diff --git a/src/target/test/selftest.cfg b/src/target/test/selftest.cfg
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+
+add_help_text selftest "run selftest using working ram <tmpfile> <address> <size>"
+
+proc selftest {tmpfile address size} {
+
+   for {set i 0} {$i < $size } {set i [expr $i+4]} {
+       mww [expr $address+$i] $i
+   }
+
+   for {set i 0} {$i < 10 } {set i [expr $i+1]} {
+    puts "Test iteration $i"
+    dump_image $tmpfile $address $size
+	verify_image $tmpfile $address bin
+	load_image $tmpfile $address bin
+   }
+
+}
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