diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/thermal.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/thermal.c
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 secunet Security Networks AG
+ * (Written by Nico Huber <nico.huber@secunet.com> for secunet)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of
+ * the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <arch/io.h>
+#include <device/device.h>
+#include <device/pci.h>
+#include <device/pci_ids.h>
+
+#include "i82801ix.h"
+
+static void thermal_init(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (LPC_IS_MOBILE(dev_find_slot(0, PCI_DEVFN(0x1f, 0))))
+		return;
+
+	u8 reg8;
+	u32 reg32;
+
+	pci_write_config32(dev, 0x10, DEFAULT_TBAR);
+	reg32 = pci_read_config32(dev, 0x04);
+	pci_write_config32(dev, 0x04, reg32 | (1 << 1));
+
+	write32(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x04, 0); /* Clear thermal trip points. */
+	write32(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x44, 0);
+
+	write8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x01, 0xba); /* Enable sensor 0 + 1. */
+	write8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x41, 0xba);
+
+	reg8 = read8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x08); /* Lock thermal registers. */
+	write8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x08, reg8 | (1 << 7));
+	reg8 = read8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x48);
+	write8(DEFAULT_TBAR + 0x48, reg8 | (1 << 7));
+
+	reg32 = pci_read_config32(dev, 0x04);
+	pci_write_config32(dev, 0x04, reg32 & ~(1 << 1));
+	pci_write_config32(dev, 0x10, 0);
+}
+
+static void thermal_set_subsystem(device_t dev, unsigned vendor, unsigned device)
+{
+	if (!vendor || !device) {
+		pci_write_config32(dev, PCI_SUBSYSTEM_VENDOR_ID,
+				pci_read_config32(dev, PCI_VENDOR_ID));
+	} else {
+		pci_write_config32(dev, PCI_SUBSYSTEM_VENDOR_ID,
+				((device & 0xffff) << 16) | (vendor & 0xffff));
+	}
+}
+
+static struct pci_operations thermal_pci_ops = {
+	.set_subsystem = thermal_set_subsystem,
+};
+
+static struct device_operations device_ops = {
+	.read_resources		= pci_dev_read_resources,
+	.set_resources		= pci_dev_set_resources,
+	.enable_resources	= pci_dev_enable_resources,
+	.init			= thermal_init,
+	.scan_bus		= 0,
+	.ops_pci		= &thermal_pci_ops,
+};
+
+static const struct pci_driver ich9_thermal __pci_driver = {
+	.ops	= &device_ops,
+	.vendor	= PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
+	.device	= 0x2932,
+};