diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/arch-tests.h b/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/arch-tests.h
index 5927cf224325..7ed00f4b0908 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/arch-tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/arch-tests.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 int test__rdpmc(void);
 int test__perf_time_to_tsc(void);
 int test__insn_x86(void);
+int test__intel_cqm_count_nmi_context(void);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
 struct thread;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/Build b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/Build
index 8e2c5a38c3b9..cbb7e978166b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/Build
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ libperf-y += arch-tests.o
 libperf-y += rdpmc.o
 libperf-y += perf-time-to-tsc.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += insn-x86.o
+libperf-y += intel-cqm.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/arch-tests.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/arch-tests.c
index d116c217af99..2218cb64f840 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/arch-tests.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/arch-tests.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ struct test arch_tests[] = {
 		.func = test__insn_x86,
 	},
 #endif
+	{
+		.desc = "Test intel cqm nmi context read",
+		.func = test__intel_cqm_count_nmi_context,
+	},
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d28c1b6a3b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#include "tests/tests.h"
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "cloexec.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "arch-tests.h"
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static pid_t spawn(void)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid)
+		return pid;
+
+	while(1);
+		sleep(5);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create an event group that contains both a sampled hardware
+ * (cpu-cycles) and software (intel_cqm/llc_occupancy/) event. We then
+ * wait for the hardware perf counter to overflow and generate a PMI,
+ * which triggers an event read for both of the events in the group.
+ *
+ * Since reading Intel CQM event counters requires sending SMP IPIs, the
+ * CQM pmu needs to handle the above situation gracefully, and return
+ * the last read counter value to avoid triggering a WARN_ON_ONCE() in
+ * smp_call_function_many() caused by sending IPIs from NMI context.
+ */
+int test__intel_cqm_count_nmi_context(void)
+{
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = NULL;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = NULL;
+	struct perf_event_attr pe;
+	int i, fd[2], flag, ret;
+	size_t mmap_len;
+	void *event;
+	pid_t pid;
+	int err = TEST_FAIL;
+
+	flag = perf_event_open_cloexec_flag();
+
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	if (!evlist) {
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__new failed\n");
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	ret = parse_events(evlist, "intel_cqm/llc_occupancy/", NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_debug("parse_events failed\n");
+		err = TEST_SKIP;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+	if (!evsel) {
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__first failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&pe, 0, sizeof(pe));
+	pe.size = sizeof(pe);
+
+	pe.type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
+	pe.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
+	pe.read_format = PERF_FORMAT_GROUP;
+
+	pe.sample_period = 128;
+	pe.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_READ;
+
+	pid = spawn();
+
+	fd[0] = sys_perf_event_open(&pe, pid, -1, -1, flag);
+	if (fd[0] < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed to open event\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&pe, 0, sizeof(pe));
+	pe.size = sizeof(pe);
+
+	pe.type = evsel->attr.type;
+	pe.config = evsel->attr.config;
+
+	fd[1] = sys_perf_event_open(&pe, pid, -1, fd[0], flag);
+	if (fd[1] < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed to open event\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Pick a power-of-two number of pages + 1 for the meta-data
+	 * page (struct perf_event_mmap_page). See tools/perf/design.txt.
+	 */
+	mmap_len = page_size * 65;
+
+	event = mmap(NULL, mmap_len, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd[0], 0);
+	if (event == (void *)(-1)) {
+		pr_debug("failed to mmap %d\n", errno);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	sleep(1);
+
+	err = TEST_OK;
+
+	munmap(event, mmap_len);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+		close(fd[i]);
+
+	kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+	wait(NULL);
+out:
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	return err;
+}