diff --git a/lib/test_string.c b/lib/test_string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fcdb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/test_string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+static __init int memset16_selftest(void)
+{
+	unsigned i, j, k;
+	u16 v, *p;
+
+	p = kmalloc(256 * 2 * 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
+			memset(p, 0xa1, 256 * 2 * sizeof(v));
+			memset16(p + i, 0xb1b2, j);
+			for (k = 0; k < 512; k++) {
+				v = p[k];
+				if (k < i) {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1)
+						goto fail;
+				} else if (k < i + j) {
+					if (v != 0xb1b2)
+						goto fail;
+				} else {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1)
+						goto fail;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+fail:
+	kfree(p);
+	if (i < 256)
+		return (i << 24) | (j << 16) | k;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __init int memset32_selftest(void)
+{
+	unsigned i, j, k;
+	u32 v, *p;
+
+	p = kmalloc(256 * 2 * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
+			memset(p, 0xa1, 256 * 2 * sizeof(v));
+			memset32(p + i, 0xb1b2b3b4, j);
+			for (k = 0; k < 512; k++) {
+				v = p[k];
+				if (k < i) {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1a1a1)
+						goto fail;
+				} else if (k < i + j) {
+					if (v != 0xb1b2b3b4)
+						goto fail;
+				} else {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1a1a1)
+						goto fail;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+fail:
+	kfree(p);
+	if (i < 256)
+		return (i << 24) | (j << 16) | k;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __init int memset64_selftest(void)
+{
+	unsigned i, j, k;
+	u64 v, *p;
+
+	p = kmalloc(256 * 2 * 8, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
+			memset(p, 0xa1, 256 * 2 * sizeof(v));
+			memset64(p + i, 0xb1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8ULL, j);
+			for (k = 0; k < 512; k++) {
+				v = p[k];
+				if (k < i) {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1a1a1a1a1a1a1ULL)
+						goto fail;
+				} else if (k < i + j) {
+					if (v != 0xb1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8ULL)
+						goto fail;
+				} else {
+					if (v != 0xa1a1a1a1a1a1a1a1ULL)
+						goto fail;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+fail:
+	kfree(p);
+	if (i < 256)
+		return (i << 24) | (j << 16) | k;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __init int string_selftest_init(void)
+{
+	int test, subtest;
+
+	test = 1;
+	subtest = memset16_selftest();
+	if (subtest)
+		goto fail;
+
+	test = 2;
+	subtest = memset32_selftest();
+	if (subtest)
+		goto fail;
+
+	test = 3;
+	subtest = memset64_selftest();
+	if (subtest)
+		goto fail;
+
+	pr_info("String selftests succeeded\n");
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	pr_crit("String selftest failure %d.%08x\n", test, subtest);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(string_selftest_init);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");