diff --git a/src/tests/emalloc_test.c b/src/tests/emalloc_test.c
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+#include <vsprintf.h>
+#include <gpxe/uaccess.h>
+#include <gpxe/emalloc.h>
+#include <gpxe/memmap.h>
+
+void emalloc_test ( void ) {
+	struct memory_map memmap;
+	userptr_t bob;
+	userptr_t fred;
+
+	printf ( "Before allocation:\n" );
+	get_memmap ( &memmap );
+
+	bob = emalloc ( 1234 );
+	bob = erealloc ( bob, 12345 );
+	fred = emalloc ( 999 );
+
+	printf ( "After allocation:\n" );
+	get_memmap ( &memmap );
+
+	efree ( bob );
+	efree ( fred );
+
+	printf ( "After freeing:\n" );
+	get_memmap ( &memmap );
+}