// Offset and out size cannot be negative.
	if offset < 0 || length < 0 {
		return 0, errUnexpected
	}

	// Do we have enough blocks?
	if len(enBlocks) < dataBlocks {
		return 0, reedsolomon.ErrTooFewShards
	}

	// Do we have enough data?
	if int64(getDataBlockLen(enBlocks, dataBlocks)) < length {
		return 0, reedsolomon.ErrShortData
	}

	// Counter to decrement total left to write.