}

	// Fetch buffer for I/O, returns from the pool if not allocates a new one and returns.
	var buffer []byte
	switch size := data.Size(); {
	case size == 0:
		buffer = make([]byte, 1) // Allocate at least a byte to reach EOF
	case size >= fi.Erasure.BlockSize || size == -1:
		if int64(globalBytePoolCap.Load().Width()) < fi.Erasure.BlockSize {
			buffer = make([]byte, fi.Erasure.BlockSize, 2*fi.Erasure.BlockSize)
		} else {

	for i := range onlineMeta {
		// verify metadata is valid, it has similar erasure info
		// as well as common modtime, if modtime is not possible
		// verify if it has common "etag" at least.
		if onlineMeta[i].IsValid() && onlineMeta[i].Erasure.Equal(fi.Erasure) {
			ok := onlineMeta[i].ModTime.Equal(modTime)
			if modTime.IsZero() || modTime.Equal(timeSentinel) {