diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index 836c4e3500..3c96623d3d 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -183,25 +183,25 @@ struct MigrationState
 
 void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state);
 
-void process_incoming_migration(QEMUFile *f);
+void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f);
 
 void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp);
 
-void migration_set_incoming_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                    QIOChannel *ioc);
+void migration_channel_process_incoming(MigrationState *s,
+                                        QIOChannel *ioc);
 
-void migration_tls_set_incoming_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                        QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                        Error **errp);
+void migration_tls_channel_process_incoming(MigrationState *s,
+                                            QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                            Error **errp);
 
-void migration_set_outgoing_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                    QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                    const char *hostname);
+void migration_channel_connect(MigrationState *s,
+                               QIOChannel *ioc,
+                               const char *hostname);
 
-void migration_tls_set_outgoing_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                        QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                        const char *hostname,
-                                        Error **errp);
+void migration_tls_channel_connect(MigrationState *s,
+                                   QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                   const char *hostname,
+                                   Error **errp);
 
 uint64_t migrate_max_downtime(void);
 
diff --git a/migration/exec.c b/migration/exec.c
index 1515cc3319..2af63cced6 100644
--- a/migration/exec.c
+++ b/migration/exec.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *command, Error
         return;
     }
 
-    migration_set_outgoing_channel(s, ioc, NULL);
+    migration_channel_connect(s, ioc, NULL);
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static gboolean exec_accept_incoming_migration(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                                GIOCondition condition,
                                                gpointer opaque)
 {
-    migration_set_incoming_channel(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
+    migration_channel_process_incoming(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
     return FALSE; /* unregister */
 }
diff --git a/migration/fd.c b/migration/fd.c
index fc5c9eee02..84a10fd68f 100644
--- a/migration/fd.c
+++ b/migration/fd.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void fd_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *fdname, Error **
         return;
     }
 
-    migration_set_outgoing_channel(s, ioc, NULL);
+    migration_channel_connect(s, ioc, NULL);
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static gboolean fd_accept_incoming_migration(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                              GIOCondition condition,
                                              gpointer opaque)
 {
-    migration_set_incoming_channel(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
+    migration_channel_process_incoming(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
     return FALSE; /* unregister */
 }
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 253395c3c2..20f88757d8 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
     qemu_bh_schedule(mis->bh);
 }
 
-void process_incoming_migration(QEMUFile *f)
+void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     Coroutine *co = qemu_coroutine_create(process_incoming_migration_co);
 
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ void process_incoming_migration(QEMUFile *f)
 }
 
 
-void migration_set_incoming_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                    QIOChannel *ioc)
+void migration_channel_process_incoming(MigrationState *s,
+                                        QIOChannel *ioc)
 {
     trace_migration_set_incoming_channel(
         ioc, object_get_typename(OBJECT(ioc)));
@@ -436,20 +436,20 @@ void migration_set_incoming_channel(MigrationState *s,
         !object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ioc),
                              TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS)) {
         Error *local_err = NULL;
-        migration_tls_set_incoming_channel(s, ioc, &local_err);
+        migration_tls_channel_process_incoming(s, ioc, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_report_err(local_err);
         }
     } else {
         QEMUFile *f = qemu_fopen_channel_input(ioc);
-        process_incoming_migration(f);
+        migration_fd_process_incoming(f);
     }
 }
 
 
-void migration_set_outgoing_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                    QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                    const char *hostname)
+void migration_channel_connect(MigrationState *s,
+                               QIOChannel *ioc,
+                               const char *hostname)
 {
     trace_migration_set_outgoing_channel(
         ioc, object_get_typename(OBJECT(ioc)), hostname);
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void migration_set_outgoing_channel(MigrationState *s,
         !object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ioc),
                              TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS)) {
         Error *local_err = NULL;
-        migration_tls_set_outgoing_channel(s, ioc, hostname, &local_err);
+        migration_tls_channel_connect(s, ioc, hostname, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             migrate_fd_error(s, local_err);
             error_free(local_err);
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 51bafc702b..5110ec828d 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(RDMAContext *rdma, int wrid_requested,
 
     while (1) {
         /*
-         * Coroutine doesn't start until process_incoming_migration()
+         * Coroutine doesn't start until migration_fd_process_incoming()
          * so don't yield unless we know we're running inside of a coroutine.
          */
         if (rdma->migration_started_on_destination) {
@@ -3620,7 +3620,7 @@ static void rdma_accept_incoming_migration(void *opaque)
     }
 
     rdma->migration_started_on_destination = 1;
-    process_incoming_migration(f);
+    migration_fd_process_incoming(f);
 }
 
 void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
diff --git a/migration/socket.c b/migration/socket.c
index 977a8d3c1d..5c0a38f7b9 100644
--- a/migration/socket.c
+++ b/migration/socket.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void socket_outgoing_migration(Object *src,
         migrate_fd_error(data->s, err);
     } else {
         trace_migration_socket_outgoing_connected(data->hostname);
-        migration_set_outgoing_channel(data->s, sioc, data->hostname);
+        migration_channel_connect(data->s, sioc, data->hostname);
     }
     object_unref(src);
 }
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static gboolean socket_accept_incoming_migration(QIOChannel *ioc,
 
     trace_migration_socket_incoming_accepted();
 
-    migration_set_incoming_channel(migrate_get_current(),
-                                   QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
+    migration_channel_process_incoming(migrate_get_current(),
+                                       QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
 
 out:
diff --git a/migration/tls.c b/migration/tls.c
index 75f959ff9c..12c053d15f 100644
--- a/migration/tls.c
+++ b/migration/tls.c
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ static void migration_tls_incoming_handshake(Object *src,
         error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
     } else {
         trace_migration_tls_incoming_handshake_complete();
-        migration_set_incoming_channel(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
+        migration_channel_process_incoming(migrate_get_current(), ioc);
     }
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
 }
 
-void migration_tls_set_incoming_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                        QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                        Error **errp)
+void migration_tls_channel_process_incoming(MigrationState *s,
+                                            QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                            Error **errp)
 {
     QCryptoTLSCreds *creds;
     QIOChannelTLS *tioc;
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ static void migration_tls_outgoing_handshake(Object *src,
         migrate_fd_error(s, err);
     } else {
         trace_migration_tls_outgoing_handshake_complete();
-        migration_set_outgoing_channel(s, ioc, NULL);
+        migration_channel_connect(s, ioc, NULL);
     }
     object_unref(OBJECT(ioc));
 }
 
 
-void migration_tls_set_outgoing_channel(MigrationState *s,
-                                        QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                        const char *hostname,
-                                        Error **errp)
+void migration_tls_channel_connect(MigrationState *s,
+                                   QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                   const char *hostname,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     QCryptoTLSCreds *creds;
     QIOChannelTLS *tioc;