1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
index 84ef9b82e4..de30e5268b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ class BackOff {
   /// Initialize backoff machinery - does not need to be destroyed
   explicit BackOff(const Options& options);
 
-  /// Begin retry loop: returns the deadline to be used for the next attempt,
-  /// following the backoff strategy.
-  grpc_millis Begin();
-  /// Step a retry loop: returns the deadline to be used for the next attempt,
-  /// following the backoff strategy.
-  grpc_millis Step();
-  /// Reset the backoff, so the next grpc_backoff_step will be a
-  /// grpc_backoff_begin.
+  /// Returns the time at which the next attempt should start.
+  grpc_millis NextAttemptTime();
+
+  /// Reset the backoff, so the next value returned by NextAttemptTime()
+  /// will be the time of the second attempt (rather than the Nth).
   void Reset();
 
   void SetRandomSeed(unsigned int seed);
@@ -80,9 +77,10 @@ class BackOff {
 
  private:
   const Options options_;
+  uint32_t rng_state_;
+  bool initial_;
   /// current delay before retries
   grpc_millis current_backoff_;
-  uint32_t rng_state_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace grpc_core