Ltac use_entries_match :=
    match goal with
      | [ _ : eIndex ?e1 = eIndex ?e2,
              H : context [entries_match]
                              |- _ ] =>
        first [ solve [eapply H with (e:=e2)(e':=e1); eauto; congruence] |
                solve [eapply H with (e:=e1)(e':=e2); eauto; congruence]]
    end.

Lemma handleRequestVoteReply_same_commitIndex : forall n st src t v, commitIndex (handleRequestVoteReply n st src t v) = commitIndex st.