diff --git a/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h b/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
index 4f61939f87..dc110e2e53 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct ast_taskprocessor_listener_callbacks {
 	/*!
 	 * \brief Allocate the listener's private data
 	 *
+	 * This is called during taskprocesor creation.
 	 * It is not necessary to assign the private data to the listener.
 	 *
 	 * \param listener The listener to which the private data belongs
@@ -150,9 +151,7 @@ struct ast_taskprocessor_listener {
  * Allocate a taskprocessor listener
  *
  * This will result in the listener being allocated with the specified
- * callbacks. The listener's alloc() callback will be called to allocate
- * private data for the listener. The private data will be assigned to the
- * listener when the listener's alloc() function returns.
+ * callbacks.
  *
  * \param callbacks The callbacks to assign to the listener
  * \retval NULL Failure
@@ -177,6 +176,8 @@ struct ast_taskprocessor *ast_taskprocessor_get(const char *name, enum ast_tps_o
 /*!
  * \brief Create a taskprocessor with a custom listener
  *
+ * The listener's alloc() and start() callbacks will be called during this function.
+ *
  * \param name The name of the taskprocessor to create
  * \param listener The listener for operations on this taskprocessor
  * \retval NULL Failure
diff --git a/main/threadpool.c b/main/threadpool.c
index ee60dc7e30..57520cf112 100644
--- a/main/threadpool.c
+++ b/main/threadpool.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int activate_threads(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief Queue task called when tasks are pushed into the threadpool
+ * \brief Queued task called when tasks are pushed into the threadpool
  *
  * This function first calls into the threadpool's listener to let it know
  * that a task has been pushed. It then wakes up all idle threads and moves
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int activate_threads(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
  * \param data A task_pushed_data
  * \return 0
  */
-static int handle_task_pushed(void *data)
+static int queued_task_pushed(void *data)
 {
 	struct task_pushed_data *tpd = data;
 	struct ast_threadpool *pool = tpd->pool;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static void threadpool_tps_task_pushed(struct ast_taskprocessor_listener *listen
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, handle_task_pushed, tpd);
+	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_task_pushed, tpd);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void threadpool_tps_task_pushed(struct ast_taskprocessor_listener *listen
  * \param data The pool that has become empty
  * \return 0
  */
-static int handle_emptied(void *data)
+static int queued_emptied(void *data)
 {
 	struct ast_threadpool *pool = data;
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void threadpool_tps_emptied(struct ast_taskprocessor_listener *listener)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, handle_emptied, pool);
+	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_emptied, pool);
 }
 
 /*!