}
	dataDrives := len(storageDisks) - parityDrives

	// we now know the number of blocks this object needs for data and parity.
	// writeQuorum is dataBlocks + 1
	writeQuorum := dataDrives
	if dataDrives == parityDrives {
		writeQuorum++
	}

	// Validate input data size and it can never be less than zero.
	if data.Size() < -1 {
		bugLogIf(ctx, errInvalidArgument, logger.ErrorKind)

	}

	dataBlocks := len(partsMetaData) - parityBlocks

	writeQuorum := dataBlocks
	if dataBlocks == parityBlocks {
		writeQuorum++
	}

	// Since all the valid erasure code meta updated at the same time are equivalent, pass dataBlocks
	// from latestFileInfo to get the quorum
	return dataBlocks, writeQuorum, nil
}

const (
	tierFVID     = "tier-free-versionID"