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+theory Word_Lsb_Msb
+  imports "HOL-Library.Word"          
+begin
+
+class word = ring_bit_operations +
+  fixes word_length :: \<open>'a itself \<Rightarrow> nat\<close>
+  assumes word_length_positive [simp]: \<open>0 < word_length TYPE('a)\<close>
+    and possible_bit_msb [simp]: \<open>possible_bit TYPE('a) (word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0)\<close>
+    and not_possible_bit_length [simp]: \<open>\<not> possible_bit TYPE('a) (word_length TYPE('a))\<close>
+begin
+
+lemma word_length_not_0 [simp]:
+  \<open>word_length TYPE('a) \<noteq> 0\<close>
+  using word_length_positive
+  by simp 
+
+end
+
+instantiation word :: (len) word
+begin
+
+definition word_length_word :: \<open>'a word itself \<Rightarrow> nat\<close>
+  where [simp, code_unfold]: \<open>word_length_word _ = LENGTH('a)\<close>
+
+instance
+  by standard simp_all
+
+end
+
+context word
+begin
+
+context
+  includes bit_operations_syntax
+begin
+
+abbreviation lsb :: \<open>'a \<Rightarrow> bool\<close>
+  where \<open>lsb \<equiv> odd\<close>
+
+definition msb :: \<open>'a \<Rightarrow> bool\<close>
+  where \<open>msb w = bit w (word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0)\<close>
+
+lemma not_msb_0 [simp]:
+  \<open>\<not> msb 0\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def)
+
+lemma msb_minus_1 [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (- 1)\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def)
+
+lemma msb_1_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb 1 \<longleftrightarrow> word_length TYPE('a) = 1\<close>
+  by (auto simp add: msb_def bit_simps le_less)
+
+lemma msb_minus_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (- w) \<longleftrightarrow> \<not> msb (w - 1)\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_not_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (NOT w) \<longleftrightarrow> \<not> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_and_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (v AND w) \<longleftrightarrow> msb v \<and> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_or_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (v OR w) \<longleftrightarrow> msb v \<or> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_xor_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (v XOR w) \<longleftrightarrow> \<not> (msb v \<longleftrightarrow> msb w)\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_exp_iff [simp]:                                             
+  \<open>msb (2 ^ n) \<longleftrightarrow> n = word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+
+lemma msb_mask_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (mask n) \<longleftrightarrow> word_length TYPE('a) \<le> n\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps less_diff_conv2 Suc_le_eq less_Suc_eq_le)
+
+lemma msb_set_bit_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (set_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> n = word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0 \<or> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: set_bit_eq_or ac_simps)
+
+lemma msb_unset_bit_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (unset_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> n \<noteq> word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0 \<and> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: unset_bit_eq_and_not ac_simps)
+
+lemma msb_flip_bit_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (flip_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> (n \<noteq> word_length TYPE('a) - Suc 0 \<longleftrightarrow> msb w)\<close>
+  by (auto simp add: flip_bit_eq_xor)
+
+lemma msb_push_bit_iff:
+  \<open>msb (push_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> n < word_length TYPE('a) \<and> bit w (word_length TYPE('a) - Suc n)\<close>
+  by (simp add: msb_def bit_simps le_diff_conv2 Suc_le_eq)
+
+(*lemma msb_drop_bit_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (drop_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> n = 0 \<and> msb w\<close>
+  apply (cases n)
+  apply simp_all
+  apply (auto simp add: msb_def bit_simps)
+  oops*)
+
+lemma msb_take_bit_iff [simp]:
+  \<open>msb (take_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> word_length TYPE('a) \<le> n \<and> msb w\<close>
+  by (simp add: take_bit_eq_mask ac_simps)
+
+(*lemma msb_signed_take_bit_iff:
+  \<open>msb (signed_take_bit n w) \<longleftrightarrow> P w n\<close>
+  unfolding signed_take_bit_def
+  apply (simp add: signed_take_bit_def not_le)
+  apply auto
+  oops*)
+
+end
+
+end
+
+end