diff --git a/src/include/gpio.h b/src/include/gpio.h
index b2a341dabc..e54b156ce7 100644
--- a/src/include/gpio.h
+++ b/src/include/gpio.h
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ void gpio_output(gpio_t gpio, int value);
 /*
  * Read the value presented by the set of GPIOs, when each pin is interpreted
  * as a base-3 digit (LOW = 0, HIGH = 1, Z/floating = 2).
- * Example: X1 = Z, X2 = 1 -> gpio_get_tristates({GPIO(X1), GPIO(X2)}) = 5
+ * Example: X1 = Z, X2 = 1 -> gpio_base3_value({GPIO(X1), GPIO(X2)}) = 5
  * BASE3() from <base3.h> can generate numbers to compare the result to.
  *
  * gpio[]: pin positions to read. gpio[0] is less significant than gpio[1].
  * num_gpio: number of pins to read.
  */
-int gpio_get_tristates(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio);
+int gpio_base3_value(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio);
 
 #endif /* __SRC_INCLUDE_GPIO_H__ */
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
index 079c855f68..0959359695 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ramstage-$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DO_NATIVE_VGA_INIT) += edid.c
 ramstage-y += memrange.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_COOP_MULTITASKING) += thread.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_TIMER_QUEUE) += timer_queue.c
-ramstage-$(CONFIG_TERTIARY_BOARD_ID) += tristate_gpios.c
+ramstage-$(CONFIG_TERTIARY_BOARD_ID) += gpio.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_UDELAY) += timer.c
 
 romstage-y += cbmem_common.c dynamic_cbmem.c
diff --git a/src/lib/tristate_gpios.c b/src/lib/gpio.c
similarity index 93%
rename from src/lib/tristate_gpios.c
rename to src/lib/gpio.c
index 0967a8f4be..3a646e0d1d 100644
--- a/src/lib/tristate_gpios.c
+++ b/src/lib/gpio.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <delay.h>
 #include <gpio.h>
 
-int gpio_get_tristates(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio)
+int gpio_base3_value(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio)
 {
 	/*
 	 * GPIOs which are tied to stronger external pull up or pull down
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int gpio_get_tristates(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio)
 	static const char tristate_char[] = {[0] = '0', [1] = '1', [Z] = 'Z'};
 	int temp;
 	int index;
-	int id = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	char value[num_gpio];
 
 	/* Enable internal pull up */
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ int gpio_get_tristates(gpio_t gpio[], int num_gpio)
 		temp = gpio_get(gpio[index]);
 		temp |= ((value[index] ^ temp) << 1);
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "%c ", tristate_char[temp]);
-		id = (id * 3) + temp;
+		result = (result * 3) + temp;
 	}
-	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "= %d\n", id);
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "= %d\n", result);
 
 	/* Disable pull up / pull down to conserve power */
 	for (index = 0; index < num_gpio; ++index)
 		gpio_input(gpio[index]);
 
-	return id;
+	return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/boardid.c b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/boardid.c
index b420f5aca0..1905c79e16 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/boardid.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/boardid.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ uint8_t board_id(void)
 			 [1] = GPIO(T1), [0] = GPIO(Q3),};	/* Q3 is LSB */
 
 	if (id < 0) {
-		id = gpio_get_tristates(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
+		id = gpio_base3_value(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
 
 		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "Board TRISTATE ID: %d.\n", id);
 	}
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/boardid.c b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/boardid.c
index b420f5aca0..1905c79e16 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/boardid.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/boardid.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ uint8_t board_id(void)
 			 [1] = GPIO(T1), [0] = GPIO(Q3),};	/* Q3 is LSB */
 
 	if (id < 0) {
-		id = gpio_get_tristates(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
+		id = gpio_base3_value(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
 
 		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "Board TRISTATE ID: %d.\n", id);
 	}
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rush_ryu/boardid.c b/src/mainboard/google/rush_ryu/boardid.c
index 37f6292156..9c4d18407d 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rush_ryu/boardid.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rush_ryu/boardid.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ uint8_t board_id(void)
 	if (id < 0) {
 		gpio_t gpio[] = {[1] = BD_ID1, [0] = BD_ID0};	/* ID0 is LSB */
 
-		id = gpio_get_tristates(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
+		id = gpio_base3_value(gpio, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio));
 	}
 
 	return id;
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/storm/boardid.c b/src/mainboard/google/storm/boardid.c
index c32567e273..c4f54a5186 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/storm/boardid.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/storm/boardid.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 /*
  * Storm boards dedicate to the board ID three GPIOs in tertiary mode: 29, 30
  * and 68. On proto0 GPIO68 is used and tied low, so it reads as 'zero' by
- * gpio_get_tristates(), whereas the other two pins are not connected
- * and read as 'two'. This results in gpio_get_tristates() returning
+ * gpio_base3_value(), whereas the other two pins are not connected
+ * and read as 'two'. This results in gpio_base3_value() returning
  * 8 on proto0.
  *
  * Three tertitiary signals could represent 27 different values. To make
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static uint8_t get_board_id(void)
 	gpio_t hw_rev_gpios[] = {[2] = 68, [1] = 30, [0] = 29};	/* 29 is LSB */
 	int offset = 19;
 
-	bid = gpio_get_tristates(hw_rev_gpios, ARRAY_SIZE(hw_rev_gpios));
+	bid = gpio_base3_value(hw_rev_gpios, ARRAY_SIZE(hw_rev_gpios));
 	bid = (bid + offset) % 27;
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "Board ID %d\n", bid);