diff --git a/scripts/memory.sh b/scripts/memory.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Measure memory usage of a minimal client using a small configuration
+# Currently hardwired to the ccm-psk configuration, may be expanded later
+
+set -eu
+
+CONFIG_H='include/polarssl/config.h'
+CLIENT='mini_client'
+
+if [ -r $CONFIG_H ]; then :; else
+    echo "$CONFIG_H not found" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CONFIG_BAK=${CONFIG_H}.bak
+cp $CONFIG_H $CONFIG_BAK
+
+cp configs/config-ccm-psk-tls1_2.h $CONFIG_H
+
+printf "Executable size... "
+
+make clean
+CFLAGS=-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables make OFLAGS=-Os lib >/dev/null 2>&1
+cd programs
+CFLAGS=-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables make OFLAGS=-Os ssl/$CLIENT >/dev/null
+strip ssl/$CLIENT
+stat -c'%s' ssl/$CLIENT
+cd ..
+
+printf "Peak ram usage... "
+
+make clean
+CFLAGS=-g3 make OFLAGS=-Os lib >/dev/null 2>&1
+cd programs
+CFLAGS=-g3 make OFLAGS=-Os ssl/$CLIENT ssl/ssl_server2 >/dev/null
+cd ..
+
+rm -f massif.out.*
+
+programs/ssl/ssl_server2 psk=000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F >/dev/null &
+SRV_PID=$!
+sleep 1;
+
+if valgrind --tool=massif --stacks=yes programs/ssl/$CLIENT > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    FAILED=0
+else
+    echo "client failed" >&2
+    FAILED=1
+fi
+
+kill $SRV_PID
+wait $SRV_PID
+
+scripts/massif_max.pl massif.out.*
+
+rm -f massif.out.*
+mv $CONFIG_BAK $CONFIG_H
+
+exit $FAILED