for _, b := range data {
		if len(b) == 0 {
			isZero++
			break
		}
	}
	if isZero == 0 || isZero == len(data) {
		// If all are zero, payload is 0 bytes.
		return nil
	}
	return e.encoder().ReconstructData(data)
}

// DecodeDataAndParityBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data and verifies it.
// It returns an error if the decoding failed.