mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
        mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
        mei_cl_wake_all(cl);
-       cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
        cl->rx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
+       cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
        cl->timer_count = 0;
 
        if (!cl->me_cl)
                cl->me_cl->connect_count--;
 
        if (cl->me_cl->connect_count == 0)
-               cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
+               cl->me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
 
        mei_me_cl_put(cl->me_cl);
        cl->me_cl = NULL;
        return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-
-
 /**
- * mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds - checks flow_control credits for cl.
+ * mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds - checks flow_control credits for cl.
  *
  * @cl: host client
  *
- * Return: 1 if mei_flow_ctrl_creds >0, 0 - otherwise.
+ * Return: 1 if tx_flow_ctrl_creds >0, 0 - otherwise.
  */
-static int mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds(struct mei_cl *cl)
+static int mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
        if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->me_cl))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
+       if (cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
                return 1;
 
        if (mei_cl_is_fixed_address(cl))
                return 1;
 
        if (mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(cl)) {
-               if (cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
+               if (cl->me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
                        return 1;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce - reduces flow_control.
+ * mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce - reduces transmit flow control credits
+ *   for a client
  *
- * @cl: private data of the file object
+ * @cl: host client
  *
  * Return:
  *     0 on success
  *     -EINVAL when ctrl credits are <= 0
  */
-static int mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(struct mei_cl *cl)
+static int mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
        if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->me_cl))
                return -EINVAL;
                return 0;
 
        if (mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(cl)) {
-               if (WARN_ON(cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
+               if (WARN_ON(cl->me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
                        return -EINVAL;
-               cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds--;
+               cl->me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds--;
        } else {
-               if (WARN_ON(cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
+               if (WARN_ON(cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
                        return -EINVAL;
-               cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds--;
+               cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds--;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
        first_chunk = cb->buf_idx == 0;
 
-       rets = first_chunk ? mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds(cl) : 1;
+       rets = first_chunk ? mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(cl) : 1;
        if (rets < 0)
                return rets;
 
        cb->completed = mei_hdr.msg_complete == 1;
 
        if (first_chunk) {
-               if (mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(cl))
+               if (mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce(cl))
                        return -EIO;
        }
 
        mei_hdr.msg_complete = 0;
        mei_hdr.internal = cb->internal;
 
-       rets = mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds(cl);
+       rets = mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(cl);
        if (rets < 0)
                goto err;
 
        if (rets)
                goto err;
 
-       rets = mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(cl);
+       rets = mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce(cl);
        if (rets)
                goto err;
 
 
 
        me_cl->props = res->client_properties;
        me_cl->client_id = res->me_addr;
-       me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
+       me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
 
        mei_me_cl_add(dev, me_cl);
 
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_hbm_add_single_flow_creds - adds single buffer credentials.
+ * mei_hbm_add_single_tx_flow_ctrl_creds - adds single buffer credentials.
  *
  * @dev: the device structure
- * @flow: flow control.
+ * @fctrl: flow control response bus message
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, < 0 otherwise
  */
-static int mei_hbm_add_single_flow_creds(struct mei_device *dev,
-                                 struct hbm_flow_control *flow)
+static int mei_hbm_add_single_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(struct mei_device *dev,
+                                                struct hbm_flow_control *fctrl)
 {
        struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
        int rets;
 
-       me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_id(dev, flow->me_addr);
+       me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_id(dev, fctrl->me_addr);
        if (!me_cl) {
-               dev_err(dev->dev, "no such me client %d\n",
-                       flow->me_addr);
+               dev_err(dev->dev, "no such me client %d\n", fctrl->me_addr);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds++;
+       me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds++;
        dev_dbg(dev->dev, "recv flow ctrl msg ME %d (single) creds = %d.\n",
-           flow->me_addr, me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds);
+               fctrl->me_addr, me_cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds);
 
        rets = 0;
 out:
  * mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_res - flow control response from me
  *
  * @dev: the device structure
- * @flow_control: flow control response bus message
+ * @fctrl: flow control response bus message
  */
-static void mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_res(struct mei_device *dev,
-                                       struct hbm_flow_control *flow_control)
+static void mei_hbm_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_res(struct mei_device *dev,
+                                              struct hbm_flow_control *fctrl)
 {
        struct mei_cl *cl;
 
-       if (!flow_control->host_addr) {
+       if (!fctrl->host_addr) {
                /* single receive buffer */
-               mei_hbm_add_single_flow_creds(dev, flow_control);
+               mei_hbm_add_single_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(dev, fctrl);
                return;
        }
 
-       cl = mei_hbm_cl_find_by_cmd(dev, flow_control);
+       cl = mei_hbm_cl_find_by_cmd(dev, fctrl);
        if (cl) {
-               cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds++;
+               cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds++;
                cl_dbg(dev, cl, "flow control creds = %d.\n",
-                               cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds);
+                               cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds);
        }
 }
 
 
        struct mei_hbm_cl_cmd *cl_cmd;
        struct hbm_client_connect_request *disconnect_req;
-       struct hbm_flow_control *flow_control;
+       struct hbm_flow_control *fctrl;
 
        /* read the message to our buffer */
        BUG_ON(hdr->length >= sizeof(dev->rd_msg_buf));
        case MEI_FLOW_CONTROL_CMD:
                dev_dbg(dev->dev, "hbm: client flow control response: message received.\n");
 
-               flow_control = (struct hbm_flow_control *) mei_msg;
-               mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_res(dev, flow_control);
+               fctrl = (struct hbm_flow_control *)mei_msg;
+               mei_hbm_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_res(dev, fctrl);
                break;
 
        case MEI_PG_ISOLATION_ENTRY_RES_CMD:
 
  * @refcnt: struct reference count
  * @props: client properties
  * @client_id: me client id
- * @mei_flow_ctrl_creds: flow control credits
+ * @tx_flow_ctrl_creds: flow control credits
  * @connect_count: number connections to this client
  * @bus_added: added to bus
  */
        struct kref refcnt;
        struct mei_client_properties props;
        u8 client_id;
-       u8 mei_flow_ctrl_creds;
+       u8 tx_flow_ctrl_creds;
        u8 connect_count;
        u8 bus_added;
 };
  * @me_cl: fw client connected
  * @fp: file associated with client
  * @host_client_id: host id
- * @mei_flow_ctrl_creds: transmit flow credentials
+ * @tx_flow_ctrl_creds: transmit flow credentials
  * @rx_flow_ctrl_creds: receive flow credentials
  * @timer_count:  watchdog timer for operation completion
  * @notify_en: notification - enabled/disabled
        struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
        const struct file *fp;
        u8 host_client_id;
-       u8 mei_flow_ctrl_creds;
+       u8 tx_flow_ctrl_creds;
        u8 rx_flow_ctrl_creds;
        u8 timer_count;
        u8 notify_en;