diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 7dbebea..de2b164 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ static int psv;
 module_param(psv, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(psv, "Disable or override all passive trip points.");
 
+static int temp_b4_trip;
+module_param(temp_b4_trip, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(temp_b4_trip, "Get the temperature before initializing trip points.");
+
 static int acpi_thermal_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_thermal_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
@@ -941,27 +945,41 @@ static int acpi_thermal_get_info(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 	if (!tz)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Get trip points [_CRT, _PSV, etc.] (required) */
-	result = acpi_thermal_get_trip_points(tz);
-	if (result)
+	if( temp_b4_trip )
+	{ /* some CPUs, eg AMD K8 need temperature before trip points can be obtained */
+	    /* Get temperature [_TMP] (required) */
+	    result = acpi_thermal_get_temperature(tz);
+	    if (result)
 		return result;
-
-	/* Get temperature [_TMP] (required) */
-	result = acpi_thermal_get_temperature(tz);
-	if (result)
+	    
+	    /* Get trip points [_CRT, _PSV, etc.] (required) */
+	    result = acpi_thermal_get_trip_points(tz);
+	    if (result)
 		return result;
-
+	}else
+	{ /* newer x86_64s need trip points set before temperature obtained */
+	    /* Get trip points [_CRT, _PSV, etc.] (required) */
+	    result = acpi_thermal_get_trip_points(tz);
+	    if (result)
+		return result;
+	    
+	    /* Get temperature [_TMP] (required) */
+	    result = acpi_thermal_get_temperature(tz);
+	    if (result)
+		return result;
+	}
+	
 	/* Set the cooling mode [_SCP] to active cooling (default) */
 	result = acpi_thermal_set_cooling_mode(tz, ACPI_THERMAL_MODE_ACTIVE);
 	if (!result)
 		tz->flags.cooling_mode = 1;
-
+	
 	/* Get default polling frequency [_TZP] (optional) */
 	if (tzp)
 		tz->polling_frequency = tzp;
 	else
 		acpi_thermal_get_polling_frequency(tz);
-
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1110,6 +1128,14 @@ static int thermal_psv(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int thermal_temp_b4_trip(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {
+
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "ACPI: %s detected: : "
+                           "getting temperature before trip point initialisation\n", d->ident);
+	temp_b4_trip = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct dmi_system_id thermal_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
 	/*
 	 * Award BIOS on this AOpen makes thermal control almost worthless.
@@ -1147,6 +1173,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id thermal_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
 		DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "7ZX"),
 		},
 	},
+	{
+	 .callback = thermal_temp_b4_trip,
+	 .ident = "HP 6715b laptop",
+	 .matches = {
+		     DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+		     DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Compaq 6715b"),
+		},
+	},
 	{}
 };