(*CompCert imports*)
(* A minimal preservation property we sometimes require.*)
Definition mem_forward (m1 m2:mem) :=
(forall b, Mem.valid_block m1 b ->
Mem.valid_block m2 b /\
forall ofs p, Mem.perm m2 b ofs Max p -> Mem.perm m1 b ofs Max p).
Definition val_inject_opt (j: meminj) (v1 v2: option val) :=
match v1, v2 with Some v1', Some v2' => val_inject j v1' v2'
| None, None => True
| _, _ => False
end.

Lemma getN_range: forall n ofs M bytes1 v bytes2,
Mem.getN n ofs M = bytes1 ++ v::bytes2 ->
(length bytes1 < n)%nat.