)

// Valid - tells us if the format is sane by validating
// format version and erasure coding information.
func (m *xlMetaV1Object) valid() bool {
	return isXLMetaFormatValid(m.Version, m.Format) &&
		isXLMetaErasureInfoValid(m.Erasure.DataBlocks, m.Erasure.ParityBlocks)
}

// Verifies if the backend format metadata is sane by validating
// the version string and format style.
func isXLMetaFormatValid(version, format string) bool {