struct acpi_thermal_trip {
        unsigned long temperature;
+       struct acpi_handle_list devices;
 };
 
 struct acpi_thermal_passive {
        struct acpi_thermal_trip trip;
-       struct acpi_handle_list devices;
        unsigned long tc1;
        unsigned long tc2;
        unsigned long tsp;
 
 struct acpi_thermal_active {
        struct acpi_thermal_trip trip;
-       struct acpi_handle_list devices;
 };
 
 struct acpi_thermal_trips {
 
 static bool update_passive_devices(struct acpi_thermal *tz, bool compare)
 {
+       struct acpi_thermal_trip *acpi_trip = &tz->trips.passive.trip;
        struct acpi_handle_list devices;
        acpi_status status;
 
                return false;
        }
 
-       if (compare && memcmp(&tz->trips.passive.devices, &devices, sizeof(devices)))
+       if (compare && memcmp(&acpi_trip->devices, &devices, sizeof(devices)))
                ACPI_THERMAL_TRIPS_EXCEPTION(tz, "device");
 
-       memcpy(&tz->trips.passive.devices, &devices, sizeof(devices));
+       memcpy(&acpi_trip->devices, &devices, sizeof(devices));
        return true;
 }
 
 static bool update_active_devices(struct acpi_thermal *tz, int index, bool compare)
 {
        char method[] = { '_', 'A', 'L', '0' + index, '\0' };
+       struct acpi_thermal_trip *acpi_trip = &tz->trips.active[index].trip;
        struct acpi_handle_list devices;
        acpi_status status;
 
                return false;
        }
 
-       if (compare && memcmp(&tz->trips.active[index].devices, &devices, sizeof(devices)))
+       if (compare && memcmp(&acpi_trip->devices, &devices, sizeof(devices)))
                ACPI_THERMAL_TRIPS_EXCEPTION(tz, "device");
 
-       memcpy(&tz->trips.active[index].devices, &devices, sizeof(devices));
+       memcpy(&acpi_trip->devices, &devices, sizeof(devices));
        return true;
 }
 
 {
        struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
        struct acpi_thermal *tz = thermal_zone_device_priv(thermal);
+       struct acpi_thermal_trip *acpi_trip;
        struct acpi_device *dev;
        acpi_handle handle;
        int i;
        if (tz->trips.hot_valid)
                trip++;
 
-       if (acpi_thermal_trip_valid(&tz->trips.passive.trip)) {
+       acpi_trip = &tz->trips.passive.trip;
+       if (acpi_thermal_trip_valid(acpi_trip)) {
                trip++;
-               for (i = 0; i < tz->trips.passive.devices.count; i++) {
-                       handle = tz->trips.passive.devices.handles[i];
+               for (i = 0; i < acpi_trip->devices.count; i++) {
+                       handle = acpi_trip->devices.handles[i];
                        dev = acpi_fetch_acpi_dev(handle);
                        if (dev != device)
                                continue;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_ACTIVE; i++) {
-               if (!acpi_thermal_trip_valid(&tz->trips.active[i].trip))
+               acpi_trip = &tz->trips.active[i].trip;
+               if (!acpi_thermal_trip_valid(acpi_trip))
                        break;
 
                trip++;
-               for (j = 0; j < tz->trips.active[i].devices.count; j++) {
-                       handle = tz->trips.active[i].devices.handles[j];
+               for (j = 0; j < acpi_trip->devices.count; j++) {
+                       handle = acpi_trip->devices.handles[j];
                        dev = acpi_fetch_acpi_dev(handle);
                        if (dev != device)
                                continue;
                return -EINVAL;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_ACTIVE; i++) {
-               if (!acpi_thermal_trip_valid(&tz->trips.active[i].trip))
+               struct acpi_thermal_trip *acpi_trip = &tz->trips.active[i].trip;
+
+               if (!acpi_thermal_trip_valid(acpi_trip))
                        break;
 
-               for (j = 0; j < tz->trips.active[i].devices.count; j++) {
-                       acpi_bus_update_power(tz->trips.active[i].devices.handles[j],
+               for (j = 0; j < acpi_trip->devices.count; j++) {
+                       acpi_bus_update_power(acpi_trip->devices.handles[j],
                                              &power_state);
                }
        }