shuffledPartsMetadata = make([]FileInfo, len(disks))
	distribution := fi.Erasure.Distribution

	var inconsistent int
	for i, meta := range metaArr {
		if disks[i] == nil {
			// Assuming offline drives as inconsistent,
			// to be safe and fallback to original
			// distribution order.
			inconsistent++
			continue
		}
		if !meta.IsValid() {
			inconsistent++
			continue
		}