metadataArray := make([]*xlMetaV2, len(rawFileInfos))
	metaFileInfos := make([]FileInfo, len(rawFileInfos))
	metadataShallowVersions := make([][]xlMetaV2ShallowVersion, len(rawFileInfos))
	var v2bufs [][]byte
	if !readData {
		v2bufs = make([][]byte, len(rawFileInfos))
	}

	// Read `xl.meta` in parallel across disks.