diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark.go b/benchmark/benchmark.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func init() {
+}
+
+func main() {
+	setid := flag.Bool("setid", false, "Set the git user name and email to benchmark")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	log.Printf("Starting benchmarking...")
+
+	if *setid {
+		setId()
+	}
+	head := getHeadHash()
+	log.Printf("HEAD at %s", head)
+
+	err := os.MkdirAll("results", 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error creating results directory with %v", err)
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now().Format(time.DateOnly)
+	resultFile := path.Join(".", "results", head+"_"+now+".txt")
+	log.Printf("Writing results to %s", resultFile)
+	outFile, err := os.Create(resultFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error creating result file %s with %v", resultFile, err)
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "test", "-bench", ".", "./pdu")
+	cmd.Dir = "../"
+	cmd.Stdout = outFile
+
+	log.Printf("Running benchmark...")
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	
+	log.Printf("Done; Checking out benchmark branch")
+	checkoutBenchmark()
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	log.Printf("Adding benchmark results")
+	addResults()
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	log.Printf("Committing benchmark results")
+	commitBenchmark()
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	log.Printf("Pushing benchmark results")
+	pushBenchmark()
+	log.Printf("Done")
+}
+
+func getHeadHash() string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	cmd.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not get HEAD with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
+}
+
+func checkoutBenchmark() {
+	gitCheckout := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "benchmark")
+	gitCheckout.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := gitCheckout.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not checkout benchmark branch with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+}
+
+func setId() {
+	gitConfig := exec.Command("git", "config", "user.name", "benchmark")
+	gitConfig.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := gitConfig.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not set user name with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	gitConfig = exec.Command("git", "config", "user.email", "benchmark@smpptester")
+	gitConfig.Dir = "../"
+	out, err = gitConfig.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not set user email with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+}
+
+func addResults() {
+	gitAdd := exec.Command("git", "add", "benchmark/results")
+	gitAdd.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := gitAdd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not add results with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+}
+
+func commitBenchmark() {
+	gitCommit := exec.Command("git", "commit", "-am", "Benchmark results")
+	gitCommit.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := gitCommit.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not commit benchmark results with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+}
+
+func pushBenchmark() {
+	gitPush := exec.Command("git", "push", "origin", "benchmark")
+	gitPush.Dir = "../"
+	out, err := gitPush.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not push benchmark results with code %v and error %v", err, string(out))
+	}
+}