diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lltrace.h b/indra/llcommon/lltrace.h
index 44da1939c6564b0097238accffdf704e965d7c39..9bca3625b6b482118d329ef0a62b4f10ccc76b01 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lltrace.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lltrace.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ class MeasurementAccumulator
 	{
 		mNumSamples++;
 		mSum += value;
+		// NOTE: both conditions will hold on first pass through
 		if (value < mMin)
 		{
 			mMin = value;
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.cpp b/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.cpp
index ab8dbce2cedf1f2ce2193f0558cfe2cc4c5f9e38..3df06c5172934cb0e087766cd1a45eeff34c37fc 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ void Recording::handleSplitTo(Recording& other)
 {
 	stop();
 	other.restart();
-	syncTo(other);
+	handOffTo(other);
 }
 
-void Recording::syncTo(Recording& other)
+void Recording::handOffTo(Recording& other)
 {
 	other.mCountsFloat.write()->reset(mCountsFloat);
 	other.mMeasurementsFloat.write()->reset(mMeasurementsFloat);
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.h b/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.h
index 6b4d4357db481ddf75d991d5200414e258e900fa..7dd3b98187882f073f1d46d00c2bfbaa8e412f8d 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lltracerecording.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace LLTrace
 
 		LLUnit<LLUnits::Seconds, F64> getDuration() const { return LLUnit<LLUnits::Seconds, F64>(mElapsedSeconds); }
 
-		void syncTo(Recording& other);
+		void handOffTo(Recording& other);
 
 	private:
 		friend class ThreadRecorder;
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.cpp b/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.cpp
index 113febcca86734d8f2c4915f847ca66f1c8f9ed4..d540a6030860afea68e05a12235ab861c34d3e23 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ void ThreadRecorder::activate( Recording* recording )
 	ActiveRecording* active_recording = new ActiveRecording(recording);
 	if (!mActiveRecordings.empty())
 	{
-		mActiveRecordings.front()->mBaseline.syncTo(active_recording->mBaseline);
+		mActiveRecordings.front()->mPartialRecording.handOffTo(active_recording->mPartialRecording);
 	}
 	mActiveRecordings.push_front(active_recording);
 
-	mActiveRecordings.front()->mBaseline.makePrimary();
+	mActiveRecordings.front()->mPartialRecording.makePrimary();
 }
 
 ThreadRecorder::active_recording_list_t::iterator ThreadRecorder::update( Recording* recording )
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ ThreadRecorder::active_recording_list_t::iterator ThreadRecorder::update( Record
 		if (next_it != mActiveRecordings.end())
 		{
 			// ...push our gathered data down to it
-			(*next_it)->mBaseline.appendRecording((*it)->mBaseline);
+			(*next_it)->mPartialRecording.appendRecording((*it)->mPartialRecording);
 		}
 
-		// copy accumulated measurements into result buffer and clear accumulator (mBaseline)
+		// copy accumulated measurements into result buffer and clear accumulator (mPartialRecording)
 		(*it)->moveBaselineToTarget();
 
 		if ((*it)->mTargetRecording == recording)
@@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ ThreadRecorder::ActiveRecording::ActiveRecording( Recording* target )
 
 void ThreadRecorder::ActiveRecording::moveBaselineToTarget()
 {
-	mTargetRecording->mMeasurementsFloat.write()->addSamples(*mBaseline.mMeasurementsFloat);
-	mTargetRecording->mCountsFloat.write()->addSamples(*mBaseline.mCountsFloat);
-	mTargetRecording->mMeasurements.write()->addSamples(*mBaseline.mMeasurements);
-	mTargetRecording->mCounts.write()->addSamples(*mBaseline.mCounts);
-	mTargetRecording->mStackTimers.write()->addSamples(*mBaseline.mStackTimers);
-	mBaseline.mMeasurementsFloat.write()->reset();
-	mBaseline.mCountsFloat.write()->reset();
-	mBaseline.mMeasurements.write()->reset();
-	mBaseline.mCounts.write()->reset();
-	mBaseline.mStackTimers.write()->reset();
+	mTargetRecording->mMeasurementsFloat.write()->addSamples(*mPartialRecording.mMeasurementsFloat);
+	mTargetRecording->mCountsFloat.write()->addSamples(*mPartialRecording.mCountsFloat);
+	mTargetRecording->mMeasurements.write()->addSamples(*mPartialRecording.mMeasurements);
+	mTargetRecording->mCounts.write()->addSamples(*mPartialRecording.mCounts);
+	mTargetRecording->mStackTimers.write()->addSamples(*mPartialRecording.mStackTimers);
+	mPartialRecording.mMeasurementsFloat.write()->reset();
+	mPartialRecording.mCountsFloat.write()->reset();
+	mPartialRecording.mMeasurements.write()->reset();
+	mPartialRecording.mCounts.write()->reset();
+	mPartialRecording.mStackTimers.write()->reset();
 }
 
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void MasterThreadRecorder::pullFromSlaveThreads()
 
 	LLMutexLock lock(&mSlaveListMutex);
 
-	Recording& target_recording = mActiveRecordings.front()->mBaseline;
+	Recording& target_recording = mActiveRecordings.front()->mPartialRecording;
 	for (slave_thread_recorder_list_t::iterator it = mSlaveThreadRecorders.begin(), end_it = mSlaveThreadRecorders.end();
 		it != end_it;
 		++it)
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.h b/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.h
index 0e6c0919000cbfc60db6ac5cee152b6b853b3ffe..ee2e04236abf865f71ffdea0a45ddec98972b78b 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lltracethreadrecorder.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace LLTrace
 			ActiveRecording(Recording* target);
 
 			Recording*	mTargetRecording;
-			Recording	mBaseline;
+			Recording	mPartialRecording;
 
 			void moveBaselineToTarget();
 		};