}
	if p.shardSize == 0 {
		return newBuf, nil
	}

	readTriggerCh := make(chan bool, len(p.readers))
	defer xioutil.SafeClose(readTriggerCh) // close the channel upon return

	for i := 0; i < p.dataBlocks; i++ {
		// Setup read triggers for p.dataBlocks number of reads so that it reads in parallel.
		readTriggerCh <- true
	}

	disksNotFound := int32(0)