diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/README b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/README
index 6e5a0ffa18e8..4b36b25b6ac0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/README
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/README
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ ARGUMENTS
 Parameter '-h' shows usage information.
 
 usage: resctrl_tests [-h] [-b "benchmark_cmd [options]"] [-t test list] [-n no_of_bits]
-        -b benchmark_cmd [options]: run specified benchmark for MBM, MBA and CQM default benchmark is builtin fill_buf
-        -t test list: run tests specified in the test list, e.g. -t mbm, mba, cqm, cat
+        -b benchmark_cmd [options]: run specified benchmark for MBM, MBA and CMT default benchmark is builtin fill_buf
+        -t test list: run tests specified in the test list, e.g. -t mbm, mba, cmt, cat
         -n no_of_bits: run cache tests using specified no of bits in cache bit mask
         -p cpu_no: specify CPU number to run the test. 1 is default
         -h: help
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
index 5922cc1b0386..2aa1b5c7d9e1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int get_llc_perf(unsigned long *llc_perf_miss)
 
 /*
  * Get LLC Occupancy as reported by RESCTRL FS
- * For CQM,
+ * For CMT,
  * 1. If con_mon grp and mon grp given, then read from mon grp in
  * con_mon grp
  * 2. If only con_mon grp given, then read from con_mon grp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int measure_cache_vals(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int bm_pid)
 	/*
 	 * Measure llc occupancy from resctrl.
 	 */
-	if (!strncmp(param->resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR))) {
+	if (!strncmp(param->resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR))) {
 		ret = get_llc_occu_resctrl(&llc_occu_resc);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cqm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
similarity index 89%
rename from tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cqm_test.c
rename to tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
index 271752e9ef5b..ca82db37c1f7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cqm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * Cache Monitoring Technology (CQM) test
+ * Cache Monitoring Technology (CMT) test
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
  *
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "resctrl.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define RESULT_FILE_NAME	"result_cqm"
+#define RESULT_FILE_NAME	"result_cmt"
 #define NUM_OF_RUNS		5
 #define MAX_DIFF		2000000
 #define MAX_DIFF_PERCENT	15
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static char cbm_mask[256];
 static unsigned long long_mask;
 static unsigned long cache_size;
 
-static int cqm_setup(int num, ...)
+static int cmt_setup(int num, ...)
 {
 	struct resctrl_val_param *p;
 	va_list param;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void show_cache_info(unsigned long sum_llc_occu_resc, int no_of_bits,
 	else
 		res = false;
 
-	printf("%sok CQM: diff within %d, %d\%%\n", res ? "" : "not",
+	printf("%sok CMT: diff within %d, %d\%%\n", res ? "" : "not",
 	       MAX_DIFF, (int)MAX_DIFF_PERCENT);
 
 	printf("# diff: %ld\n", avg_diff);
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static int check_results(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int no_of_bits)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void cqm_test_cleanup(void)
+void cmt_test_cleanup(void)
 {
 	remove(RESULT_FILE_NAME);
 }
 
-int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
+int cmt_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 {
 	int ret, mum_resctrlfs;
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request("cqm"))
+	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request("cmt"))
 		return -1;
 
 	ret = get_cbm_mask("L3", cbm_mask);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 	}
 
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
-		.resctrl_val	= CQM_STR,
+		.resctrl_val	= CMT_STR,
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.cpu_no		= cpu_no,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 		.mask		= ~(long_mask << n) & long_mask,
 		.span		= cache_size * n / count_of_bits,
 		.num_of_runs	= 0,
-		.setup		= cqm_setup,
+		.setup		= cmt_setup,
 	};
 
 	if (strcmp(benchmark_cmd[0], "fill_buf") == 0)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cqm_test_cleanup();
+	cmt_test_cleanup();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index 36da6136af96..1a58767a0bd2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct resctrl_val_param {
 
 #define MBM_STR			"mbm"
 #define MBA_STR			"mba"
-#define CQM_STR			"cqm"
+#define CMT_STR			"cmt"
 #define CAT_STR			"cat"
 
 extern pid_t bm_pid, ppid;
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ void ctrlc_handler(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ptr);
 int cat_val(struct resctrl_val_param *param);
 void cat_test_cleanup(void);
 int cat_perf_miss_val(int cpu_no, int no_of_bits, char *cache_type);
-int cqm_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd);
+int cmt_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd);
 unsigned int count_bits(unsigned long n);
-void cqm_test_cleanup(void);
+void cmt_test_cleanup(void);
 int get_core_sibling(int cpu_no);
 int measure_cache_vals(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int bm_pid);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index ac2269610aa9..01f7aed7f54e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ void detect_amd(void)
 static void cmd_help(void)
 {
 	printf("usage: resctrl_tests [-h] [-b \"benchmark_cmd [options]\"] [-t test list] [-n no_of_bits]\n");
-	printf("\t-b benchmark_cmd [options]: run specified benchmark for MBM, MBA and CQM");
+	printf("\t-b benchmark_cmd [options]: run specified benchmark for MBM, MBA and CMT");
 	printf("\t default benchmark is builtin fill_buf\n");
 	printf("\t-t test list: run tests specified in the test list, ");
-	printf("e.g. -t mbm, mba, cqm, cat\n");
+	printf("e.g. -t mbm, mba, cmt, cat\n");
 	printf("\t-n no_of_bits: run cache tests using specified no of bits in cache bit mask\n");
 	printf("\t-p cpu_no: specify CPU number to run the test. 1 is default\n");
 	printf("\t-h: help\n");
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ void tests_cleanup(void)
 {
 	mbm_test_cleanup();
 	mba_test_cleanup();
-	cqm_test_cleanup();
+	cmt_test_cleanup();
 	cat_test_cleanup();
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	bool has_ben = false, mbm_test = true, mba_test = true, cqm_test = true;
+	bool has_ben = false, mbm_test = true, mba_test = true, cmt_test = true;
 	int res, c, cpu_no = 1, span = 250, argc_new = argc, i, no_of_bits = 5;
 	char *benchmark_cmd[BENCHMARK_ARGS], bw_report[64], bm_type[64];
 	char benchmark_cmd_area[BENCHMARK_ARGS][BENCHMARK_ARG_SIZE];
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			mbm_test = false;
 			mba_test = false;
-			cqm_test = false;
+			cmt_test = false;
 			cat_test = false;
 			while (token) {
 				if (!strncmp(token, MBM_STR, sizeof(MBM_STR))) {
 					mbm_test = true;
 				} else if (!strncmp(token, MBA_STR, sizeof(MBA_STR))) {
 					mba_test = true;
-				} else if (!strncmp(token, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR))) {
-					cqm_test = true;
+				} else if (!strncmp(token, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR))) {
+					cmt_test = true;
 				} else if (!strncmp(token, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR))) {
 					cat_test = true;
 				} else {
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		tests_run++;
 	}
 
-	if (cqm_test) {
-		printf("# Starting CQM test ...\n");
+	if (cmt_test) {
+		printf("# Starting CMT test ...\n");
 		if (!has_ben)
-			sprintf(benchmark_cmd[5], "%s", CQM_STR);
-		res = cqm_resctrl_val(cpu_no, no_of_bits, benchmark_cmd);
-		printf("%sok CQM: test\n", res ? "not " : "");
-		cqm_test_cleanup();
+			sprintf(benchmark_cmd[5], "%s", "cmt");
+		res = cmt_resctrl_val(cpu_no, no_of_bits, benchmark_cmd);
+		printf("%sok CMT: test\n", res ? "not " : "");
+		cmt_test_cleanup();
 		tests_run++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
index aed71fd0713b..17770095c98e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int print_results_bw(char *filename,  int bm_pid, float bw_imc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void set_cqm_path(const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp, char sock_num)
+static void set_cmt_path(const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp, char sock_num)
 {
 	if (strlen(ctrlgrp) && strlen(mongrp))
 		sprintf(llc_occup_path,	CON_MON_LCC_OCCUP_PATH,	RESCTRL_PATH,
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static void set_cqm_path(const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp, char sock_num)
  * @ctrlgrp:			Name of the control monitor group (con_mon grp)
  * @mongrp:			Name of the monitor group (mon grp)
  * @cpu_no:			CPU number that the benchmark PID is binded to
- * @resctrl_val:		Resctrl feature (Eg: cat, cqm.. etc)
+ * @resctrl_val:		Resctrl feature (Eg: cat, cmt.. etc)
  */
 static void initialize_llc_occu_resctrl(const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp,
 					int cpu_no, char *resctrl_val)
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ static void initialize_llc_occu_resctrl(const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)))
-		set_cqm_path(ctrlgrp, mongrp, resource_id);
+	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
+		set_cmt_path(ctrlgrp, mongrp, resource_id);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 
 		initialize_mem_bw_resctrl(param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp,
 					  param->cpu_no, resctrl_val);
-	} else if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)))
+	} else if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
 		initialize_llc_occu_resctrl(param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp,
 					    param->cpu_no, resctrl_val);
 
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 			ret = measure_vals(param, &bw_resc_start);
 			if (ret)
 				break;
-		} else if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR))) {
+		} else if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR))) {
 			ret = param->setup(1, param);
 			if (ret) {
 				ret = 0;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
index bc52076bee7f..b47f4f150189 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void run_benchmark(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ucontext)
 		operation = atoi(benchmark_cmd[4]);
 		sprintf(resctrl_val, "%s", benchmark_cmd[5]);
 
-		if (strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)))
+		if (strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
 			buffer_span = span * MB;
 		else
 			buffer_span = span;
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, char *ctrlgrp, char *mongrp,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Create mon grp and write pid into it for "mbm" and "cqm" test */
-	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)) ||
+	/* Create mon grp and write pid into it for "mbm" and "cmt" test */
+	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)) ||
 	    !strncmp(resctrl_val, MBM_STR, sizeof(MBM_STR))) {
 		if (strlen(mongrp)) {
 			sprintf(monitorgroup_p, "%s/mon_groups", controlgroup);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int write_schemata(char *ctrlgrp, char *schemata, int cpu_no, char *resctrl_val)
 
 	if (strncmp(resctrl_val, MBA_STR, sizeof(MBA_STR)) &&
 	    strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR)) &&
-	    strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)))
+	    strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (!schemata) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int write_schemata(char *ctrlgrp, char *schemata, int cpu_no, char *resctrl_val)
 		sprintf(controlgroup, "%s/schemata", RESCTRL_PATH);
 
 	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR)) ||
-	    !strncmp(resctrl_val, CQM_STR, sizeof(CQM_STR)))
+	    !strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
 		sprintf(schema, "%s%d%c%s", "L3:", resource_id, '=', schemata);
 	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, MBA_STR, sizeof(MBA_STR)))
 		sprintf(schema, "%s%d%c%s", "MB:", resource_id, '=', schemata);
