5 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
index 7cec2aaa06..c8ad61f885 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
@@ -4191,7 +4191,7 @@ static void f_jobwait(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, EvalFuncData fptr)
 
   list_T *args = argvars[0].vval.v_list;
   Channel **jobs = xcalloc((size_t)tv_list_len(args), sizeof(*jobs));
-  MultiQueue *waiting_jobs = multiqueue_new_parent(loop_on_put, &main_loop);
+  MultiQueue *waiting_jobs = multiqueue_new(loop_on_put, &main_loop);
 
   // Validate, prepare jobs for waiting.
   int i = 0;
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/loop.c b/src/nvim/event/loop.c
index f8b149ec78..050419b8e9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/loop.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/loop.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ void loop_init(Loop *loop, void *data)
   loop->closing = false;
   loop->uv.data = loop;
   kv_init(loop->children);
-  loop->events = multiqueue_new_parent(loop_on_put, loop);
+  loop->events = multiqueue_new(loop_on_put, loop);
   loop->fast_events = multiqueue_new_child(loop->events);
-  loop->thread_events = multiqueue_new_parent(NULL, NULL);
+  loop->thread_events = multiqueue_new(NULL, NULL);
   uv_mutex_init(&loop->mutex);
   uv_async_init(&loop->uv, &loop->async, async_cb);
   uv_signal_init(&loop->uv, &loop->children_watcher);
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/multiqueue.c b/src/nvim/event/multiqueue.c
index 5072bd774d..859051e594 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/multiqueue.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/multiqueue.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct multiqueue_item {
 struct multiqueue {
   MultiQueue *parent;
   QUEUE headtail;  // circularly-linked
-  PutCallback put_cb;
+  PutCallback on_put;  // Called on the parent (if any) when an item is enqueued in a child.
   void *data;
   size_t size;
 };
@@ -84,26 +84,28 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static Event NILEVENT = { .handler = NULL, .argv = { NULL } };
 
-MultiQueue *multiqueue_new_parent(PutCallback put_cb, void *data)
+/// Creates a new root (parentless) queue, which may gain child queues via `multiqueue_new_child`.
+MultiQueue *multiqueue_new(PutCallback on_put, void *data)
 {
-  return multiqueue_new(NULL, put_cb, data);
+  return _multiqueue_new(NULL, on_put, data);
 }
 
+/// Creates a new queue as a child of a `parent` queue.
 MultiQueue *multiqueue_new_child(MultiQueue *parent)
   FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
   assert(!parent->parent);  // parent cannot have a parent, more like a "root"
   parent->size++;
-  return multiqueue_new(parent, NULL, NULL);
+  return _multiqueue_new(parent, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static MultiQueue *multiqueue_new(MultiQueue *parent, PutCallback put_cb, void *data)
+static MultiQueue *_multiqueue_new(MultiQueue *parent, PutCallback on_put, void *data)
 {
   MultiQueue *rv = xmalloc(sizeof(MultiQueue));
   QUEUE_INIT(&rv->headtail);
   rv->size = 0;
   rv->parent = parent;
-  rv->put_cb = put_cb;
+  rv->on_put = on_put;
   rv->data = data;
   return rv;
 }
@@ -135,8 +137,8 @@ void multiqueue_put_event(MultiQueue *self, Event event)
 {
   assert(self);
   multiqueue_push(self, event);
-  if (self->parent && self->parent->put_cb) {
-    self->parent->put_cb(self->parent, self->parent->data);
+  if (self->parent && self->parent->on_put) {
+    self->parent->on_put(self->parent, self->parent->data);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/terminal.c b/src/nvim/terminal.c
index 2ca71e6dde..f4acfb486c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/terminal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/terminal.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void terminal_open(Terminal **termpp, buf_T *buf, TerminalOptions opts)
   // can create an infinite loop (#32753).
   // This queue is never processed directly: when the terminal is refreshed, all
   // events from this queue are copied back onto the main event queue.
-  term->pending.events = multiqueue_new_parent(NULL, NULL);
+  term->pending.events = multiqueue_new(NULL, NULL);
 
   aco_save_T aco;
   aucmd_prepbuf(&aco, buf);
diff --git a/src/nvim/tui/tui.c b/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
index 31f95a1006..7c93be844a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
+++ b/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Terminal UI functions. Invoked (by ui_client.c) on the UI process.
+// Terminal UI functions. Invoked by the UI process (ui_client.c), not the server.
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>