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/linux/resources/CGroupsBlkioResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsBlkioResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 42fc63420d..2c402c013d 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsBlkioResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsBlkioResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
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/linux/resources/CGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 7ea7be2c06..37221f4555 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -186,38 +186,8 @@ public static int[] getOverallLimits(float yarnProcessors) {
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> preStart(Container container)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
     String cgroupId = container.getContainerId().toString();
-    Resource containerResource = container.getResource();
     cGroupsHandler.createCGroup(CPU, cgroupId);
-    try {
-      int containerVCores = containerResource.getVirtualCores();
-      ContainerTokenIdentifier id = container.getContainerTokenIdentifier();
-      if (id != null && id.getExecutionType() ==
-          ExecutionType.OPPORTUNISTIC) {
-        cGroupsHandler
-            .updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId, CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_SHARES,
-                String.valueOf(CPU_DEFAULT_WEIGHT_OPPORTUNISTIC));
-      } else {
-        int cpuShares = CPU_DEFAULT_WEIGHT * containerVCores;
-        cGroupsHandler
-            .updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId, CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_SHARES,
-                String.valueOf(cpuShares));
-      }
-      if (strictResourceUsageMode) {
-        if (nodeVCores != containerVCores) {
-          float containerCPU =
-              (containerVCores * yarnProcessors) / (float) nodeVCores;
-          int[] limits = getOverallLimits(containerCPU);
-          cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_PERIOD_US, String.valueOf(limits[0]));
-          cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_QUOTA_US, String.valueOf(limits[1]));
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (ResourceHandlerException re) {
-      cGroupsHandler.deleteCGroup(CPU, cgroupId);
-      LOG.warn("Could not update cgroup for container", re);
-      throw re;
-    }
+    updateContainer(container);
     List<PrivilegedOperation> ret = new ArrayList<>();
     ret.add(new PrivilegedOperation(
         PrivilegedOperation.OperationType.ADD_PID_TO_CGROUP,
@@ -232,6 +202,49 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    Resource containerResource = container.getResource();
+    String cgroupId = container.getContainerId().toString();
+    File cgroup = new File(cGroupsHandler.getPathForCGroup(CPU, cgroupId));
+    if (cgroup.exists()) {
+      try {
+        int containerVCores = containerResource.getVirtualCores();
+        ContainerTokenIdentifier id = container.getContainerTokenIdentifier();
+        if (id != null && id.getExecutionType() ==
+            ExecutionType.OPPORTUNISTIC) {
+          cGroupsHandler
+              .updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
+                  CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_SHARES,
+                  String.valueOf(CPU_DEFAULT_WEIGHT_OPPORTUNISTIC));
+        } else {
+          int cpuShares = CPU_DEFAULT_WEIGHT * containerVCores;
+          cGroupsHandler
+              .updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
+                  CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_SHARES,
+                  String.valueOf(cpuShares));
+        }
+        if (strictResourceUsageMode) {
+          if (nodeVCores != containerVCores) {
+            float containerCPU =
+                (containerVCores * yarnProcessors) / (float) nodeVCores;
+            int[] limits = getOverallLimits(containerCPU);
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_PERIOD_US, String.valueOf(limits[0]));
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(CPU, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_CPU_QUOTA_US, String.valueOf(limits[1]));
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (ResourceHandlerException re) {
+        cGroupsHandler.deleteCGroup(CPU, cgroupId);
+        LOG.warn("Could not update cgroup for container", re);
+        throw re;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
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/linux/resources/CGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 558751fb9b..2d1585e95d 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/CGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.Container;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.linux.privileged.PrivilegedOperation;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -119,43 +120,53 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<PrivilegedOperation> preStart(Container container)
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
-
     String cgroupId = container.getContainerId().toString();
-    //memory is in MB
-    long containerSoftLimit =
-        (long) (container.getResource().getMemorySize() * this.softLimit);
-    long containerHardLimit = container.getResource().getMemorySize();
-    cGroupsHandler.createCGroup(MEMORY, cgroupId);
-    if (enforce) {
-      try {
-        cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
-            CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_HARD_LIMIT_BYTES,
-            String.valueOf(containerHardLimit) + "M");
-        ContainerTokenIdentifier id = container.getContainerTokenIdentifier();
-        if (id != null && id.getExecutionType() ==
-            ExecutionType.OPPORTUNISTIC) {
+    File cgroup = new File(cGroupsHandler.getPathForCGroup(MEMORY, cgroupId));
+    if (cgroup.exists()) {
+      //memory is in MB
+      long containerSoftLimit =
+          (long) (container.getResource().getMemorySize() * this.softLimit);
+      long containerHardLimit = container.getResource().getMemorySize();
+      if (enforce) {
+        try {
           cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES,
-              String.valueOf(OPPORTUNISTIC_SOFT_LIMIT) + "M");
-          cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SWAPPINESS,
-              String.valueOf(OPPORTUNISTIC_SWAPPINESS));
-        } else {
-          cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES,
-              String.valueOf(containerSoftLimit) + "M");
-          cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
-              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SWAPPINESS,
-              String.valueOf(swappiness));
+              CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_HARD_LIMIT_BYTES,
+              String.valueOf(containerHardLimit) + "M");
+          ContainerTokenIdentifier id = container.getContainerTokenIdentifier();
+          if (id != null && id.getExecutionType() ==
+              ExecutionType.OPPORTUNISTIC) {
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES,
+                String.valueOf(OPPORTUNISTIC_SOFT_LIMIT) + "M");
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SWAPPINESS,
+                String.valueOf(OPPORTUNISTIC_SWAPPINESS));
+          } else {
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT_BYTES,
+                String.valueOf(containerSoftLimit) + "M");
+            cGroupsHandler.updateCGroupParam(MEMORY, cgroupId,
+                CGroupsHandler.CGROUP_PARAM_MEMORY_SWAPPINESS,
+                String.valueOf(swappiness));
+          }
+        } catch (ResourceHandlerException re) {
+          cGroupsHandler.deleteCGroup(MEMORY, cgroupId);
+          LOG.warn("Could not update cgroup for container", re);
+          throw re;
         }
-      } catch (ResourceHandlerException re) {
-        cGroupsHandler.deleteCGroup(MEMORY, cgroupId);
-        LOG.warn("Could not update cgroup for container", re);
-        throw re;
       }
     }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> preStart(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    String cgroupId = container.getContainerId().toString();
+    cGroupsHandler.createCGroup(MEMORY, cgroupId);
+    updateContainer(container);
     List<PrivilegedOperation> ret = new ArrayList<>();
     ret.add(new PrivilegedOperation(
         PrivilegedOperation.OperationType.ADD_PID_TO_CGROUP,
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/linux/resources/NetworkPacketTaggingHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/NetworkPacketTaggingHandlerImpl.java
index 1580e2c4ed..3f6d4b6340 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/NetworkPacketTaggingHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/NetworkPacketTaggingHandlerImpl.java
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Cleanup operation once container is completed - deletes cgroup.
    *
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/linux/resources/ResourceHandler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandler.java
index 3dfc86b3e6..35c64608ee 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandler.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ List<PrivilegedOperation> preStart(Container container)
   /**
    * Require state for container that was already launched
    *
-   * @param containerId if of the container being reacquired.
+   * @param containerId id of the container being reacquired.
    * @return (possibly empty) list of operations that require elevated
    * privileges
    * @throws ResourceHandlerException
@@ -71,7 +71,19 @@ List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
       throws ResourceHandlerException;
 
   /**
-   * Perform any tasks necessary after container completion
+   * Update state for container that was already launched
+   *
+   * @param container the container being updated.
+   * @return (possibly empty) list of operations that require elevated
+   * privileges
+   * @throws ResourceHandlerException
+   */
+
+  List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform any tasks necessary after container completion.
    * @param containerId of the container that was completed.
    * @return (possibly empty) list of operations that require elevated
    * privileges
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/linux/resources/ResourceHandlerChain.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandlerChain.java
index 72bf30ce87..2fc301a4ed 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandlerChain.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/ResourceHandlerChain.java
@@ -100,6 +100,24 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return allOperations;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    List<PrivilegedOperation> allOperations = new
+        ArrayList<PrivilegedOperation>();
+
+    for (ResourceHandler resourceHandler : resourceHandlers) {
+      List<PrivilegedOperation> handlerOperations =
+          resourceHandler.updateContainer(container);
+
+      if (handlerOperations != null) {
+        allOperations.addAll(handlerOperations);
+      }
+
+    }
+    return allOperations;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
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/linux/resources/TrafficControlBandwidthHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TrafficControlBandwidthHandlerImpl.java
index 126685f338..c04e935c78 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TrafficControlBandwidthHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TrafficControlBandwidthHandlerImpl.java
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns total bytes sent per container to be used for metrics tracking
    * purposes.
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/linux/resources/fpga/FpgaResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/fpga/FpgaResourceHandlerImpl.java
index bf3d9b072d..11f7114a40 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/fpga/FpgaResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/fpga/FpgaResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId) thr
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId) throws ResourceHandlerException {
     allocator.cleanupAssignFpgas(containerId.toString());
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/linux/resources/gpu/GpuResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/gpu/GpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 8ddc227316..587fcb4983 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/gpu/GpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/gpu/GpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public synchronized List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(
       ContainerId containerId) throws ResourceHandlerException {
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/linux/resources/numa/NumaResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/numa/NumaResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 128dacaea4..8ffba24235 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/numa/NumaResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/numa/NumaResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+      throws ResourceHandlerException {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId)
       throws ResourceHandlerException {
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/scheduler/ContainerScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/ContainerScheduler.java
index 57368ab5ca..5cdcf414b3 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/ContainerScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/ContainerScheduler.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.Container;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerImpl;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.linux.resources.ResourceHandlerChain;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.linux.resources.ResourceHandlerException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.linux.resources.ResourceHandlerModule;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.monitor
     .ChangeMonitoringContainerResourceEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerState;
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ public class ContainerScheduler extends AbstractService implements
 
   private Boolean usePauseEventForPreemption = false;
 
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  ResourceHandlerChain resourceHandlerChain = null;
+
   /**
    * Instantiate a Container Scheduler.
    * @param context NodeManager Context.
@@ -123,6 +129,24 @@ public ContainerScheduler(Context context, AsyncDispatcher dispatcher,
   @Override
   public void serviceInit(Configuration conf) throws Exception {
     super.serviceInit(conf);
+    try {
+      if (resourceHandlerChain == null) {
+        resourceHandlerChain = ResourceHandlerModule
+            .getConfiguredResourceHandlerChain(conf, context);
+      }
+      if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+        LOG.debug("Resource handler chain enabled = " + (resourceHandlerChain
+            != null));
+      }
+      if (resourceHandlerChain != null) {
+        LOG.debug("Bootstrapping resource handler chain");
+        resourceHandlerChain.bootstrap(conf);
+      }
+    } catch (ResourceHandlerException e) {
+      LOG.error("Failed to bootstrap configured resource subsystems! ", e);
+      throw new IOException(
+          "Failed to bootstrap configured resource subsystems!");
+    }
     this.usePauseEventForPreemption =
         conf.getBoolean(
             YarnConfiguration.NM_CONTAINER_QUEUING_USE_PAUSE_FOR_PREEMPTION,
@@ -218,6 +242,12 @@ private void onUpdateContainer(UpdateContainerSchedulerEvent updateEvent) {
               updateEvent.getContainer());
         }
       }
+      try {
+        resourceHandlerChain.updateContainer(updateEvent.getContainer());
+      } catch (Exception ex) {
+        LOG.warn(String.format("Could not update resources on " +
+            "continer update of %s", containerId), ex);
+      }
       startPendingContainers(maxOppQueueLength <= 0);
     }
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 006b0601ed..842fc6b437 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class TestCGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl {
   @Before
   public void setup() {
     mockCGroupsHandler = mock(CGroupsHandler.class);
+    when(mockCGroupsHandler.getPathForCGroup(any(), any())).thenReturn(".");
     cGroupsCpuResourceHandler =
         new CGroupsCpuResourceHandlerImpl(mockCGroupsHandler);
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
index 78ccc617a0..416b4fd491 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/resources/TestCGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class TestCGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl {
   @Before
   public void setup() {
     mockCGroupsHandler = mock(CGroupsHandler.class);
+    when(mockCGroupsHandler.getPathForCGroup(any(), any())).thenReturn(".");
     cGroupsMemoryResourceHandler =
         new CGroupsMemoryResourceHandlerImpl(mockCGroupsHandler);
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/resourceplugin/TestResourcePluginManager.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/resourceplugin/TestResourcePluginManager.java
index bcadf76e4b..6ed7c56889 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/resourceplugin/TestResourcePluginManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/resourceplugin/TestResourcePluginManager.java
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ public List<PrivilegedOperation> reacquireContainer(ContainerId containerId)
       return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<PrivilegedOperation> updateContainer(Container container)
+        throws ResourceHandlerException {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<PrivilegedOperation> postComplete(ContainerId containerId)
         throws ResourceHandlerException {
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/TestContainerSchedulerQueuing.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/TestContainerSchedulerQueuing.java
index 5c72e7e8b4..1da7e4afa8 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/TestContainerSchedulerQueuing.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/scheduler/TestContainerSchedulerQueuing.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerEventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerState;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.linux.resources.ResourceHandlerChain;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.monitor.ContainersMonitor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.monitor.ContainersMonitorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.executor.ContainerStartContext;
@@ -72,7 +73,11 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 /**
  * Tests to verify that the {@link ContainerScheduler} is able to queue and
@@ -1183,6 +1188,8 @@ public void testPromotionOfOpportunisticContainers() throws Exception {
 
     ContainerScheduler containerScheduler =
         containerManager.getContainerScheduler();
+    containerScheduler.resourceHandlerChain =
+        mock(ResourceHandlerChain.class);
     // Ensure two containers are properly queued.
     Assert.assertEquals(1, containerScheduler.getNumQueuedContainers());
     Assert.assertEquals(0,
@@ -1246,6 +1253,9 @@ public void testPromotionOfOpportunisticContainers() throws Exception {
         ContainerEventType.INIT_CONTAINER,
         ContainerEventType.UPDATE_CONTAINER_TOKEN,
         ContainerEventType.CONTAINER_LAUNCHED), containerEventTypes);
+    verify(containerScheduler.resourceHandlerChain,
+        times(1))
+        .updateContainer(any());
   }
 
   @Test