numHealers = numCores / 4
	} else {
		numHealers = info.NRRequests / 4
	}
	if numHealers < 4 {
		numHealers = 4
	}
	// allow overriding this value as well..
	if v := globalHealConfig.GetWorkers(); v > 0 {
		numHealers = uint64(v)
	}

	healingLogEvent(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Healing drive '%s' - use %d parallel workers.", tracker.disk.String(), numHealers))

	jt, _ := workers.New(int(numHealers))