diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
index e38dd90f3cb..9dfba9a055b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ type containerManagerImpl struct {
 	qosContainers    QOSContainersInfo
 	// Tasks that are run periodically
 	periodicTasks []func()
-	// holds all the mounted cgroup subsystems
+	// Holds all the mounted cgroup subsystems
 	subsystems *CgroupSubsystems
 	nodeInfo   *v1.Node
 	// Interface for cgroup management
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
index 3a3e897034b..96c327ef470 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 
 	// Create containers for both qos classes
 	for qosClass, containerName := range qosClasses {
-		// get the container's abstract name
-		abstractContainerName := CgroupName(containerName)
+		// get the container's absolute name
+		absoluteContainerName := CgroupName(containerName)
 
 		resourceParameters := &ResourceConfig{}
 		// the BestEffort QoS class has a statically configured minShares value
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 
 		// containerConfig object stores the cgroup specifications
 		containerConfig := &CgroupConfig{
-			Name:               abstractContainerName,
+			Name:               absoluteContainerName,
 			ResourceParameters: resourceParameters,
 		}
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 		}
 
 		// check if it exists
-		if !cm.Exists(abstractContainerName) {
+		if !cm.Exists(absoluteContainerName) {
 			if err := cm.Create(containerConfig); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create top level %v QOS cgroup : %v", qosClass, err)
 			}