diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
index 87519cb379ee..7ec632ed9769 100644
--- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
 1.3 interface for binding a thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device
 1.3.1 int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	int trip, struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
-	unsigned long upper, unsigned long lower);
+	unsigned long upper, unsigned long lower, unsigned int weight);
 
     This interface function bind a thermal cooling device to the certain trip
     point of a thermal zone device.
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
     lower:the Minimum cooling state can be used for this trip point.
           THERMAL_NO_LIMIT means no lower limit,
 	  and the cooling device can be in cooling state 0.
+    weight: the influence of this cooling device in this thermal
+            zone.  See 1.4.1 below for more information.
 
 1.3.2 int thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		int trip, struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index d24fa1964eb8..6d4e44ea74ac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -800,7 +800,8 @@ static int acpi_thermal_cooling_device_cb(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 				result =
 					thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device
 					(thermal, trip, cdev,
-					 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+					 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+					 THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 			else
 				result =
 					thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device
@@ -824,7 +825,8 @@ static int acpi_thermal_cooling_device_cb(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 			if (bind)
 				result = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device
 					(thermal, trip, cdev,
-					 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+					 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+					 THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 			else
 				result = thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device
 					(thermal, trip, cdev);
@@ -841,7 +843,8 @@ static int acpi_thermal_cooling_device_cb(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 				result = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device
 						(thermal, THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE,
 						 cdev, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
-						 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+						 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+						 THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 			else
 				result = thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device
 						(thermal, THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE,
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
index 594c918b553d..1ef02daddb60 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ static int acerhdf_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(thermal, 0, cdev,
-			THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT)) {
+			THERMAL_NO_LIMIT, THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+			THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT)) {
 		pr_err("error binding cooling dev\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
index 20adfbe27df1..2fb273c4baa9 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/db8500_thermal.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int db8500_cdev_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 		upper = lower = i > max_state ? max_state : i;
 
 		ret = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(thermal, i, cdev,
-			upper, lower);
+			upper, lower, THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 
 		dev_info(&cdev->device, "%s bind to %d: %d-%s\n", cdev->type,
 			i, ret, ret ? "fail" : "succeed");
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c b/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
index 6e0a3fbfae86..c3b25187b467 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int fair_share_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 			continue;
 
 		instance->target = get_target_state(tz, cdev,
-					tzp->tbp[i].weight, cur_trip_level);
+					instance->weight, cur_trip_level);
 
 		instance->cdev->updated = false;
 		thermal_cdev_update(cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index 2ccbc0788353..fde4c2876d14 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ static int imx_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	ret = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(tz, IMX_TRIP_PASSIVE, cdev,
 					       THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
-					       THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+					       THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+					       THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&tz->device,
 			"binding zone %s with cdev %s failed:%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
index d717f3dab6f1..60e3a21461e7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ static int of_thermal_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 			ret = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(thermal,
 						tbp->trip_id, cdev,
 						tbp->max,
-						tbp->min);
+						tbp->min,
+						tbp->usage);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ static int thermal_of_populate_bind_params(struct device_node *np,
 	u32 prop;
 
 	/* Default weight. Usage is optional */
-	__tbp->usage = 0;
+	__tbp->usage = THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT;
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "contribution", &prop);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		__tbp->usage = prop;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_thermal_common.c b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_thermal_common.c
index 6dc3815cc73f..03f2ebb1e5c3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_thermal_common.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_thermal_common.c
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ static int exynos_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 		case MONITOR_ZONE:
 		case WARN_ZONE:
 			if (thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(thermal, i, cdev,
-								level, 0)) {
+						level, 0,
+						THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT)) {
 				dev_err(data->dev,
 					"error unbinding cdev inst=%d\n", i);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 87e0b0782023..9a424a66c83a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ static void print_bind_err_msg(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 static void __bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask,
 			struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
-			unsigned long *limits)
+			unsigned long *limits,
+			unsigned int weight)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ static void __bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask,
 				upper = limits[i * 2 + 1];
 			}
 			ret = thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(tz, i, cdev,
-							       upper, lower);
+							       upper, lower,
+							       weight);
 			if (ret)
 				print_bind_err_msg(tz, cdev, ret);
 		}
@@ -280,7 +282,8 @@ static void bind_cdev(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 				continue;
 			tzp->tbp[i].cdev = cdev;
 			__bind(pos, tzp->tbp[i].trip_mask, cdev,
-			       tzp->tbp[i].binding_limits);
+			       tzp->tbp[i].binding_limits,
+			       tzp->tbp[i].weight);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -319,7 +322,8 @@ static void bind_tz(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 				continue;
 			tzp->tbp[i].cdev = pos;
 			__bind(tz, tzp->tbp[i].trip_mask, pos,
-			       tzp->tbp[i].binding_limits);
+			       tzp->tbp[i].binding_limits,
+			       tzp->tbp[i].weight);
 		}
 	}
 exit:
@@ -711,7 +715,8 @@ passive_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 				thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(tz,
 						THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE, cdev,
 						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
-						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+						THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 		if (!tz->passive_delay)
@@ -913,6 +918,9 @@ thermal_cooling_device_trip_point_show(struct device *dev,
  * @lower:	the Minimum cooling state can be used for this trip point.
  *		THERMAL_NO_LIMIT means no lower limit,
  *		and the cooling device can be in cooling state 0.
+ * @weight:	The weight of the cooling device to be bound to the
+ *		thermal zone. Use THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT for the
+ *		default value
  *
  * This interface function bind a thermal cooling device to the certain trip
  * point of a thermal zone device.
@@ -923,7 +931,8 @@ thermal_cooling_device_trip_point_show(struct device *dev,
 int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				     int trip,
 				     struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
-				     unsigned long upper, unsigned long lower)
+				     unsigned long upper, unsigned long lower,
+				     unsigned int weight)
 {
 	struct thermal_instance *dev;
 	struct thermal_instance *pos;
@@ -968,6 +977,7 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	dev->upper = upper;
 	dev->lower = lower;
 	dev->target = THERMAL_NO_TARGET;
+	dev->weight = weight;
 
 	result = get_idr(&tz->idr, &tz->lock, &dev->id);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 0531c752fbbb..7a465e9d456c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct thermal_instance {
 	struct device_attribute attr;
 	struct list_head tz_node; /* node in tz->thermal_instances */
 	struct list_head cdev_node; /* node in cdev->thermal_instances */
+	unsigned int weight; /* The weight of the cooling device */
 };
 
 int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c b/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
index 3fb054a10f6a..4638718fabf6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/ti-soc-thermal/ti-thermal-common.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ static int ti_thermal_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	return thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(thermal, 0, cdev,
 	/* bind with min and max states defined by cpu_cooling */
 						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
-						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT);
+						THERMAL_NO_LIMIT,
+						THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 /* Unbind callback functions for thermal zone */
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index fc52e307efab..2ed7062fac1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 /* No upper/lower limit requirement */
 #define THERMAL_NO_LIMIT	((u32)~0)
 
+/* Default weight of a bound cooling device */
+#define THERMAL_WEIGHT_DEFAULT 0
+
 /* Unit conversion macros */
 #define KELVIN_TO_CELSIUS(t)	(long)(((long)t-2732 >= 0) ?	\
 				((long)t-2732+5)/10 : ((long)t-2732-5)/10)
@@ -321,7 +324,8 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *);
 
 int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 				     struct thermal_cooling_device *,
-				     unsigned long, unsigned long);
+				     unsigned long, unsigned long,
+				     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 *);
