diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
index 8c232f0..20cd659 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    /* If its not a number, assume string, but check if its a sane string */
+    // Non-numeric should be a single ASCII character. Characters after the
+    // first are ignored.
     if (tolower(vndk_version[0]) < 'a' || tolower(vndk_version[0]) > 'z') {
         ALOGE("memfd: ro.vndk.version not defined or invalid (%s), this is mandated since P.\n",
               vndk_version.c_str());
diff --git a/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp b/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp
index b94d134..2fe877c 100644
--- a/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp
@@ -38,24 +38,24 @@
     int (*netdDeleteTagData)(uint32_t, uid_t);
 };
 
-int dummyTagSocket(int, uint32_t, uid_t) {
+int stubTagSocket(int, uint32_t, uid_t) {
     return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
-int dummyUntagSocket(int) {
+int stubUntagSocket(int) {
     return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
-int dummySetCounterSet(uint32_t, uid_t) {
+int stubSetCounterSet(uint32_t, uid_t) {
     return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
-int dummyDeleteTagData(uint32_t, uid_t) {
+int stubDeleteTagData(uint32_t, uid_t) {
     return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
 netdHandler initHandler(void) {
-    netdHandler handler = {dummyTagSocket, dummyUntagSocket, dummySetCounterSet, dummyDeleteTagData};
+    netdHandler handler = {stubTagSocket, stubUntagSocket, stubSetCounterSet, stubDeleteTagData};
 
     void* netdClientHandle = dlopen("libnetd_client.so", RTLD_NOW);
     if (!netdClientHandle) {
diff --git a/libutils/Unicode.cpp b/libutils/Unicode.cpp
index b08e061..b6e457b 100644
--- a/libutils/Unicode.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Unicode.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@
     if (index >= src_len) {
         return -1;
     }
-    size_t dummy_index;
+    size_t unused_index;
     if (next_index == nullptr) {
-        next_index = &dummy_index;
+        next_index = &unused_index;
     }
     size_t num_read;
     int32_t ret = utf32_at_internal(src + index, &num_read);
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h b/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
index ddf71de..be35ea2 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <utils/TypeHelpers.h>
 #include <utils/VectorImpl.h>
-
-/*
- * Used to blacklist some functions from CFI.
- *
- */
 #ifndef __has_attribute
 #define __has_attribute(x) 0
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Used to exclude some functions from CFI.
+ */
 #if __has_attribute(no_sanitize)
 #define UTILS_VECTOR_NO_CFI __attribute__((no_sanitize("cfi")))
 #else