Inductive SubMaskSpec (p q : positive) : mask -> Prop :=
| SubIsNul : p = q -> SubMaskSpec p q IsNul
| SubIsPos : forall r, q + r = p -> SubMaskSpec p q (IsPos r)
| SubIsNeg : forall r, p + r = q -> SubMaskSpec p q IsNeg.

Lemma sub_mask_neg_iff p q : sub_mask p q = IsNeg <-> exists r, p + r = q.