node) {
+		if (pos->tz == tz && pos->trip == trip && pos->cdev == cdev) {
+			target_instance = pos;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&cdev->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+	return target_instance;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_thermal_instance);
+
 /* sys I/F for thermal zone */
 
 #define to_thermal_zone(_dev) \
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 8611e3e..32af124 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@
 		const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *);
 void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 
+int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
+struct thermal_instance *get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *,
+		struct thermal_cooling_device *, int);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 extern int thermal_generate_netlink_event(u32 orig, enum events event);
 #else