onlineDisks, metaArr = shuffleDisksAndPartsMetadataByIndex(onlineDisks, metaArr, fi)

	// For negative length read everything.
	if length < 0 {
		length = fi.Size - startOffset
	}

	// Reply back invalid range if the input offset and length fall out of range.
	if startOffset > fi.Size || startOffset+length > fi.Size {
		return InvalidRange{startOffset, length, fi.Size}
	}

	// Get start part index and offset.