diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrUpdateContainersEvent.java
similarity index 57%
rename from hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent.java
rename to hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrUpdateContainersEvent.java
index 9479d0bcdd7..5e41701faa6 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/CMgrUpdateContainersEvent.java
@@ -21,17 +21,28 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Container;
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent extends ContainerManagerEvent {
+/**
+ * Event used by the NodeStatusUpdater to notify the ContainerManager of
+ * container update commands it received from the RM.
+ */
+public class CMgrUpdateContainersEvent extends ContainerManagerEvent {
 
-  private final List<Container> containersToDecrease;
+  private final List<Container> containersToUpdate;
 
-  public CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent(List<Container>
-      containersToDecrease) {
-    super(ContainerManagerEventType.DECREASE_CONTAINERS_RESOURCE);
-    this.containersToDecrease = containersToDecrease;
+  /**
+   * Create event.
+   * @param containersToUpdate Container to update.
+   */
+  public CMgrUpdateContainersEvent(List<Container> containersToUpdate) {
+    super(ContainerManagerEventType.UPDATE_CONTAINERS);
+    this.containersToUpdate = containersToUpdate;
   }
 
-  public List<Container> getContainersToDecrease() {
-    return this.containersToDecrease;
+  /**
+   * Get containers to update.
+   * @return List of containers to update.
+   */
+  public List<Container> getContainersToUpdate() {
+    return this.containersToUpdate;
   }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/ContainerManagerEventType.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/ContainerManagerEventType.java
index 8861bc7577f..8c5f7e21f1d 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/ContainerManagerEventType.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/ContainerManagerEventType.java
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 public enum ContainerManagerEventType {
   FINISH_APPS,
   FINISH_CONTAINERS,
-  DECREASE_CONTAINERS_RESOURCE,
+  UPDATE_CONTAINERS,
   SIGNAL_CONTAINERS
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
index 1d9256f6242..ade42e3907a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -1099,12 +1099,10 @@ public void run() {
                   parseCredentials(systemCredentials));
             }
             List<org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Container>
-                containersToDecrease = response.getContainersToUpdate();
-            if (!containersToDecrease.isEmpty()) {
+                containersToUpdate = response.getContainersToUpdate();
+            if (!containersToUpdate.isEmpty()) {
               dispatcher.getEventHandler().handle(
-                  new CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent(
-                      containersToDecrease)
-              );
+                  new CMgrUpdateContainersEvent(containersToUpdate));
             }
 
             // SignalContainer request originally comes from end users via
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/ContainerManagerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/ContainerManagerImpl.java
index 12931bc2fca..22484b7c8ca 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/ContainerManagerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/ContainerManagerImpl.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.OpportunisticContainersStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.CMgrCompletedAppsEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.CMgrCompletedContainersEvent;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.CMgrUpdateContainersEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.CMgrSignalContainersEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.ContainerExecutor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.ContainerManagerEvent;
@@ -1599,11 +1599,11 @@ public void handle(ContainerManagerEvent event) {
                   "Container Killed by ResourceManager"));
       }
       break;
-    case DECREASE_CONTAINERS_RESOURCE:
-      CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent containersDecreasedEvent =
-          (CMgrDecreaseContainersResourceEvent) event;
+    case UPDATE_CONTAINERS:
+      CMgrUpdateContainersEvent containersDecreasedEvent =
+          (CMgrUpdateContainersEvent) event;
       for (org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Container container
-          : containersDecreasedEvent.getContainersToDecrease()) {
+          : containersDecreasedEvent.getContainersToUpdate()) {
         try {
           ContainerTokenIdentifier containerTokenIdentifier =
               BuilderUtils.newContainerTokenIdentifier(