diff --git a/arch/x86/core/crt0.S b/arch/x86/core/crt0.S
index de9c9d2c3bc..3f8a0f26890 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/crt0.S
+++ b/arch/x86/core/crt0.S
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ADVANCED_IDLE
 	GDATA(_AdvIdleCheckSleep)
-	GDATA(_AdvIdleStart)
+	GDATA(_sys_soc_resume)
 #endif /* CONFIG_ADVANCED_IDLE */
 
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ __csSet:
 	 * We use the separate stack here in order to avoid the memory
 	 * corruption if the system recovers from deep sleep
 	 */
-	movl	$_AdvIdleStack, %esp
+	movl	$_soc_resume_stack, %esp
 	addl	$CONFIG_ADV_IDLE_STACK_SIZE, %esp
 
 	/* align to stack boundary: ROUND_DOWN (%esp, 4) */
@@ -308,10 +308,12 @@ memInitDone:
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_ADVANCED_IDLE)
 	/*
-	 * Invoke _AdvIdleStart(_Cstart, _gdt) by jumping to it.
+	 * Invoke _sys_soc_resume(_Cstart, _gdt) by jumping to it.
 	 * If it's a cold boot, this routine jumps to _Cstart and the normal
-	 * kernel boot sequence continues; otherwise, it resumes execution
-	 * at the point where system went into deep sleep (in _AdvIdleFunc)
+	 * kernel boot sequence continues; otherwise, it uses the TSS info
+	 * saved in the GDT to resumes kernel processing at the point it was
+	 * when the system went into deep sleep; that is, _sys_soc_suspend()
+	 * completes and returns a non-zero value.
 	 */
 
 #if CONFIG_X86_IAMCU
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ memInitDone:
 	pushl	$_gdt
 	pushl	$_Cstart
 #endif
-	call	_AdvIdleStart
+	call	_sys_soc_resume
 #else
 	/* Jump to C portion of kernel initialization and never return */
 
@@ -443,6 +445,6 @@ _gdt_rom_end:
 #ifdef CONFIG_ADVANCED_IDLE
 	.section .NOINIT
 	.balign 4,0x90
-_AdvIdleStack:
+_soc_resume_stack:
 	.fill CONFIG_ADV_IDLE_STACK_SIZE
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/advidle.h b/arch/x86/include/advidle.h
index 31bd68eae84..ea67b36a4ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/advidle.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/advidle.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  *
  * This header file specifies the custom advanced idle management interface.
  * All of the APIs declared here must be supplied by the custom advanced idle
- * management system, namely the _AdvIdleCheckSleep(), _AdvIdleFunc()
- * and _AdvIdleStart() functions.
+ * management system, namely the _AdvIdleCheckSleep(), _sys_soc_suspend()
+ * and _sys_soc_resume() functions.
  */
 
 #ifndef __INCadvidle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern int _AdvIdleCheckSleep(void);
  * This routine checks if the system is recovering from advanced sleep and
  * either continues the kernel's cold boot sequence at _Cstart or resumes
  * kernel operation at the point it went to sleep; in the latter case, control
- * passes to the _AdvIdleFunc() that put the system to sleep, which then
+ * passes to the _sys_soc_suspend() that put the system to sleep, which then
  * finishes executing.
  *
  * @param _Cstart the address of the _Cstart function
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern int _AdvIdleCheckSleep(void);
  *
  * @return does not return to caller
  */
-extern void _AdvIdleStart(void (*_Cstart)(void), void *_gdt);
+extern void _sys_soc_resume(void (*_Cstart)(void), void *_gdt);
 
 /**
  * @brief Perform advanced sleep
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern void _AdvIdleStart(void (*_Cstart)(void), void *_gdt);
  *
  * @return  non-zero if advanced sleep occurred; otherwise zero
  */
-extern int _AdvIdleFunc(int32_t ticks);
+extern int _sys_soc_suspend(int32_t ticks);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ADVANCED_IDLE */
 
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/k_idle.c b/kernel/microkernel/k_idle.c
index 16e5319c111..428f61605af 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/k_idle.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/k_idle.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void _sys_power_save_idle(int32_t ticks)
 	 * function returns zero immediately and we do normal idle processing.
 	 */
 
-	if (_AdvIdleFunc(ticks) == 0) {
+	if (_sys_soc_suspend(ticks) == 0) {
 		nano_cpu_set_idle(ticks);
 		nano_cpu_idle();
 	}