}
 
 /**
- * __get_rx_machine_lock - lock the port's RX machine
+ * __get_state_machine_lock - lock the port's state machines
  * @port: the port we're looking at
  *
  */
-static inline void __get_rx_machine_lock(struct port *port)
+static inline void __get_state_machine_lock(struct port *port)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).rx_machine_lock));
+       spin_lock_bh(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).state_machine_lock));
 }
 
 /**
- * __release_rx_machine_lock - unlock the port's RX machine
+ * __release_state_machine_lock - unlock the port's state machines
  * @port: the port we're looking at
  *
  */
-static inline void __release_rx_machine_lock(struct port *port)
+static inline void __release_state_machine_lock(struct port *port)
 {
-       spin_unlock_bh(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).rx_machine_lock));
+       spin_unlock_bh(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).state_machine_lock));
 }
 
 /**
 }
 
 /**
- * __initialize_port_locks - initialize a port's RX machine spinlock
+ * __initialize_port_locks - initialize a port's STATE machine spinlock
  * @port: the port we're looking at
  *
  */
 static inline void __initialize_port_locks(struct port *port)
 {
        // make sure it isn't called twice
-       spin_lock_init(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).rx_machine_lock));
+       spin_lock_init(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(port->slave).state_machine_lock));
 }
 
 //conversions
                 * by all (e.g., port->sm_vars).  ad_rx_machine may run
                 * concurrently due to incoming LACPDU.
                 */
-               __get_rx_machine_lock(port);
+               __get_state_machine_lock(port);
 
                ad_rx_machine(NULL, port);
                ad_periodic_machine(port);
                if (port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_BEGIN)
                        port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_BEGIN;
 
-               __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
+               __release_state_machine_lock(port);
        }
 
 re_arm:
                        pr_debug("Received LACPDU on port %d\n",
                                 port->actor_port_number);
                        /* Protect against concurrent state machines */
-                       __get_rx_machine_lock(port);
+                       __get_state_machine_lock(port);
                        ad_rx_machine(lacpdu, port);
-                       __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
+                       __release_state_machine_lock(port);
                        break;
 
                case AD_TYPE_MARKER: