diff --git a/src/bsp/lk/scripts/do-qemuarm b/src/bsp/lk/scripts/do-qemuarm
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+++ b/src/bsp/lk/scripts/do-qemuarm
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function HELP {
+    echo "help:"
+    echo "-b a virtio block device"
+    echo "-c cmpctmalloc instead of dlmalloc"
+    echo "-M miniheap instead of dlmalloc"
+    echo "-n a virtio network device"
+    echo "-t a virtio tap network device"
+    echo "-d a virtio display"
+    echo "-6 64bit arm"
+    echo "-m <memory in MB>"
+    echo "-h for help"
+    echo "all arguments after -- are passed to qemu directly"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+DO_NET=0
+DO_NET_TAP=0
+DO_BLOCK=0
+DO_64BIT=0
+DO_DISPLAY=0
+DO_CMPCTMALLOC=0
+DO_MINIHEAP=0
+MEMSIZE=512
+SUDO=""
+
+while getopts bdhm:cMnt6 FLAG; do
+    case $FLAG in
+        b) DO_BLOCK=1;;
+        c) DO_CMPCTMALLOC=1;;
+        d) DO_DISPLAY=1;;
+        M) DO_MINIHEAP=1;;
+        n) DO_NET=1;;
+        t) DO_NET_TAP=1;;
+        6) DO_64BIT=1;;
+        m) MEMSIZE=$OPTARG;;
+        h) HELP;;
+        \?)
+            echo unrecognized option
+            HELP
+    esac
+done
+
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if [ $DO_64BIT == 1 ]; then
+    QEMU="qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt -cpu cortex-a53"
+    PROJECT="qemu-virt-a53-test"
+else
+    QEMU="qemu-system-arm -machine virt -cpu cortex-a15"
+    PROJECT="qemu-virt-a15-test"
+fi
+
+ARGS=" -m $MEMSIZE -kernel build-${PROJECT}/lk.elf"
+BLOCK_ARGS=" -drive if=none,file=blk.bin,id=blk,format=raw -device virtio-blk-device,drive=blk"
+NET_ARGS=" -netdev user,id=vmnic,hostname=qemu -device virtio-net-device,netdev=vmnic"
+NET_TAP_ARGS=" -netdev tap,id=vmnic -device virtio-net-device,netdev=vmnic"
+NO_DISPLAY_ARGS=" -nographic"
+DISPLAY_ARGS=" -device virtio-gpu-device -serial stdio"
+
+echo DO_BLOCK = $DO_BLOCK
+echo DO_NET = $DO_NET
+
+if [ $DO_BLOCK == 1 ]; then
+    ARGS+=$BLOCK_ARGS
+fi
+if [ $DO_NET == 1 ]; then
+    ARGS+=$NET_ARGS
+fi
+if [ $DO_NET_TAP == 1 ]; then
+    ARGS+=$NET_TAP_ARGS
+    SUDO="sudo "
+fi
+if [ $DO_DISPLAY == 1 ]; then
+    ARGS+=$DISPLAY_ARGS
+else
+    ARGS+=$NO_DISPLAY_ARGS
+fi
+
+MAKE_VARS=""
+
+if [ $DO_CMPCTMALLOC == 1 ]; then
+	MAKE_VARS=LK_HEAP_IMPLEMENTATION=cmpctmalloc
+elif [ $DO_MINIHEAP == 1 ]; then
+	MAKE_VARS=LK_HEAP_IMPLEMENTATION=miniheap
+fi
+
+make $MAKE_VARS $PROJECT -j4 &&
+echo $SUDO $QEMU $ARGS $@ &&
+$SUDO $QEMU $ARGS $@