diff --git a/rust/ares_pma/c-src/compile-demo.sh b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/compile-demo.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/compile-demo.sh
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+# gcc -DDEBUG -gdwarf-4 -O0 -g3 ./lib/checksum.c btest.c
+
+# unoptimized
+# gcc -DDEBUG -O0 -g3 ./lib/checksum.c read-demo.c -o read-demo
+# gcc -DDEBUG -O0 -g3 ./lib/checksum.c write-demo.c -o write-demo
+
+# optimized
+gcc -O3 ./lib/checksum.c read-demo.c -o read-demo
+gcc -O3 ./lib/checksum.c write-demo.c -o write-demo
diff --git a/rust/ares_pma/c-src/read-demo.c b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/read-demo.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/read-demo.c
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+#include "btree.h"
+#include "btree.c"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+
+static inline size_t
+_B2PAGES(size_t x)
+/* return number of pages required to store x bytes */
+{
+  x += BT_PAGESIZE - 1;
+  x &= ~(BT_PAGESIZE - 1);
+  return x >> BT_PAGEBITS;
+}
+/* the opposite of b2pages */
+#define _P2BYTES(x) ((size_t)(x) << BT_PAGEBITS)
+
+#define DEMO_PRINTF(fmt, ...)                                              \
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d " fmt "\n", __func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define DEMO_PUTS(arg)	DEMO_PRINTF("%s", arg)
+
+static_assert(sizeof(unsigned long long) <= sizeof(uintptr_t));
+static_assert(sizeof(unsigned long long) <= sizeof(size_t));
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#define DEMO_PATH "./pma"
+
+  BT_state      *state;
+  char          *addr_s, *size_s;
+  uintptr_t      addr;
+  size_t         size_b;
+  
+
+  DEMO_PUTS("== PMA READ Demo");
+
+  /* create pma directory */
+  if (mkdir(DEMO_PATH, 0774) == -1
+      && errno != EEXIST) {
+    DEMO_PRINTF("== failed to create PMA directory: %s", strerror(errno));
+  }
+
+  /* argparsing
+   ./read ADDR SIZE
+  */
+  assert(argc == 3);
+  addr_s = argv[1];
+  size_s = argv[2];
+  
+  addr = strtoull(addr_s, NULL, 16);
+  size_b = strtoull(size_s, NULL, 16);
+
+  /* initialize state and open PMA */
+  bt_state_new(&state);
+  assert(SUCC(bt_state_open(state, DEMO_PATH, 0, 0644)));
+  DEMO_PUTS("== PMA opened at " DEMO_PATH);
+  
+  /* the pma has restored the memory map of the process. just write to stdout
+     what's present at addr */
+  DEMO_PRINTF("== printing data at %p to stdout...", (void *)addr);
+  fwrite((void *)addr, sizeof(char), size_b, stdout);
+
+  /* shutdown the pma */
+  DEMO_PUTS("== closing PMA");
+  assert(SUCC(bt_state_close(state)));
+}
diff --git a/rust/ares_pma/c-src/write-demo.c b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/write-demo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3940474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ares_pma/c-src/write-demo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "btree.h"
+#include "btree.c"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+
+static inline size_t
+_B2PAGES(size_t x)
+/* return number of pages required to store x bytes */
+{
+  x += BT_PAGESIZE - 1;
+  x &= ~(BT_PAGESIZE - 1);
+  return x >> BT_PAGEBITS;
+}
+/* the opposite of b2pages */
+#define _P2BYTES(x) ((size_t)(x) << BT_PAGEBITS)
+
+#define DEMO_PRINTF(fmt, ...)                                              \
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d " fmt "\n", __func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define DEMO_PUTS(arg)	DEMO_PRINTF("%s", arg)
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#define DEMO_PATH "./pma"
+
+  BT_state      *state;
+  struct stat    sb;
+  char          *in_path;
+  int            fd;
+  size_t         size_b, size_p;
+  unsigned char *in_dat;
+  unsigned char *ret;
+
+  DEMO_PUTS("== PMA WRITE Demo");
+
+  /* create pma directory */
+  if (mkdir(DEMO_PATH, 0774) == -1
+      && errno != EEXIST) {
+    DEMO_PRINTF("== failed to create PMA directory: %s", strerror(errno));
+  }
+
+  /* argparsing
+   ./write FILEPATH
+  */
+  assert(argc == 2);
+  in_path = argv[1];
+  fd = open(in_path, O_RDONLY);
+
+  /* fstat the input file */
+  if (fstat(fd, &sb) == -1) {
+    DEMO_PRINTF("== fstat of input file failed with: %s", strerror(errno));
+    close(fd);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  size_b = sb.st_size;
+  size_p = _B2PAGES(size_b);
+
+  /* mmap the input file so that it may be copied into the PMA */
+  in_dat = mmap(NULL, size_b, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+  if (in_dat == MAP_FAILED) {
+    DEMO_PRINTF("== mmap of input file failed with: %s", strerror(errno));
+    close(fd);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  /* initialize state and open PMA */
+  bt_state_new(&state);
+  assert(SUCC(bt_state_open(state, DEMO_PATH, 0, 0644)));
+  DEMO_PUTS("== PMA opened at " DEMO_PATH);
+
+  /* malloc sufficient space to store shrek2 */
+  ret = bt_malloc(state, size_p);
+
+  /* memcpy the input file data into the pma alloced space */
+  DEMO_PRINTF("== copying input file %s into PMA...", in_path);
+  memcpy(ret, in_dat, size_b);
+  DEMO_PRINTF("== done. address: %p size (bytes): 0x%zX", ret, size_b);
+
+  /* shutdown the pma */
+  DEMO_PUTS("== closing PMA");
+  assert(SUCC(bt_state_close(state)));
+
+  munmap(in_dat, size_b);
+  return 0;
+}