int newCount = count;
      E newFirst = entry.getNext();
      for (E e = first; e != entry; e = e.getNext()) {
        E next = copyEntry(e, newFirst);
        if (next != null) {
          newFirst = next;
        } else {
          newCount--;
        }
      }
      this.count = newCount;
      return newFirst;
    }

// sortsBefore can be used as a tiebreaker for stable sorting/selecting.
// Returns false on ties.
func (x xlMetaV2VersionHeader) sortsBefore(o xlMetaV2VersionHeader) bool {
	if x == o {
		return false
	}
	// Prefer newest modtime.
	if x.ModTime != o.ModTime {
		return x.ModTime > o.ModTime
	}

	// The following doesn't make too much sense, but we want sort to be consistent nonetheless.
	// Prefer lower types

	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate private key: %w", err)
	}

	notBefore := time.Now()
	notAfter := notBefore.Add(validFor)

	serialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128)
	serialNumber, err := crand.Int(crand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate serial number: %w", err)
	}

	template := x509.Certificate{