diff --git a/base.go b/base.go
index 3667dce..7d0091b 100644
--- a/base.go
+++ b/base.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// An Assigner assigns a Handler to handle the specified method name, or nil if
-// no method is available to handle the request.
+// An Assigner maps method names to Handler functions.
 type Assigner interface {
-	// Assign returns the handler for the named method, or nil.
+	// Assign returns the handler for the named method, or returns nil to
+	// indicate that the method is not known.
+	//
 	// The implementation can obtain the complete request from ctx using the
 	// jrpc2.InboundRequest function.
 	Assign(ctx context.Context, method string) Handler
@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@ type Namer interface {
 	Names() []string
 }
 
-// A Handler function implements a method given a request. The response value
-// must be JSON-marshalable or nil. In case of error, the handler can return a
-// value of type *jrpc2.Error to control the response code sent back to the
-// caller; otherwise the server will wrap the resulting value.
+// A Handler function implements a method. The request contains the method
+// name, request ID, and parameters sent by the client. The result value must
+// be JSON-marshalable or nil. In case of error, the handler can return a value
+// of type *jrpc2.Error to control the response code sent back to the caller;
+// otherwise the server will wrap the resulting value.
 //
 // The context passed to the handler by a *jrpc2.Server includes two special
 // values that the handler may extract.
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ func (r *Response) UnmarshalResult(v any) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(r.result, v)
 }
 
-// ResultString returns the encoded result message of r as a string.
+// ResultString returns the encoded result value of r as a string.
 // If r has no result, for example if r is an error response, it returns "".
 func (r *Response) ResultString() string { return string(r.result) }
 
diff --git a/channel/channel.go b/channel/channel.go
index 964a6e4..aa47583 100644
--- a/channel/channel.go
+++ b/channel/channel.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017 Michael J. Fromberger. All Rights Reserved.
 
-// Package channel defines a basic communications channel.
+// Package channel defines a communications channel.
 //
-// A Channel encodes/transmits and decodes/receives data records over an
-// unstructured stream, using a configurable framing discipline. This package
-// provides some basic framing implementations.
+// A Channel encodes/transmits and decodes/receives data records. The types in
+// this package support sending and receiving over an unstructured stream using
+// a configurable framing discipline.
 //
 // # Channels
 //
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 
 // A Channel represents the ability to transmit and receive data records.  A
 // channel does not interpret the contents of a record, but may add and remove
-// framing so that records can be embedded in higher-level protocols.
+// framing so that records can be embedded in lower-level protocols.
 //
 // One sender and one receiver may use a Channel concurrently, but the methods
 // of a Channel are not otherwise required to be safe for concurrent use.  The
diff --git a/channel/hdr.go b/channel/hdr.go
index 9268b6c..660fa30 100644
--- a/channel/hdr.go
+++ b/channel/hdr.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// StrictHeader defines a framing that transmits and receives messages using a
+// StrictHeader defines a Framing that transmits and receives messages using a
 // header prefix similar to HTTP, in which mimeType describes the content type.
 //
 // Specifically, each message is sent in the format:
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 8ff8a26..aeaa362 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // A Client is a JSON-RPC 2.0 client. The client sends requests and receives
-// responses on a channel.Channel provided by the caller.
+// responses on a channel.Channel provided by the constructor.
 type Client struct {
 	done *sync.WaitGroup // done when the reader is finished at shutdown time
 
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	scall func(context.Context, *jmessage) []byte
 	chook func(*Client, *Response)
 
-	cbctx    context.Context // terminates when the client is closed
-	cbcancel func()          // cancels cbctx
+	cbctx    context.Context    // terminates when the client is closed
+	cbcancel context.CancelFunc // cancels cbctx
 
 	mu      sync.Mutex           // protects the fields below
 	ch      channel.Channel      // channel to the server
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (c *Client) accept(ch receiver) error {
 			c.log("Decoding error: %v", err)
 		}
 		c.mu.Lock()
-		c.stop(err)
+		c.stopLocked(err)
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ func (c *Client) accept(ch receiver) error {
 		c.mu.Lock()
 		defer c.mu.Unlock()
 		for _, rsp := range in {
-			c.deliver(rsp)
+			c.deliverLocked(rsp)
 		}
 	}()
 	return nil
 }
 
-// handleRequest handles a callback or notification from the server. The
+// handleRequestLocked handles a callback or notification from the server.  The
 // caller must hold c.mu. This function does not block for the handler.
 // Precondition: msg is a request or notification, not a response or error.
-func (c *Client) handleRequest(msg *jmessage) {
+func (c *Client) handleRequestLocked(msg *jmessage) {
 	if msg.isNotification() {
 		if c.snote == nil {
 			c.log("Discarding notification: %v", msg)
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ func (c *Client) handleRequest(msg *jmessage) {
 	}
 }
 
-// For each response, find the request pending on its ID and deliver it.  The
-// caller must hold c.mu.  Unknown response IDs are logged and discarded.  As
-// we are under the lock, we do not wait for the pending receiver to pick up
-// the response; we just drop it in their channel.  The channel is buffered so
-// we don't need to rendezvous.
-func (c *Client) deliver(rsp *jmessage) {
+// deliverLocked delivers rsp to the request pending on its ID.  The caller
+// must hold c.mu.  Unknown response IDs are logged and discarded.  As we are
+// under the lock, we do not wait for the pending receiver to pick up the
+// response; we just drop it in their channel.  The channel is buffered so we
+// don't need to rendezvous.
+func (c *Client) deliverLocked(rsp *jmessage) {
 	if rsp.isRequestOrNotification() {
-		c.handleRequest(rsp)
+		c.handleRequestLocked(rsp)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ func (c *Client) waitComplete(pctx context.Context, id string, p *Response) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Call initiates a single request and blocks until the response returns.
-// A successful call reports a nil error and a non-nil response. Errors from
-// the server have concrete type *jrpc2.Error.
+// Call initiates a single request and blocks until the response returns or ctx
+// ends.  A successful call reports a nil error and a non-nil response. Errors
+// from the server have concrete type *jrpc2.Error.
 //
 //	rsp, err := c.Call(ctx, method, params)
 //	if e, ok := err.(*jrpc2.Error); ok {
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ func (c *Client) CallResult(ctx context.Context, method string, params, result a
 }
 
 // Batch initiates a batch of concurrent requests, and blocks until all the
-// responses return. The responses are returned in the same order as the
-// original specs, omitting notifications.
+// responses return or ctx ends. The responses are returned in the same order
+// as the original specs, omitting notifications.
 //
 // Any error reported by Batch represents an error in encoding or sending the
 // batch to the server. Errors reported by the server in response to requests
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (c *Client) Batch(ctx context.Context, specs []Spec) ([]*Response, error) {
 }
 
 // A Spec combines a method name and parameter value as part of a Batch.  If
-// the Notify field is true, the request is sent as a notification.
+// the Notify flag is true, the request is sent as a notification.
 type Spec struct {
 	Method string
 	Params any
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ type Spec struct {
 }
 
 // Notify transmits a notification to the specified method and parameters.  It
-// blocks until the notification has been sent.
+// blocks until the notification has been sent or ctx ends.
 func (c *Client) Notify(ctx context.Context, method string, params any) error {
 	req, err := c.note(ctx, method, params)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (c *Client) Notify(ctx context.Context, method string, params any) error {
 // Close shuts down the client, terminating any pending in-flight requests.
 func (c *Client) Close() error {
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	c.stop(errClientStopped)
+	c.stopLocked(errClientStopped)
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 	c.done.Wait()
 
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ func isUninteresting(err error) bool {
 	return err == io.EOF || channel.IsErrClosing(err) || err == errClientStopped
 }
 
-// stop closes down the reader for c and records err as its final state.  The
-// caller must hold c.mu. If multiple callers invoke stop, only the first will
-// successfully record its error status.
-func (c *Client) stop(err error) {
+// stopLocked closes down the reader for c and records err as its final state.
+// The caller must hold c.mu. If multiple callers invoke stop, only the first
+// will successfully record its error status.
+func (c *Client) stopLocked(err error) {
 	if c.ch == nil {
 		return // nothing is running
 	}
diff --git a/code.go b/code.go
index 955ba39..dd3aa71 100644
--- a/code.go
+++ b/code.go
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017 Michael J. Fromberger. All Rights Reserved.
 
-// Package code defines error code values used by the jrpc2 package.
 package jrpc2
 
 import (
@@ -9,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
-// A Code is an error response.
+// A Code is an error code included in the JSON-RPC error object.
 //
-// Code values from and including -32768 to -32000 are reserved for pre-defined
+// Code values from and including -32768 to -32000 are reserved for predefined
 // JSON-RPC errors.  Any code within this range, but not defined explicitly
 // below is reserved for future use.  The remainder of the space is available
 // for application defined errors.
@@ -89,11 +88,12 @@ var stdError = map[Code]string{
 }
 
 // ErrorCode returns a Code to categorize the specified error.
-// If err == nil, it returns jrpc2.NoError.
-// If err is (or wraps) an ErrCoder, it returns the reported code value.
-// If err is context.Canceled, it returns jrpc2.Cancelled.
-// If err is context.DeadlineExceeded, it returns jrpc2.DeadlineExceeded.
-// Otherwise it returns jrpc2.SystemError.
+//
+//   - If err == nil, it returns jrpc2.NoError.
+//   - If err is (or wraps) an ErrCoder, it returns the reported code value.
+//   - If err is context.Canceled, it returns jrpc2.Cancelled.
+//   - If err is context.DeadlineExceeded, it returns jrpc2.DeadlineExceeded.
+//   - Otherwise it returns jrpc2.SystemError.
 func ErrorCode(err error) Code {
 	if err == nil {
 		return NoError
diff --git a/ctx.go b/ctx.go
index f27d3f8..bac2b35 100644
--- a/ctx.go
+++ b/ctx.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 )
 
-// InboundRequest returns the inbound request associated with the given
-// context, or nil if ctx does not have an inbound request. The context passed
-// to the handler by *jrpc2.Server will include this value.
+// InboundRequest returns the inbound request associated with the context
+// passed to a Handler, or nil if ctx does not have an inbound request.
+// A *jrpc2.Server populates this value for handler contexts.
 //
 // This is mainly useful to wrapped server methods that do not have the request
 // as an explicit parameter; for direct implementations of the Handler type the
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ func InboundRequest(ctx context.Context) *Request {
 
 type inboundRequestKey struct{}
 
-// ServerFromContext returns the server associated with the given context.
-// This will be populated on the context passed to request handlers.
-// This function is for use by handlers, and will panic for a non-handler context.
+// ServerFromContext returns the server associated with the context passed to a
+// Handler by a *jrpc2.Server.  It will panic for a non-handler context.
 //
 // It is safe to retain the server and invoke its methods beyond the lifetime
 // of the context from which it was extracted; however, a handler must not
@@ -36,9 +35,10 @@ func ServerFromContext(ctx context.Context) *Server { return ctx.Value(serverKey
 type serverKey struct{}
 
 // ClientFromContext returns the client associated with the given context.
-// This will be populated on the context passed to callback handlers.
+// This will be populated on the context passed by a *jrpc2.Client to a
+// client-side callback handler.
 //
-// A callback handler must not close the client, as the close will deadlock
+// A callback handler MUST NOT close the client, as the close will deadlock
 // waiting for the callback to return.
 func ClientFromContext(ctx context.Context) *Client { return ctx.Value(clientKey{}).(*Client) }
 
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 1eac43a..ce238d7 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Error is the concrete type of errors returned from RPC calls.
+// It also represents the JSON encoding of the JSON-RPC error object.
 type Error struct {
 	Code    Code            `json:"code"`              // the machine-readable error code
 	Message string          `json:"message,omitempty"` // the human-readable error message
 	Data    json.RawMessage `json:"data,omitempty"`    // optional ancillary error data
 }
 
-// Error renders e to a human-readable string for the error interface.
+// Error returns a human-readable description of e.
 func (e Error) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf("[%d] %s", e.Code, e.Message) }
 
 // ErrCode trivially satisfies the ErrCoder interface for an *Error.
diff --git a/internal_test.go b/internal_test.go
index ce31c85..1754dbb 100644
--- a/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal_test.go
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ func TestServer_specialMethods(t *testing.T) {
 	}, nil)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for _, name := range []string{rpcServerInfo, "donkeybait"} {
-		if got := s.assign(ctx, name); got == nil {
-			t.Errorf("s.assign(%s): no method assigned", name)
+		if got := s.assignLocked(ctx, name); got == nil {
+			t.Errorf("s.assignLocked(%s): no method assigned", name)
 		}
 	}
-	if got := s.assign(ctx, "rpc.nonesuch"); got != nil {
-		t.Errorf("s.assign(rpc.nonesuch): got %p, want nil", got)
+	if got := s.assignLocked(ctx, "rpc.nonesuch"); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("s.assignLocked(rpc.nonesuch): got %p, want nil", got)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ func TestServer_disableBuiltinHook(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// With builtins disabled, the default rpc.* methods should not get assigned.
 	for _, name := range []string{rpcServerInfo} {
-		if got := s.assign(ctx, name); got != nil {
-			t.Errorf("s.assign(%s): got %p, wanted nil", name, got)
+		if got := s.assignLocked(ctx, name); got != nil {
+			t.Errorf("s.assignLocked(%s): got %p, wanted nil", name, got)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// However, user-assigned methods with this prefix should now work.
-	if got := s.assign(ctx, "rpc.nonesuch"); got == nil {
-		t.Error("s.assign(rpc.nonesuch): missing assignment")
+	if got := s.assignLocked(ctx, "rpc.nonesuch"); got == nil {
+		t.Error("s.assignLocked(rpc.nonesuch): missing assignment")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
index e04ed59..fd17591 100644
--- a/json.go
+++ b/json.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 )
 
-// ParseRequests parses a single request or a batch of requests from JSON.
-// This function reports an error only if msg is not valid JSON. The caller
-// must check the individual results for their validity.
+// ParseRequests parses either a single request or a batch of requests from
+// JSON.  It reports an error only if msg is not valid JSON. The caller must
+// check the Error field results to determine whether the individual requests
+// are valid.
 func ParseRequests(msg []byte) ([]*ParsedRequest, error) {
 	var reqs jmessages
 	if err := reqs.parseJSON(msg); err != nil {
diff --git a/opts.go b/opts.go
index 6b29cb7..45dd995 100644
--- a/opts.go
+++ b/opts.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ServerOptions control the behaviour of a server created by NewServer.
-// A nil *ServerOptions provides sensible defaults.
+// A nil *ServerOptions is valid and provides sensible defaults.
 // It is safe to share server options among multiple server instances.
 type ServerOptions struct {
 	// If not nil, send debug text logs here.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *ServerOptions) rpcLog() RPCLogger {
 }
 
 // ClientOptions control the behaviour of a client created by NewClient.
-// A nil *ClientOptions provides sensible defaults.
+// A nil *ClientOptions is valid and provides sensible defaults.
 type ClientOptions struct {
 	// If not nil, send debug text logs here.
 	Logger Logger
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 1a15b01..fc5b887 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func init() {
 // expvar.Publish or similar.
 func ServerMetrics() *expvar.Map { return serverMetrics }
 
-// A Server is a JSON-RPC 2.0 server. The server receives requests and sends
-// responses on a channel.Channel provided by the caller, and dispatches
+// Server implements a JSON-RPC 2.0 server. The server receives requests and
+// sends responses on a channel.Channel provided by the caller, and dispatches
 // requests to user-defined Handlers.
 type Server struct {
 	wg  sync.WaitGroup      // ready when workers are done at shutdown time
@@ -90,10 +90,9 @@ type Server struct {
 // NewServer returns a new unstarted server that will dispatch incoming
 // JSON-RPC requests according to mux. To start serving, call Start.
 //
-// N.B. It is only safe to modify mux after the server has been started if mux
-// itself is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
-//
-// This function will panic if mux == nil.
+// This function will panic if mux == nil.  It is not safe to modify mux after
+// the server has been started unless mux itself is safe for concurrent use by
+// multiple goroutines.
 func NewServer(mux Assigner, opts *ServerOptions) *Server {
 	if mux == nil {
 		panic("nil assigner")
@@ -115,9 +114,9 @@ func NewServer(mux Assigner, opts *ServerOptions) *Server {
 	return s
 }
 
-// Start enables processing of requests from c and returns. Start does not
-// block while the server runs. This function will panic if the server is
-// already running. It returns s to allow chaining with construction.
+// Start initiates processing of requests from c and returns. Start does not
+// block while the server runs. Start will panic if the server is already
+// running. It returns s to allow chaining with construction.
 func (s *Server) Start(c channel.Channel) *Server {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ func (s *Server) nextRequest() (func() error, error) {
 	s.log("Dequeued request batch of length %d (qlen=%d)", len(next), s.inq.Len())
 
 	// Construct a dispatcher to run the handlers outside the lock.
-	return s.dispatch(next, ch), nil
+	return s.dispatchLocked(next, ch), nil
 }
 
 // waitForBarrier blocks until all notification handlers that have been issued
@@ -230,18 +229,19 @@ func (s *Server) waitForBarrier(n int) {
 	s.nbar.Add(n)
 }
 
-// dispatch constructs a function that invokes each of the specified tasks.
-// The caller must hold s.mu when calling dispatch, but the returned function
-// should be executed outside the lock to wait for the handlers to return.
+// dispatchLocked constructs a function that invokes each of the specified
+// tasks.  The caller must hold s.mu when calling dispatchLocked, but the
+// returned function should be executed outside the lock to wait for the
+// handlers to return.
 //
-// dispatch blocks until any notification received prior to this batch has
-// completed, to ensure that notifications are processed in a partial order
+// dispatchLocked blocks until any notification received prior to this batch
+// has completed, to ensure that notifications are processed in a partial order
 // that respects order of receipt. Notifications within a batch are handled
 // concurrently.
-func (s *Server) dispatch(next jmessages, ch sender) func() error {
+func (s *Server) dispatchLocked(next jmessages, ch sender) func() error {
 	// Resolve all the task handlers or record errors.
 	start := time.Now()
-	tasks := s.checkAndAssign(next)
+	tasks := s.checkAndAssignLocked(next)
 
 	// Ensure all notifications already issued have completed; see #24.
 	todo, notes := tasks.numToDo()
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (s *Server) deliver(rsps jmessages, ch sender, elapsed time.Duration) error
 	// cancelling its valid predecessor in that ID.
 	for _, rsp := range rsps {
 		if rsp.err == nil {
-			s.cancel(string(rsp.ID))
+			s.cancelLocked(string(rsp.ID))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ func (s *Server) deliver(rsps jmessages, ch sender, elapsed time.Duration) error
 	return err
 }
 
-// checkAndAssign resolves all the task handlers for the given batch, or
+// checkAndAssignLocked resolves all the task handlers for the given batch, or
 // records errors for them as appropriate. The caller must hold s.mu.
-func (s *Server) checkAndAssign(next jmessages) tasks {
+func (s *Server) checkAndAssignLocked(next jmessages) tasks {
 	var ts tasks
 	var ids []string
 	dup := make(map[string]*task) // :: id ⇒ first task in batch with id
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (s *Server) checkAndAssign(next jmessages) tasks {
 			t.err = errEmptyMethod
 		} else {
 			s.setContext(t, id)
-			t.m = s.assign(t.ctx, t.hreq.method)
+			t.m = s.assignLocked(t.ctx, t.hreq.method)
 			if t.m == nil {
 				t.err = errNoSuchMethod.WithData(t.hreq.method)
 			}
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (s *Server) pushReq(ctx context.Context, wantID bool, method string, params
 func (s *Server) Stop() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
-	s.stop(errServerStopped)
+	s.stopLocked(errServerStopped)
 }
 
 // ServerStatus describes the status of a stopped server.
@@ -575,10 +575,10 @@ func (s *Server) WaitStatus() ServerStatus {
 // It is equivalent to s.WaitStatus().Err.
 func (s *Server) Wait() error { return s.WaitStatus().Err }
 
-// stop shuts down the connection and records err as its final state.  The
-// caller must hold s.mu. If multiple callers invoke stop, only the first will
-// successfully record its error status.
-func (s *Server) stop(err error) {
+// stopLocked shuts down the connection and records err as its final state.
+// The caller must hold s.mu. If multiple callers invoke stop, only the first
+// will successfully record its error status.
+func (s *Server) stopLocked(err error) {
 	if s.ch == nil {
 		return // nothing is running
 	}
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (s *Server) stop(err error) {
 				keep = append(keep, req)
 				s.log("Retaining notification %p", req)
 			} else {
-				s.cancel(string(req.ID))
+				s.cancelLocked(string(req.ID))
 			}
 		}
 		return true
@@ -646,17 +646,17 @@ func (s *Server) read(ch receiver) {
 		}
 		s.mu.Lock()
 		if err != nil { // receive failure; shut down
-			s.stop(err)
+			s.stopLocked(err)
 			s.mu.Unlock()
 			return
 		} else if derr != nil { // parse failure; report and continue
-			s.pushError(derr)
+			s.pushErrorLocked(derr)
 		} else if len(in) == 0 {
-			s.pushError(errEmptyBatch)
+			s.pushErrorLocked(errEmptyBatch)
 		} else {
 			// Filter out response messages. It's possible that the entire batch
 			// was responses, so re-check the length after doing this.
-			keep := s.filterBatch(in)
+			keep := s.filterBatchLocked(in)
 			if len(keep) != 0 {
 				s.log("Received request batch of size %d (qlen=%d)", len(keep), s.inq.Len())
 				s.inq.Add(keep)
@@ -669,10 +669,11 @@ func (s *Server) read(ch receiver) {
 	}
 }
 
-// filterBatch removes and handles any response messages from next, dispatching
-// replies to pending callbacks as required. The remainder is returned.
-// The caller must hold s.mu, and must re-check that the result is not empty.
-func (s *Server) filterBatch(next jmessages) jmessages {
+// filterBatchLocked removes and handles any response messages from next,
+// dispatching replies to pending callbacks as required. The remainder is
+// returned.  The caller must hold s.mu, and must re-check that the result is
+// not empty.
+func (s *Server) filterBatchLocked(next jmessages) jmessages {
 	keep := make(jmessages, 0, len(next))
 	for _, req := range next {
 		if req.isRequestOrNotification() {
@@ -711,9 +712,9 @@ type ServerInfo struct {
 	StartTime time.Time `json:"startTime,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// assign returns a Handler to handle the specified name, or nil.
-// The caller must hold s.mu.
-func (s *Server) assign(ctx context.Context, name string) Handler {
+// assignLocked returns a Handler to handle the specified name, or nil.  The
+// caller must hold s.mu.
+func (s *Server) assignLocked(ctx context.Context, name string) Handler {
 	if s.builtin && strings.HasPrefix(name, "rpc.") {
 		switch name {
 		case rpcServerInfo:
@@ -727,10 +728,10 @@ func (s *Server) assign(ctx context.Context, name string) Handler {
 	return s.mux.Assign(ctx, name)
 }
 
-// pushError reports an error for the given request ID directly back to the
-// client, bypassing the normal request handling mechanism.  The caller must
-// hold s.mu when calling this method.
-func (s *Server) pushError(err error) {
+// pushErrorLocked reports an error for the given request ID directly back to
+// the client, bypassing the normal request handling mechanism.  The caller
+// must hold s.mu when calling this method.
+func (s *Server) pushErrorLocked(err error) {
 	s.log("Invalid request: %v", err)
 	var jerr *Error
 	if e, ok := err.(*Error); ok {
@@ -750,10 +751,10 @@ func (s *Server) pushError(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// cancel reports whether id is an active call.  If so, it also calls the
+// cancelLocked reports whether id is an active call.  If so, it also calls the
 // cancellation function associated with id and removes it from the
 // reservations. The caller must hold s.mu.
-func (s *Server) cancel(id string) bool {
+func (s *Server) cancelLocked(id string) bool {
 	cancel, ok := s.used[id]
 	if ok {
 		cancel()
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ func (ts tasks) numToDo() (todo, notes int) {
 func (s *Server) CancelRequest(id string) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
-	if s.cancel(id) {
+	if s.cancelLocked(id) {
 		s.log("Cancelled request %s by client order", id)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/loop.go b/server/loop.go
index e9d9d4b..d9ea530 100644
--- a/server/loop.go
+++ b/server/loop.go
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/creachadair/jrpc2/channel"
 )
 
-// Service is the interface used by the Loop function to start up a
-// server. The methods of this interface allow the instance to manage its
-// state: The Assigner method is called before the server is started, and can
-// be used to initialize the service. The Finish method is called after the
-// server exits, and can be used to clean up.
+// Service is the interface used by the Loop function to start up a server.
+// The methods of this interface allow the instance to manage its state:
+//
+//   - The Assigner method is called before the server is started, to to
+//     initialize the service.
+//
+//   - The Finish method is called after the server exits to clean up.
 type Service interface {
 	// This method is called to create an assigner and initialize the service
 	// for use.  If it reports an error, the server is not started.