# Learn about thermal interfaces

The thermal architecture includes the `sysfs`  interface, which reads the thermal zone configurations and applies cooling actions to the CPU. The user space clients use the `sysfs` interface to communicate with the cooling map interface.

For more information about `sysfs` interface, see [index:
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/sysfs-api.rst?h=v6.6).

You can interact with the device through the following interfaces:

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## Next steps

- Customize a thermal zone
- Control heat dissipation with cooling devices
- Receive sensor temperature notifications

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