diff --git a/cmds/service/service.cpp b/cmds/service/service.cpp
index d5ca725..5e8ef5d 100644
--- a/cmds/service/service.cpp
+++ b/cmds/service/service.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     ProcessState::initWithDriver("/dev/vndbinder");
 #endif
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
-    setDefaultServiceManager(createRpcDelegateServiceManager({.maxOutgoingThreads = 1}));
+    setDefaultServiceManager(createRpcDelegateServiceManager({.maxOutgoingConnections = 1}));
 #endif
     sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
     fflush(stdout);
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
index ce6ef2b..1a821f1 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     return mMaxIncomingThreads;
 }
 
-void RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingThreads(size_t threads) {
+void RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingConnections(size_t threads) {
     RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mStartedSetup,
                         "Must set max outgoing threads before setting up connections");
@@ -932,7 +932,8 @@
                   (session->server()
                            ? "This is a server session, so see RpcSession::setMaxIncomingThreads "
                              "for the corresponding client"
-                           : "This is a client session, so see RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingThreads "
+                           : "This is a client session, so see "
+                             "RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingConnections "
                              "for this client or RpcServer::setMaxThreads for the corresponding "
                              "server"));
             return WOULD_BLOCK;
diff --git a/libs/binder/ServiceManagerHost.cpp b/libs/binder/ServiceManagerHost.cpp
index 194254a..2b67f03 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ServiceManagerHost.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ServiceManagerHost.cpp
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!forwardResult->hostPort().has_value());
 
     auto rpcSession = RpcSession::make();
-    if (options.maxOutgoingThreads.has_value()) {
-        rpcSession->setMaxOutgoingThreads(*options.maxOutgoingThreads);
+    if (options.maxOutgoingConnections.has_value()) {
+        rpcSession->setMaxOutgoingConnections(*options.maxOutgoingConnections);
     }
 
     if (status_t status = rpcSession->setupInetClient("127.0.0.1", *forwardResult->hostPort());
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/IServiceManager.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/IServiceManager.h
index c78f870..55167a7 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/IServiceManager.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/IServiceManager.h
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@
 //    }
 // Resources are cleaned up when the object is destroyed.
 //
-// For each returned binder object, at most |maxOutgoingThreads| outgoing threads are instantiated.
-// Hence, only |maxOutgoingThreads| calls can be made simultaneously. Additional calls are blocked
-// if there are |maxOutgoingThreads| ongoing calls. See RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingThreads.
-// If |maxOutgoingThreads| is not set, default is |RpcSession::kDefaultMaxOutgoingThreads|.
+// For each returned binder object, at most |maxOutgoingConnections| outgoing connections are
+// instantiated, depending on how many the service on the device is configured with.
+// Hence, only |maxOutgoingConnections| calls can be made simultaneously.
+// See also RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingConnections.
 struct RpcDelegateServiceManagerOptions {
-    std::optional<size_t> maxOutgoingThreads;
+    std::optional<size_t> maxOutgoingConnections;
 };
 sp<IServiceManager> createRpcDelegateServiceManager(
         const RpcDelegateServiceManagerOptions& options);
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
index 25193a3..1001b64 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@
     [[nodiscard]] status_t setupExternalServer(base::unique_fd serverFd);
 
     /**
-     * This must be called before adding a client session.
+     * This must be called before adding a client session. This corresponds
+     * to the number of incoming connections to RpcSession objects in the
+     * server, which will correspond to the number of outgoing connections
+     * in client RpcSession objects.
      *
      * If this is not specified, this will be a single-threaded server.
      *
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
index 40faf2c..e301569 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
@@ -67,26 +67,30 @@
     /**
      * Set the maximum number of incoming threads allowed to be made (for things like callbacks).
      * By default, this is 0. This must be called before setting up this connection as a client.
-     * Server sessions will inherits this value from RpcServer.
+     * Server sessions will inherits this value from RpcServer. Each thread will serve a
+     * connection to the remote RpcSession.
      *
      * If this is called, 'shutdown' on this session must also be called.
      * Otherwise, a threadpool will leak.
      *
-     * TODO(b/189955605): start these dynamically
+     * TODO(b/189955605): start these lazily - currently all are started
      */
     void setMaxIncomingThreads(size_t threads);
     size_t getMaxIncomingThreads();
 
     /**
-     * Set the maximum number of outgoing threads allowed to be made.
+     * Set the maximum number of outgoing connections allowed to be made.
      * By default, this is |kDefaultMaxOutgoingThreads|. This must be called before setting up this
      * connection as a client.
      *
-     * This limits the number of outgoing threads on top of the remote peer setting. This RpcSession
-     * will only instantiate |min(maxOutgoingThreads, remoteMaxThreads)| outgoing threads, where
-     * |remoteMaxThreads| can be retrieved from the remote peer via |getRemoteMaxThreads()|.
+     * For an RpcSession client, if you are connecting to a server which starts N threads,
+     * then this must be set to >= N. If you set the maximum number of outgoing connections
+     * to 1, but the server requests 10, then it would be considered an error. If you set a
+     * maximum number of connections to 10, and the server requests 1, then only 1 will be
+     * created. This API is used to limit the amount of resources a server can request you
+     * create.
      */
-    void setMaxOutgoingThreads(size_t threads);
+    void setMaxOutgoingConnections(size_t threads);
     size_t getMaxOutgoingThreads();
 
     /**
diff --git a/libs/binder/include_rpc_unstable/binder_rpc_unstable.hpp b/libs/binder/include_rpc_unstable/binder_rpc_unstable.hpp
index 42d226b..e273dff 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include_rpc_unstable/binder_rpc_unstable.hpp
+++ b/libs/binder/include_rpc_unstable/binder_rpc_unstable.hpp
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
 void ARpcSession_setFileDescriptorTransportMode(ARpcSession* session,
                                                 ARpcSession_FileDescriptorTransportMode mode);
 
-// Sets the maximum number of incoming threads.
+// Sets the maximum number of incoming threads, to service connections.
 void ARpcSession_setMaxIncomingThreads(ARpcSession* session, size_t threads);
 
-// Sets the maximum number of outgoing threads.
-void ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingThreads(ARpcSession* session, size_t threads);
+// Sets the maximum number of outgoing connections.
+void ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingConnections(ARpcSession* session, size_t threads);
 
 // Decrements the refcount of the underlying RpcSession object.
 void ARpcSession_free(ARpcSession* session);
diff --git a/libs/binder/libbinder_rpc_unstable.cpp b/libs/binder/libbinder_rpc_unstable.cpp
index daff8c1..971b3a0 100644
--- a/libs/binder/libbinder_rpc_unstable.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/libbinder_rpc_unstable.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@
     session->setMaxIncomingThreads(threads);
 }
 
-void ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingThreads(ARpcSession* handle, size_t threads) {
+void ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingConnections(ARpcSession* handle, size_t threads) {
     auto session = handleToStrongPointer<RpcSession>(handle);
-    session->setMaxOutgoingThreads(threads);
+    session->setMaxOutgoingConnections(threads);
 }
 }
diff --git a/libs/binder/rust/rpcbinder/src/session.rs b/libs/binder/rust/rpcbinder/src/session.rs
index 0b517cf..28c5390 100644
--- a/libs/binder/rust/rpcbinder/src/session.rs
+++ b/libs/binder/rust/rpcbinder/src/session.rs
@@ -75,11 +75,14 @@
         };
     }
 
-    /// Sets the maximum number of outgoing threads.
-    pub fn set_max_outgoing_threads(&self, threads: usize) {
+    /// Sets the maximum number of outgoing connections.
+    pub fn set_max_outgoing_connections(&self, connections: usize) {
         // SAFETY - Only passes the 'self' pointer as an opaque handle.
         unsafe {
-            binder_rpc_unstable_bindgen::ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingThreads(self.as_ptr(), threads)
+            binder_rpc_unstable_bindgen::ARpcSession_setMaxOutgoingConnections(
+                self.as_ptr(),
+                connections,
+            )
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderHostDeviceTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderHostDeviceTest.cpp
index 464da60..77a5fa8 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderHostDeviceTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderHostDeviceTest.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 void initHostRpcServiceManagerOnce() {
     static std::once_flag gSmOnce;
     std::call_once(gSmOnce, [] {
-        setDefaultServiceManager(createRpcDelegateServiceManager({.maxOutgoingThreads = 1}));
+        setDefaultServiceManager(createRpcDelegateServiceManager({.maxOutgoingConnections = 1}));
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
index 09bff74..8974ad7 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@
         }));
     }
 
-    data.writeInt32(100);
+    data.writeInt32(500);
     // Give a chance for all threads to be used
     EXPECT_THAT(server->transact(BINDER_LIB_TEST_UNLOCK_AFTER_MS, data, &reply), NO_ERROR);
 
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
index dcea880..6e34d25 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
     for (const auto& session : sessions) {
         CHECK(session->setProtocolVersion(clientVersion));
         session->setMaxIncomingThreads(options.numIncomingConnections);
-        session->setMaxOutgoingThreads(options.numOutgoingConnections);
+        session->setMaxOutgoingConnections(options.numOutgoingConnections);
         session->setFileDescriptorTransportMode(options.clientFileDescriptorTransportMode);
 
         switch (socketType) {
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestTrusty.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestTrusty.cpp
index b3bb5eb..84abbac 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestTrusty.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestTrusty.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         auto session = android::RpcSession::make(std::move(factory));
 
         EXPECT_TRUE(session->setProtocolVersion(clientVersion));
-        session->setMaxOutgoingThreads(options.numOutgoingConnections);
+        session->setMaxOutgoingConnections(options.numOutgoingConnections);
         session->setFileDescriptorTransportMode(options.clientFileDescriptorTransportMode);
 
         status = session->setupPreconnectedClient({}, [&]() {
diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/Android.bp b/libs/fakeservicemanager/Android.bp
index 29924ff..96dcce1 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/Android.bp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     name: "fakeservicemanager_defaults",
     host_supported: true,
     srcs: [
-        "ServiceManager.cpp",
+        "FakeServiceManager.cpp",
     ],
 
     shared_libs: [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 cc_library {
     name: "libfakeservicemanager",
     defaults: ["fakeservicemanager_defaults"],
-    export_include_dirs: ["include/fakeservicemanager"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
 }
 
 cc_test_host {
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
         "test_sm.cpp",
     ],
     static_libs: ["libgmock"],
-    local_include_dirs: ["include/fakeservicemanager"],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
 }
diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp b/libs/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.cpp
similarity index 66%
rename from libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
rename to libs/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.cpp
index 1109ad8..3272bbc 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.cpp
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#include "ServiceManager.h"
+#include "fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h"
 
 namespace android {
 
-ServiceManager::ServiceManager() {}
+FakeServiceManager::FakeServiceManager() {}
 
-sp<IBinder> ServiceManager::getService( const String16& name) const {
+sp<IBinder> FakeServiceManager::getService( const String16& name) const {
     // Servicemanager is single-threaded and cannot block. This method exists for legacy reasons.
     return checkService(name);
 }
 
-sp<IBinder> ServiceManager::checkService( const String16& name) const {
+sp<IBinder> FakeServiceManager::checkService( const String16& name) const {
     auto it = mNameToService.find(name);
     if (it == mNameToService.end()) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     return it->second;
 }
 
-status_t ServiceManager::addService(const String16& name, const sp<IBinder>& service,
+status_t FakeServiceManager::addService(const String16& name, const sp<IBinder>& service,
                                 bool /*allowIsolated*/,
                                 int /*dumpsysFlags*/) {
     if (service == nullptr) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-Vector<String16> ServiceManager::listServices(int /*dumpsysFlags*/) {
+Vector<String16> FakeServiceManager::listServices(int /*dumpsysFlags*/) {
     Vector<String16> services;
     for (auto const& [name, service] : mNameToService) {
         (void) service;
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@
   return services;
 }
 
-IBinder* ServiceManager::onAsBinder() {
+IBinder* FakeServiceManager::onAsBinder() {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-sp<IBinder> ServiceManager::waitForService(const String16& name) {
+sp<IBinder> FakeServiceManager::waitForService(const String16& name) {
     return checkService(name);
 }
 
-bool ServiceManager::isDeclared(const String16& name) {
+bool FakeServiceManager::isDeclared(const String16& name) {
     return mNameToService.find(name) != mNameToService.end();
 }
 
-Vector<String16> ServiceManager::getDeclaredInstances(const String16& name) {
+Vector<String16> FakeServiceManager::getDeclaredInstances(const String16& name) {
     Vector<String16> out;
     const String16 prefix = name + String16("/");
     for (const auto& [registeredName, service] : mNameToService) {
@@ -76,38 +76,38 @@
     return out;
 }
 
-std::optional<String16> ServiceManager::updatableViaApex(const String16& name) {
+std::optional<String16> FakeServiceManager::updatableViaApex(const String16& name) {
     (void)name;
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-Vector<String16> ServiceManager::getUpdatableNames(const String16& apexName) {
+Vector<String16> FakeServiceManager::getUpdatableNames(const String16& apexName) {
     (void)apexName;
     return {};
 }
 
-std::optional<IServiceManager::ConnectionInfo> ServiceManager::getConnectionInfo(
+std::optional<IServiceManager::ConnectionInfo> FakeServiceManager::getConnectionInfo(
         const String16& name) {
     (void)name;
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-status_t ServiceManager::registerForNotifications(const String16&,
+status_t FakeServiceManager::registerForNotifications(const String16&,
                                                   const sp<LocalRegistrationCallback>&) {
     return INVALID_OPERATION;
 }
 
-status_t ServiceManager::unregisterForNotifications(const String16&,
+status_t FakeServiceManager::unregisterForNotifications(const String16&,
                                                 const sp<LocalRegistrationCallback>&) {
     return INVALID_OPERATION;
 }
 
-std::vector<IServiceManager::ServiceDebugInfo> ServiceManager::getServiceDebugInfo() {
+std::vector<IServiceManager::ServiceDebugInfo> FakeServiceManager::getServiceDebugInfo() {
     std::vector<IServiceManager::ServiceDebugInfo> ret;
     return ret;
 }
 
-void ServiceManager::clear() {
+void FakeServiceManager::clear() {
     mNameToService.clear();
 }
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.h b/libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h
similarity index 96%
rename from libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.h
rename to libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h
index ba6bb7d..97add24 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.h
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/include/fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
  * A local host simple implementation of IServiceManager, that does not
  * communicate over binder.
 */
-class ServiceManager : public IServiceManager {
+class FakeServiceManager : public IServiceManager {
 public:
-    ServiceManager();
+    FakeServiceManager();
 
     sp<IBinder> getService( const String16& name) const override;
 
diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp b/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
index 8682c1c..6fc21c6 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 
-#include "ServiceManager.h"
+#include "fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h"
 
 using android::sp;
 using android::BBinder;
 using android::IBinder;
 using android::OK;
 using android::status_t;
-using android::ServiceManager;
+using android::FakeServiceManager;
 using android::String16;
 using android::IServiceManager;
 using testing::ElementsAre;
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@
 }
 
 TEST(AddService, HappyHappy) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), OK);
 }
 
 TEST(AddService, SadNullBinder) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), nullptr, false /*allowIsolated*/,
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), android::UNEXPECTED_NULL);
 }
 
 TEST(AddService, HappyOverExistingService) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), OK);
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(AddService, HappyClearAddedService) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), OK);
     EXPECT_NE(sm->getService(String16("foo")), nullptr);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(GetService, HappyHappy) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     sp<IBinder> service = getBinder();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), service, false /*allowIsolated*/,
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
 }
 
 TEST(GetService, NonExistant) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->getService(String16("foo")), nullptr);
 }
 
 TEST(ListServices, AllServices) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("sd"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), OK);
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@
 }
 
 TEST(WaitForService, NonExistant) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->waitForService(String16("foo")), nullptr);
 }
 
 TEST(WaitForService, HappyHappy) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     sp<IBinder> service = getBinder();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), service, false /*allowIsolated*/,
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
 }
 
 TEST(IsDeclared, NonExistant) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
 
     EXPECT_FALSE(sm->isDeclared(String16("foo")));
 }
 
 TEST(IsDeclared, HappyHappy) {
-    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    auto sm = new FakeServiceManager();
     sp<IBinder> service = getBinder();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), service, false /*allowIsolated*/,
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/aidl/fuzzer/fuzzer.cpp b/services/sensorservice/aidl/fuzzer/fuzzer.cpp
index 1b63d76..ee8ceb3 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/aidl/fuzzer/fuzzer.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/aidl/fuzzer/fuzzer.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <fuzzbinder/libbinder_ndk_driver.h>
 #include <fuzzer/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 
-#include <ServiceManager.h>
+#include <fakeservicemanager/FakeServiceManager.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android/binder_interface_utils.h>
 #include <fuzzbinder/random_binder.h>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 [[clang::no_destroy]] static std::once_flag gSmOnce;
 
 extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
-    static android::sp<android::ServiceManager> fakeServiceManager = new android::ServiceManager();
+    static android::sp<android::FakeServiceManager> fakeServiceManager = new android::FakeServiceManager();
     std::call_once(gSmOnce, [&] { setDefaultServiceManager(fakeServiceManager); });
     fakeServiceManager->clear();