diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java
index f0ff23bfb060..927f203a3fec 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * Default implementation of the {@link LifecycleProcessor} strategy.
+ * Spring's default implementation of the {@link LifecycleProcessor} strategy.
+ *
+ * <p>Provides interaction with {@link Lifecycle} and {@link SmartLifecycle} beans in
+ * groups for specific phases, on startup/shutdown as well as for explicit start/stop
+ * interactions on a {@link org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext}.
  *
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
@@ -145,13 +149,13 @@ private void startBeans(boolean autoStartupOnly) {
 
 		lifecycleBeans.forEach((beanName, bean) -> {
 			if (!autoStartupOnly || (bean instanceof SmartLifecycle && ((SmartLifecycle) bean).isAutoStartup())) {
-				int phase = getPhase(bean);
-				phases.computeIfAbsent(
-						phase,
-						p -> new LifecycleGroup(phase, this.timeoutPerShutdownPhase, lifecycleBeans, autoStartupOnly)
+				int startupPhase = getPhase(bean);
+				phases.computeIfAbsent(startupPhase,
+						phase -> new LifecycleGroup(phase, this.timeoutPerShutdownPhase, lifecycleBeans, autoStartupOnly)
 				).add(beanName, bean);
 			}
 		});
+
 		if (!phases.isEmpty()) {
 			phases.values().forEach(LifecycleGroup::start);
 		}
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ private void doStart(Map<String, ? extends Lifecycle> lifecycleBeans, String bea
 	private void stopBeans() {
 		Map<String, Lifecycle> lifecycleBeans = getLifecycleBeans();
 		Map<Integer, LifecycleGroup> phases = new HashMap<>();
+
 		lifecycleBeans.forEach((beanName, bean) -> {
 			int shutdownPhase = getPhase(bean);
 			LifecycleGroup group = phases.get(shutdownPhase);
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ private void stopBeans() {
 			}
 			group.add(beanName, bean);
 		});
+
 		if (!phases.isEmpty()) {
 			List<Integer> keys = new ArrayList<>(phases.keySet());
 			keys.sort(Collections.reverseOrder());
@@ -314,6 +320,8 @@ protected int getPhase(Lifecycle bean) {
 	/**
 	 * Helper class for maintaining a group of Lifecycle beans that should be started
 	 * and stopped together based on their 'phase' value (or the default value of 0).
+	 * The group is expected to be created in an ad-hoc fashion and group members are
+	 * expected to always have the same 'phase' value.
 	 */
 	private class LifecycleGroup {