Section ALLOC.
Variable m1: mem.
Variables lo hi: Z.
Variable m2: mem.
Variable b: block.
Hypothesis ALLOC: alloc m1 lo hi = (m2, b).
Local Hint Resolve valid_block_alloc fresh_block_alloc valid_new_block: mem.
Local Hint Resolve perm_alloc_1 perm_alloc_2 perm_alloc_3 perm_alloc_4: mem.
Local Hint Resolve valid_access_alloc_other valid_access_alloc_same: mem.
End ALLOC.
Local Hint Resolve valid_block_alloc fresh_block_alloc valid_new_block: mem.
Local Hint Resolve valid_access_alloc_other valid_access_alloc_same: mem.
(** ** Properties related to [free]. *)

Theorem valid_block_free_2:
forall b, valid_block m2 b -> valid_block m1 b.