--- a/include/host/mars/mars_task.h
+++ b/include/host/mars/mars_task.h
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ struct mars_task_params {
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_MEMORY	- not enough memory
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_LIMIT	- task queue is currently full
  */
-int mars_task_initialize(struct mars_context *mars,
-			struct mars_task_id *id,
+int mars_task_initialize(struct mars_context *mars, struct mars_task_id *id,
 			struct mars_task_params *params);
 
 /**
@@ -170,8 +169,7 @@ int mars_task_finalize(struct mars_task_
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_PARAMS	- bad task id specified
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_STATE	- task is in an invalid state
  */
-int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id,
-			struct mars_task_args *args,
+int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id, struct mars_task_args *args,
 			uint8_t priority);
 
 /**
--- a/include/mpu/mars/mars_kernel.h
+++ b/include/mpu/mars/mars_kernel.h
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ uint16_t workload_get_id(void);
 uint64_t workload_get_ea(void);
 struct mars_workload_context * workload_get_context(void);
 
-void workload_run(void);
-void workload_stop(void);
-void workload_save(void);
-void workload_restore(void);
+void workload_exec(void);
+void workload_exit(void);
+void workload_yield(void);
+void workload_resume(void);
 int workload_schedule(uint16_t workload_id, void *args, uint8_t priority);
 int workload_wait(uint16_t workload_id);
 int workload_try_wait(uint16_t workload_id);
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ void workload_signal_wait(void);
 int workload_signal_try_wait(void);
 
 /* task specific functions */
-void task_run(struct mars_task_context *task);
-void task_stop(struct mars_task_context *task);
-void task_save(struct mars_task_context *task);
-void task_restore(struct mars_task_context *task);
+void task_exec(struct mars_task_context *task);
+void task_exit(struct mars_task_context *task);
+void task_yield(struct mars_task_context *task);
+void task_resume(struct mars_task_context *task);
 void task_schedule(struct mars_task_context *task, struct mars_task_args *args);
 
 extern struct mars_kernel_params kernel_params;
--- a/include/mpu/mars/mars_task.h
+++ b/include/mpu/mars/mars_task.h
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ int mars_task_yield(void);
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_PARAMS	- bad task id specified
  * \n	MARS_ERROR_STATE	- task is in an invalid state
  */
-int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id,
-			struct mars_task_args *args,
+int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id, struct mars_task_args *args,
 			uint8_t priority);
 
 /**
--- a/src/host/lib/mars_task.c
+++ b/src/host/lib/mars_task.c
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 #include "mars/mars_error.h"
 #include "mars/mars_debug.h"
 
-int mars_task_initialize(struct mars_context *mars,
-			struct mars_task_id *id,
+int mars_task_initialize(struct mars_context *mars, struct mars_task_id *id,
 			struct mars_task_params *params)
 {
 	MARS_CHECK_RET(mars, MARS_ERROR_NULL);
@@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ int mars_task_finalize(struct mars_task_
 	return MARS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id,
-			struct mars_task_args *args,
+int mars_task_schedule(struct mars_task_id *id, struct mars_task_args *args,
 			uint8_t priority)
 {
 	MARS_CHECK_RET(id, MARS_ERROR_NULL);
--- a/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_registers.c
+++ b/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_registers.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 
 void registers_save(void)
 {
-	/* push non-volatile registers on to the stack */
+	/* push non-volatile registers on to the workload stack */
 	asm volatile (
-		"lqa	$75, process_stack;"
+		"lqa	$75, workload_stack;"
 
 		"stqd	$80, -16($75);"
 		"stqd	$81, -32($75);"
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ void registers_save(void)
 
 void registers_restore(void)
 {
-	/* pop non-volatile registers from saved process stack */
+	/* pop non-volatile registers from saved workload stack */
 	asm volatile (
-		"lqa	$75, process_stack;"
+		"lqa	$75, workload_stack;"
 
 		"lqd	$80, -16($75);"
 		"lqd	$81, -32($75);"
--- a/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_scheduler.c
+++ b/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_scheduler.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ int scheduler(void)
 	if (status == MARS_WORKLOAD_RESERVED_NONE)
 		return MARS_KERNEL_STATUS_IDLE;
 
-	/* run the reserved workload */
-	workload_run();
+	/* execute the reserved workload */
+	workload_exec();
 
 	/* release reservation of current workload */
 	release_workload();
--- a/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_syscalls.c
+++ b/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_syscalls.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 struct mars_kernel_syscalls kernel_syscalls;
 
 void *kernel_stack;
-void *process_stack;
+void *workload_stack;
 
 void mars_reentry(void)
 {
@@ -115,31 +115,31 @@ void syscall_exit(void)
 		"lqa	$sp, kernel_stack;"
 	);
 
-	/* exit current process */
-	workload_stop();
+	/* exit current workload */
+	workload_exit();
 }
 
 void syscall_yield(void)
 {
-	/* save process stack and restore kernel stack */
+	/* save workload stack and restore kernel stack */
 	asm volatile (
-		"stqa	$sp, process_stack;"
+		"stqa	$sp, workload_stack;"
 		"lqa	$sp, kernel_stack;"
 	);
 
-	/* save current process */
-	workload_save();
+	/* yield current workload */
+	workload_yield();
 }
 
 void syscall_resume(void)
 {
-	/* restore current process */
-	workload_restore();
+	/* resume current workload */
+	workload_resume();
 
-	/* save kernel stack and restore process stack */
+	/* save kernel stack and restore workload stack */
 	asm volatile (
 		"stqa	$sp, kernel_stack;"
-		"lqa	$sp, process_stack;"
+		"lqa	$sp, workload_stack;"
 	);
 }
 
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ int syscall_signal_send(uint16_t workloa
 
 void syscall_signal_wait(void)
 {
-	/* save process stack and restore kernel stack */
+	/* save workload stack and restore kernel stack */
 	asm volatile (
-		"stqa	$sp, process_stack;"
+		"stqa	$sp, workload_stack;"
 		"lqa	$sp, kernel_stack;"
 	);
 
--- a/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_task.c
+++ b/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_task.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "mars/mars_kernel.h"
 
-extern void *process_stack;
+extern void *workload_stack;
 
-void task_run(struct mars_task_context *task)
+void task_exec(struct mars_task_context *task)
 {
 	MARS_ASSERT(task);
 
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ void task_run(struct mars_task_context *
 	}
 }
 
-void task_stop(struct mars_task_context *task)
+void task_exit(struct mars_task_context *task)
 {
 	MARS_ASSERT(task);
 }
 
-void task_save(struct mars_task_context *task)
+void task_yield(struct mars_task_context *task)
 {
 	MARS_ASSERT(task);
 	MARS_ASSERT(task->context_save_area);
 	MARS_ASSERT(task->context_save_size);
 
-	/* save process stack pointer */
-	task->stack = (uint32_t)process_stack;
+	/* save workload stack pointer */
+	task->stack = (uint32_t)workload_stack;
 
 	/* dma context into context save area in host storage */
 	mars_dma_large_put_and_wait((void *)task->vaddr,
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ void task_save(struct mars_task_context 
 					MARS_DMA_TAG);
 }
 
-void task_restore(struct mars_task_context *task)
+void task_resume(struct mars_task_context *task)
 {
 	MARS_ASSERT(task);
 	MARS_ASSERT(task->context_save_area);
 	MARS_ASSERT(task->context_save_size);
 
-	/* restore process stack pointer */
-	process_stack = (void *)task->stack;
+	/* restore workload stack pointer */
+	workload_stack = (void *)task->stack;
 
 	/* dma context to mpu storage from context save area in host storage */
 	mars_dma_large_get_and_wait((void *)task->vaddr,
--- a/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_workload.c
+++ b/src/mpu/kernel/mars_kernel_workload.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct mars_workload_context *workload_g
 	return &workload;
 }
 
-void workload_run(void)
+void workload_exec(void)
 {
 	/* set current workload state to running */
 	workload_state = MARS_WORKLOAD_STATE_RUNNING;
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ void workload_run(void)
 	/* workload type specific handling */
 	switch (workload_type) {
 	case MARS_WORKLOAD_TYPE_TASK:
-		task_run((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
+		task_exec((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-void workload_stop(void)
+void workload_exit(void)
 {
 	/* set current workload state to finished */
 	workload_state = MARS_WORKLOAD_STATE_FINISHED;
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ void workload_stop(void)
 	/* workload type specific handling */
 	switch (workload_type) {
 	case MARS_WORKLOAD_TYPE_TASK:
-		task_stop((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
+		task_exit((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-void workload_save(void)
+void workload_yield(void)
 {
 	/* set current workload state to ready */
 	workload_state = MARS_WORKLOAD_STATE_READY;
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ void workload_save(void)
 		/* save non-volatile registers */
 		registers_save();
 
-		/* save the task context to main memory */
-		task_save((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
+		/* yield the task context */
+		task_yield((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-void workload_restore(void)
+void workload_resume(void)
 {
 	/* set current workload state to running */
 	workload_state = MARS_WORKLOAD_STATE_RUNNING;
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ void workload_restore(void)
 	/* workload type specific handling */
 	switch (workload_type) {
 	case MARS_WORKLOAD_TYPE_TASK:
-		/* restore the task context from main memory */
-		task_restore((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
+		/* resume the task context */
+		task_resume((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
 
 		/* restore non-volatile registers */
 		registers_restore();
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ void workload_signal_wait(void)
 		/* save non-volatile registers */
 		registers_save();
 
-		/* save the task context to main memory */
-		task_save((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
+		/* yield the task context */
+		task_yield((struct mars_task_context *)&workload);
 		break;
 	}
 }