Translating Separation Logic into Dynamic Frames Using Fine-Grained Region Logic

Several techniques have been proposed for specification and verification of frame conditions, making it difficult for specification language designers to know which to pick. Ideally there would be a single mechanism that could be used to express specifications written in all techniques. In this paper we provide a single mechanism that can be used to write specifications in the style of both separation logic and dynamic frames. This mechanism shows common characters between the two methodologies.

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