diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index be0026e..1e2f9b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 mbed TLS ChangeLog (Sorted per branch, date)
 
+= mbed TLS x.x.x branch released xxxx-xx-xx
+
+Bugfix
+   * Change the shebang line in Perl scripts to look up perl in the PATH.
+     Contributed by fbrosson in #1533.
+   * Fix a memory leak in mbedtls_x509_csr_parse(), found by catenacyber,
+     Philippe Antoine.
+   * Clarify documentation for mbedtls_ssl_write() to include 0 as a valid
+     return value. Found by @davidwu2000. #839
+
 = mbed TLS 2.7.4 branch released 2018-06-18
 
 Bugfix
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 42e0dcb..3937d02 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -2504,17 +2504,19 @@
  *                 or MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE or MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ,
  *                 or another negative error code.
  *
- * \note           If this function returns something other than a positive
- *                 value or MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ/WRITE, the ssl context
- *                 becomes unusable, and you should either free it or call
- *                 \c mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() on it before re-using it for
- *                 a new connection; the current connection must be closed.
+ * \note           If this function returns something other than 0, a positive
+ *                 value or MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ/WRITE, you must stop
+ *                 using the SSL context for reading or writing, and either
+ *                 free it or call \c mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() on it before
+ *                 re-using it for a new connection; the current connection
+ *                 must be closed.
  *
  * \note           When this function returns MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE/READ,
  *                 it must be called later with the *same* arguments,
- *                 until it returns a positive value. When the function returns
- *                 MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE there may be some partial
- *                 data in the output buffer, however this is not yet sent.
+ *                 until it returns a value greater that or equal to 0. When
+ *                 the function returns MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE there may be
+ *                 some partial data in the output buffer, however this is not
+ *                 yet sent.
  *
  * \note           If the requested length is greater than the maximum
  *                 fragment length (either the built-in limit or the one set
@@ -2523,6 +2525,9 @@
  *                 - with DTLS, MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA is returned.
  *                 \c mbedtls_ssl_get_max_frag_len() may be used to query the
  *                 active maximum fragment length.
+ *
+ * \note           Attempting to write 0 bytes will result in an empty TLS
+ *                 application record being sent.
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_write( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len );
 
diff --git a/library/cmac.c b/library/cmac.c
index a4a2106..9a73faa 100644
--- a/library/cmac.c
+++ b/library/cmac.c
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@
         mbedtls_cipher_free( &ctx );
     }
 
+    ret = 0;
     goto exit;
 
 cleanup:
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@
         if( verbose != 0 )
             mbedtls_printf( "passed\n" );
     }
+    ret = 0;
 
 exit:
     return( ret );
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 6d7ad33..153d745 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -7137,8 +7137,16 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Send application data to be encrypted by the SSL layer,
- * taking care of max fragment length and buffer size
+ * Send application data to be encrypted by the SSL layer, taking care of max
+ * fragment length and buffer size.
+ *
+ * According to RFC 5246 Section 6.2.1:
+ *
+ *      Zero-length fragments of Application data MAY be sent as they are
+ *      potentially useful as a traffic analysis countermeasure.
+ *
+ * Therefore, it is possible that the input message length is 0 and the
+ * corresponding return code is 0 on success.
  */
 static int ssl_write_real( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                            const unsigned char *buf, size_t len )
@@ -7166,6 +7174,12 @@
 
     if( ssl->out_left != 0 )
     {
+        /*
+         * The user has previously tried to send the data and
+         * MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE or the message was only partially
+         * written. In this case, we expect the high-level write function
+         * (e.g. mbedtls_ssl_write()) to be called with the same parameters
+         */
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_flush_output( ssl ) ) != 0 )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET( 1, "mbedtls_ssl_flush_output", ret );
@@ -7174,6 +7188,11 @@
     }
     else
     {
+        /*
+         * The user is trying to send a message the first time, so we need to
+         * copy the data into the internal buffers and setup the data structure
+         * to keep track of partial writes
+         */
         ssl->out_msglen  = len;
         ssl->out_msgtype = MBEDTLS_SSL_MSG_APPLICATION_DATA;
         memcpy( ssl->out_msg, buf, len );
diff --git a/library/x509_csr.c b/library/x509_csr.c
index 26a06db..779098d 100644
--- a/library/x509_csr.c
+++ b/library/x509_csr.c
@@ -278,34 +278,25 @@
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C)
-    mbedtls_pem_init( &pem );
-
     /* Avoid calling mbedtls_pem_read_buffer() on non-null-terminated string */
-    if( buf[buflen - 1] != '\0' )
-        ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT;
-    else
+    if( buf[buflen - 1] == '\0' )
+    {
+        mbedtls_pem_init( &pem );
         ret = mbedtls_pem_read_buffer( &pem,
                                "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
                                "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
                                buf, NULL, 0, &use_len );
 
-    if( ret == 0 )
-    {
-        /*
-         * Was PEM encoded, parse the result
-         */
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_der( csr, pem.buf, pem.buflen ) ) != 0 )
-            return( ret );
+        if( ret == 0 )
+            /*
+             * Was PEM encoded, parse the result
+             */
+            ret = mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_der( csr, pem.buf, pem.buflen );
 
         mbedtls_pem_free( &pem );
-        return( 0 );
+        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT )
+            return( ret );
     }
-    else if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT )
-    {
-        mbedtls_pem_free( &pem );
-        return( ret );
-    }
-    else
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C */
     return( mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_der( csr, buf, buflen ) );
 }
diff --git a/scripts/config.pl b/scripts/config.pl
index 5bf2785..468aeb9 100755
--- a/scripts/config.pl
+++ b/scripts/config.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 # This file is part of mbed TLS (https://tls.mbed.org)
 #
diff --git a/scripts/generate_errors.pl b/scripts/generate_errors.pl
index ac0fbff..4f0ad31 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_errors.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_errors.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # Generate error.c
 #
diff --git a/scripts/generate_features.pl b/scripts/generate_features.pl
index 2aa695c..1bd82ca 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_features.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_features.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 
 use strict;
diff --git a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
index e042a44..811c71f 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # Generate main file, individual apps and solution files for MS Visual Studio
 # 2010
diff --git a/scripts/massif_max.pl b/scripts/massif_max.pl
index d1ce4ca..4e3342a 100755
--- a/scripts/massif_max.pl
+++ b/scripts/massif_max.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # Parse a massif.out.xxx file and output peak total memory usage
 
diff --git a/scripts/rename.pl b/scripts/rename.pl
index c29519e..fb42809 100755
--- a/scripts/rename.pl
+++ b/scripts/rename.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 # This file is part of mbed TLS (https://tls.mbed.org)
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 4c7e906..09c8b16 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -532,6 +532,24 @@
 msg "test: compat.sh RC4, DES & NULL (full config)" # ~ 2 min
 if_build_succeeded env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -e '3DES\|DES-CBC3' -f 'NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR'
 
+msg "build: make, full config + DEPRECATED_WARNING, gcc -O" # ~ 30s
+cleanup
+cp "$CONFIG_H" "$CONFIG_BAK"
+scripts/config.pl full
+scripts/config.pl set MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING
+# Build with -O -Wextra to catch a maximum of issues.
+make CC=gcc CFLAGS='-O -Werror -Wall -Wextra' lib programs
+make CC=gcc CFLAGS='-O -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-function' tests
+
+msg "build: make, full config + DEPRECATED_REMOVED, clang -O" # ~ 30s
+# No cleanup, just tweak the configuration and rebuild
+make clean
+scripts/config.pl unset MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING
+scripts/config.pl set MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED
+# Build with -O -Wextra to catch a maximum of issues.
+make CC=clang CFLAGS='-O -Werror -Wall -Wextra' lib programs
+make CC=clang CFLAGS='-O -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-function' tests
+
 msg "test/build: curves.pl (gcc)" # ~ 4 min
 cleanup
 record_status tests/scripts/curves.pl
diff --git a/tests/scripts/check-doxy-blocks.pl b/tests/scripts/check-doxy-blocks.pl
index b0fd696..4967699 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/check-doxy-blocks.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/check-doxy-blocks.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # Detect comment blocks that are likely meant to be doxygen blocks but aren't.
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/curves.pl b/tests/scripts/curves.pl
index 0041814..ddc90c5 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/curves.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/curves.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # curves.pl
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/depends-hashes.pl b/tests/scripts/depends-hashes.pl
index 29dcfb0..f57e7ed 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/depends-hashes.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/depends-hashes.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # depends-hashes.pl
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/depends-pkalgs.pl b/tests/scripts/depends-pkalgs.pl
index 14c92b2..97a43e8 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/depends-pkalgs.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/depends-pkalgs.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # depends-pkalgs.pl
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/gen_ctr_drbg.pl b/tests/scripts/gen_ctr_drbg.pl
index ee13024..3c074be 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/gen_ctr_drbg.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/gen_ctr_drbg.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 # Based on NIST CTR_DRBG.rsp validation file
 # Only uses AES-256-CTR cases that use a Derivation function
diff --git a/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_decrypt.pl b/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_decrypt.pl
index 6decac2..03809cb 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_decrypt.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_decrypt.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 # Based on NIST gcmDecryptxxx.rsp validation files
 # Only first 3 of every set used for compile time saving
diff --git a/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_encrypt.pl b/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_encrypt.pl
index 8adbbce..29ec677 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_encrypt.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/gen_gcm_encrypt.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 # Based on NIST gcmEncryptIntIVxxx.rsp validation files
 # Only first 3 of every set used for compile time saving
diff --git a/tests/scripts/gen_pkcs1_v21_sign_verify.pl b/tests/scripts/gen_pkcs1_v21_sign_verify.pl
index 678e2f9..110cb4b 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/gen_pkcs1_v21_sign_verify.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/gen_pkcs1_v21_sign_verify.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 
 use strict;
diff --git a/tests/scripts/key-exchanges.pl b/tests/scripts/key-exchanges.pl
index d167c67..3bf7ae3 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/key-exchanges.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/key-exchanges.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # key-exchanges.pl
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/list-enum-consts.pl b/tests/scripts/list-enum-consts.pl
index 633e3fd..21c25b3 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/list-enum-consts.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/list-enum-consts.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 use warnings;
 use strict;
diff --git a/tests/scripts/recursion.pl b/tests/scripts/recursion.pl
index 3ad42b1..431e592 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/recursion.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/recursion.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # Find functions making recursive calls to themselves.
 # (Multiple recursion where a() calls b() which calls a() not covered.)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl b/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
index 7e2974b..6279358 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # run-test-suites.pl
 #
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl b/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
index 600fc75..e1d2184 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 
 # test-ref-configs.pl
 #