config.RLock()
	defer config.RUnlock()
	data := make([]byte, 4, config.Msgsize()+4)

	// Initialize the header.
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[0:2], tierConfigFormat)
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[2:4], tierConfigVersion)

	// Marshal the tier config
	return config.MarshalMsg(data)
}

	if err := b.parseAllConfigs(ctx, api); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	data := make([]byte, 4, b.Msgsize()+4)

	// Initialize the header.
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[0:2], bucketMetadataFormat)
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[2:4], bucketMetadataVersion)

	// Marshal the bucket metadata
	data, err := b.MarshalMsg(data)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if r == nil {
		return nil
	}

	data := make([]byte, 4, r.Msgsize()+4)

	// Initialize the header.
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[0:2], rebalMetaFmt)
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[2:4], rebalMetaVer)

	buf, err := r.MarshalMsg(data)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return saveConfigWithOpts(ctx, store, rebalMetaName, buf, opts)
}

	// if any change is made to the data stored, bumping this
	// will allow to detect the exact version later.
	xlVersionMinor = 1
)

func init() {
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(xlVersionCurrent[0:2], xlVersionMajor)
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(xlVersionCurrent[2:4], xlVersionMinor)
}

// checkXL2V1 will check if the metadata has correct header and is a known major version.
// The remaining payload and versions are returned.

	if p.dontSave {
		return nil
	}
	data := make([]byte, 4, p.Msgsize()+4)

	// Initialize the header.
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[0:2], poolMetaFormat)
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(data[2:4], poolMetaVersion)

	buf, err := p.MarshalMsg(data)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Saves on all pools to make sure decommissioning of first pool is allowed.

	return nil
}

type writeBuf []byte

func (b *writeBuf) uint8(v uint8) {
	(*b)[0] = v
	*b = (*b)[1:]
}

func (b *writeBuf) uint16(v uint16) {
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(*b, v)
	*b = (*b)[2:]
}

func (b *writeBuf) uint32(v uint32) {
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(*b, v)
	*b = (*b)[4:]
}

func (b *writeBuf) uint64(v uint64) {
	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(*b, v)