diff --git a/oneflow/core/comm_network/comm_network.cpp b/oneflow/core/comm_network/comm_network.cpp
index 9ed0fa803bf208cf1f4c131b3894725f7373b5cf..ca186e39e49098714587e68ee277cc03b51ecccf 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/comm_network/comm_network.cpp
+++ b/oneflow/core/comm_network/comm_network.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace oneflow {
 
 CommNet::~CommNet() {
-  ready_cbs_.CloseSendEnd();
+  ready_cbs_.Close();
   ready_cb_poller_.join();
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CommNet::CommNet(const Plan& plan) {
 
   ready_cb_poller_ = std::thread([this]() {
     std::function<void()> cb;
-    while (ready_cbs_.Receive(&cb) == 0) { cb(); }
+    while (ready_cbs_.Receive(&cb) == kChannelStatusSuccess) { cb(); }
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/oneflow/core/common/channel.h b/oneflow/core/common/channel.h
index b00065a449d16d9b7f02a23c28f2d69d25f5ed69..8a36a7590ab5592a65c267ac04a91929c9edd7eb 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/common/channel.h
+++ b/oneflow/core/common/channel.h
@@ -5,69 +5,49 @@
 
 namespace oneflow {
 
+enum ChannelStatus { kChannelStatusSuccess = 0, kChannelStatusErrorClosed };
+
 template<typename T>
 class Channel final {
  public:
   OF_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(Channel);
-  Channel() : is_send_closed_(false), is_receive_closed_(false) {}
+  Channel() : is_closed_(false) {}
   ~Channel() = default;
 
-  // return code
-  //   0 : success send item
-  //  -1 : fail (send end has been closed)
-  int Send(const T& item);
-
-  //  If the channel is empty, the thread calling Receive() would be blocked.
-  //  return value
-  //    0: success -- if successfully get the item ref in val_
-  //    -1: fail -- when the channel tell the owner thread should exit
-  int Receive(T* item);
-
-  // close the channel's send end, the thread can't send item to the channel
-  void CloseSendEnd();
-
-  // close the channel's receive end , the thread can't receive item from
-  // channel
-  void CloseReceiveEnd();
+  ChannelStatus Send(const T& item);
+  ChannelStatus Receive(T* item);
+  void Close();
 
  private:
-  std::queue<T> val_;
+  std::queue<T> queue_;
   mutable std::mutex mutex_;
-  bool is_send_closed_;
-  bool is_receive_closed_;
+  bool is_closed_;
   std::condition_variable cond_;
 };
 
 template<typename T>
-int Channel<T>::Send(const T& item) {
+ChannelStatus Channel<T>::Send(const T& item) {
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-  if (is_send_closed_) { return -1; }
-  val_.push(item);
+  if (is_closed_) { return kChannelStatusErrorClosed; }
+  queue_.push(item);
   cond_.notify_one();
-  return 0;
+  return kChannelStatusSuccess;
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-int Channel<T>::Receive(T* item) {
+ChannelStatus Channel<T>::Receive(T* item) {
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-  cond_.wait(lock, [this]() { return !val_.empty() || is_receive_closed_ || is_send_closed_; });
-  if (val_.empty() || is_receive_closed_) { return -1; }
-  *item = val_.front();
-  val_.pop();
-  return 0;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-void Channel<T>::CloseSendEnd() {
-  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-  is_send_closed_ = true;
-  cond_.notify_all();
+  cond_.wait(lock, [this]() { return (!queue_.empty()) || is_closed_; });
+  if (queue_.empty()) { return kChannelStatusErrorClosed; }
+  *item = queue_.front();
+  queue_.pop();
+  return kChannelStatusSuccess;
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-void Channel<T>::CloseReceiveEnd() {
+void Channel<T>::Close() {
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-  is_receive_closed_ = true;
+  is_closed_ = true;
   cond_.notify_all();
 }
 
diff --git a/oneflow/core/common/channel_test.cpp b/oneflow/core/common/channel_test.cpp
index f5ad210bbafc5a0133f799954b3788cea6e07712..6909ff3d3fb4b5e3819a5cea052f6608deefcefd 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/common/channel_test.cpp
+++ b/oneflow/core/common/channel_test.cpp
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ namespace oneflow {
 
 void CallFromSenderThread(Channel<int>* channel, Range range) {
   for (int i = range.begin(); i < range.end(); ++i) {
-    if (channel->Send(i) == -1) { break; }
+    if (channel->Send(i) != kChannelStatusSuccess) { break; }
   }
 }
 
 void CallFromReceiverThread(std::vector<int>* visit, Channel<int>* channel) {
   int num = -1;
   int* num_ptr = &num;
-  while (channel->Receive(num_ptr) == 0) { ++visit->at(*num_ptr); }
+  while (channel->Receive(num_ptr) == kChannelStatusSuccess) { ++visit->at(*num_ptr); }
 }
 
 TEST(Channel, 30sender40receiver) {
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ TEST(Channel, 30sender40receiver) {
     receivers.push_back(std::thread(CallFromReceiverThread, &visits[i], &channel));
   }
   for (std::thread& this_thread : senders) { this_thread.join(); }
-  channel.CloseSendEnd();
+  channel.Close();
   for (std::thread& this_thread : receivers) { this_thread.join(); }
-  channel.CloseReceiveEnd();
   for (int i = 0; i < range_num; ++i) {
     int visit_count = 0;
     for (int j = 0; j < receiver_num; j++) { visit_count += visits[j][i]; }
diff --git a/oneflow/core/thread/gpu_thread.cpp b/oneflow/core/thread/gpu_thread.cpp
index ec0aff487bb8cce89d0f3abc08739b7d17110fc3..8e36bffdaaeca2ee6d948171c83fb91d1a024eee 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/thread/gpu_thread.cpp
+++ b/oneflow/core/thread/gpu_thread.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GpuThread::GpuThread(int64_t thrd_id, int64_t dev_id) {
   });
   cb_event_poller_ = std::thread([this]() {
     CudaCBEvent cb_event;
-    while (cb_event_chan_.Receive(&cb_event) == 0) {
+    while (cb_event_chan_.Receive(&cb_event) == kChannelStatusSuccess) {
       CudaCheck(cudaEventSynchronize(cb_event.event));
       cb_event.callback();
       CudaCheck(cudaEventDestroy(cb_event.event));
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ GpuThread::GpuThread(int64_t thrd_id, int64_t dev_id) {
 }
 
 GpuThread::~GpuThread() {
-  cb_event_chan_.CloseSendEnd();
-  cb_event_chan_.CloseReceiveEnd();
+  cb_event_chan_.Close();
   cb_event_poller_.join();
 }
 
diff --git a/oneflow/core/thread/thread.cpp b/oneflow/core/thread/thread.cpp
index b9119d4b028b7966f6223db10721741f8e546278..93918097300d28f0e2d10f26b62971e818a93eaa 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/thread/thread.cpp
+++ b/oneflow/core/thread/thread.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ namespace oneflow {
 Thread::~Thread() {
   actor_thread_.join();
   CHECK(id2task_.empty());
-  msg_channel_.CloseSendEnd();
-  msg_channel_.CloseReceiveEnd();
+  msg_channel_.Close();
 }
 
 void Thread::AddTask(const TaskProto& task) {
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ void Thread::AddTask(const TaskProto& task) {
 void Thread::PollMsgChannel(const ThreadCtx& thread_ctx) {
   ActorMsg msg;
   while (true) {
-    CHECK_EQ(msg_channel_.Receive(&msg), 0);
+    CHECK_EQ(msg_channel_.Receive(&msg), kChannelStatusSuccess);
     if (msg.msg_type() == ActorMsgType::kCmdMsg) {
       if (msg.actor_cmd() == ActorCmd::kStopThread) {
         CHECK(id2actor_ptr_.empty());
diff --git a/oneflow/core/thread/thread_pool.cpp b/oneflow/core/thread/thread_pool.cpp
index 5a124f830ebaada0637daa4cf293d34fd623daf2..b6391233537c276fe8988e4f0fed001b3a31f079 100644
--- a/oneflow/core/thread/thread_pool.cpp
+++ b/oneflow/core/thread/thread_pool.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ ThreadPool::ThreadPool(int32_t thread_num)
     Channel<std::function<void()>>* chan = &(work_chans_.at(i));
     threads_[i] = std::thread([chan]() {
       std::function<void()> work;
-      while (chan->Receive(&work) == 0) { work(); }
+      while (chan->Receive(&work) == kChannelStatusSuccess) { work(); }
     });
   }
 }
 
 ThreadPool::~ThreadPool() {
   FOR_RANGE(int32_t, i, 0, work_chans_.size()) {
-    work_chans_.at(i).CloseSendEnd();
-    work_chans_.at(i).CloseReceiveEnd();
+    work_chans_.at(i).Close();
     threads_.at(i).join();
   }
 }