struct acpi_thermal {
        acpi_handle handle;
+       struct acpi_device * device;
        acpi_bus_id name;
        unsigned long temperature;
        unsigned long last_temperature;
 
 static int acpi_thermal_critical(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 {
-       int result = 0;
-       struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
-
-
        if (!tz || !tz->trips.critical.flags.valid)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        } else if (tz->trips.critical.flags.enabled)
                tz->trips.critical.flags.enabled = 0;
 
-       result = acpi_bus_get_device(tz->handle, &device);
-       if (result)
-               return result;
-
        printk(KERN_EMERG
               "Critical temperature reached (%ld C), shutting down.\n",
               KELVIN_TO_CELSIUS(tz->temperature));
-       acpi_bus_generate_event(device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_CRITICAL,
+       acpi_bus_generate_event(tz->device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_CRITICAL,
                                tz->trips.critical.flags.enabled);
 
        acpi_thermal_call_usermode(ACPI_THERMAL_PATH_POWEROFF);
 
 static int acpi_thermal_hot(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 {
-       int result = 0;
-       struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
-
-
        if (!tz || !tz->trips.hot.flags.valid)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        } else if (tz->trips.hot.flags.enabled)
                tz->trips.hot.flags.enabled = 0;
 
-       result = acpi_bus_get_device(tz->handle, &device);
-       if (result)
-               return result;
-
-       acpi_bus_generate_event(device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_HOT,
+       acpi_bus_generate_event(tz->device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_HOT,
                                tz->trips.hot.flags.enabled);
 
        /* TBD: Call user-mode "sleep(S4)" function */
        if (!tz)
                return;
 
-       if (acpi_bus_get_device(tz->handle, &device))
-               return;
+       device = tz->device;
 
        switch (event) {
        case ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_TEMPERATURE:
        memset(tz, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_thermal));
 
        tz->handle = device->handle;
+       tz->device = device;
        strcpy(tz->name, device->pnp.bus_id);
        strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_THERMAL_DEVICE_NAME);
        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_THERMAL_CLASS);