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diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
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--- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ cdev[0-*]_trip_point
         point.
         RO, Optional
 
+passive
+        Attribute is only present for zones in which the passive cooling
+        policy is not supported by native thermal driver. Default is zero
+        and can be set to a temperature (in millidegrees) to enable a
+        passive trip point for the zone. Activation is done by polling with
+        an interval of 1 second.
+        Unit: millidegrees Celsius
+        RW, Optional
+
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 * Cooling device attributes *
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