buf, err := xattr.LGet(s.formatFile, attr)
	if err != nil {
		// We start off with '0' if we can read the attributes
		return 0
	}
	return binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(buf[:8])
}

func (s *xlStorage) getWriteAttribute() uint64 {
	attr := "user.total_writes"
	buf, err := xattr.LGet(s.formatFile, attr)
	if err != nil {
		// We start off with '0' if we can read the attributes
		return 0
	}