diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index 0f17cd4e4e58..31bfda818f30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -382,11 +382,17 @@ static inline void fpregs_deactivate(struct fpu *fpu)
 	__fpregs_deactivate_hw();
 }
 
-static inline void drop_fpu(struct fpu *fpu)
+/*
+ * Drops current FPU state: deactivates the fpregs and
+ * the fpstate. NOTE: it still leaves previous contents
+ * in the fpregs in the eager-FPU case.
+ *
+ * This function can be used in cases where we know that
+ * a state-restore is coming: either an explicit one,
+ * or a reschedule.
+ */
+static inline void fpu__drop(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Forget coprocessor state..
-	 */
 	preempt_disable();
 	fpu->counter = 0;
 
@@ -412,13 +418,12 @@ static inline void restore_init_xstate(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Reset the FPU state in the eager case and drop it in the lazy case (later use
- * will reinit it).
+ * Reset the FPU state back to init state.
  */
-static inline void fpu_reset_state(struct fpu *fpu)
+static inline void fpu__reset(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
 	if (!use_eager_fpu())
-		drop_fpu(fpu);
+		fpu__drop(fpu);
 	else
 		restore_init_xstate();
 }
@@ -516,7 +521,7 @@ static inline void switch_fpu_finish(struct fpu *new_fpu, fpu_switch_t fpu_switc
 {
 	if (fpu_switch.preload) {
 		if (unlikely(restore_fpu_checking(new_fpu)))
-			fpu_reset_state(new_fpu);
+			fpu__reset(new_fpu);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index a2e2da2b08c5..bf217cde114d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void __kernel_fpu_end(void)
 
 	if (fpu->fpregs_active) {
 		if (WARN_ON(restore_fpu_checking(fpu)))
-			fpu_reset_state(fpu);
+			fpu__reset(fpu);
 	} else {
 		__fpregs_deactivate_hw();
 	}
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void fpu__restore(void)
 	kernel_fpu_disable();
 	fpregs_activate(fpu);
 	if (unlikely(restore_fpu_checking(fpu))) {
-		fpu_reset_state(fpu);
+		fpu__reset(fpu);
 		force_sig_info(SIGSEGV, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk);
 	} else {
 		tsk->thread.fpu.counter++;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void fpu__clear(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 	if (!use_eager_fpu()) {
 		/* FPU state will be reallocated lazily at the first use. */
-		drop_fpu(fpu);
+		fpu__drop(fpu);
 	} else {
 		if (!fpu->fpstate_active) {
 			fpu__activate_curr(fpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index b8e5fee2aef3..5e3d9242bb95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ int __restore_xstate_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 			 config_enabled(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION));
 
 	if (!buf) {
-		fpu_reset_state(fpu);
+		fpu__reset(fpu);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ int __restore_xstate_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 		 * We will be ready to restore/save the state only after
 		 * fpu->fpstate_active is again set.
 		 */
-		drop_fpu(fpu);
+		fpu__drop(fpu);
 
 		if (__copy_from_user(&fpu->state.xsave, buf_fx, state_size) ||
 		    __copy_from_user(&env, buf, sizeof(env))) {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int __restore_xstate_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 		 */
 		user_fpu_begin();
 		if (restore_user_xstate(buf_fx, xfeatures, fx_only)) {
-			fpu_reset_state(fpu);
+			fpu__reset(fpu);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 5d37c26fa89f..dde263fb2031 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void exit_thread(void)
 		kfree(bp);
 	}
 
-	drop_fpu(fpu);
+	fpu__drop(fpu);
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 59cfc9c97491..6bf512390536 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ handle_signal(struct ksignal *ksig, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		 * Ensure the signal handler starts with the new fpu state.
 		 */
 		if (fpu->fpstate_active)
-			fpu_reset_state(fpu);
+			fpu__reset(fpu);
 	}
 	signal_setup_done(failed, ksig, stepping);
 }