}
	if err = e.encoder().Encode(encoded); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return encoded, nil
}

// DecodeDataBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data.
// It only decodes the data blocks but does not verify them.
// It returns an error if the decoding failed.
func (e *Erasure) DecodeDataBlocks(data [][]byte) error {
	isZero := 0
	for _, b := range data {
		if len(b) == 0 {
			isZero++
			break
		}
	}

			encoded[j] = nil
		}

		if test.reconstructParity {
			err = erasure.DecodeDataAndParityBlocks(t.Context(), encoded)
		} else {
			err = erasure.DecodeDataBlocks(encoded)
		}

		if err == nil && test.shouldFail {
			t.Errorf("Test %d: test should fail but it passed", i)
		}
		if err != nil && !test.shouldFail {