// Skip transitioned objects for now. TBD
				if version.IsRemote() {
					stopFn(version.Size, errors.New("ILM Tiered version will be skipped for now"))
					continue
				}

				// Apply lifecycle rules on the objects that are expired.
				if filterLifecycle(bucket, version.Name, version) {
					expired++
					stopFn(version.Size, errors.New("ILM expired object/version will be skipped"))
					continue
				}

	}

	const padding = 3 // Extra padding for ' ', '=', and '\n'
	size := len(k) + len(v) + padding
	size += len(strconv.Itoa(size))
	record := strconv.Itoa(size) + " " + k + "=" + v + "\n"

	// Final adjustment if adding size field increased the record size.
	if len(record) != size {
		size = len(record)
		record = strconv.Itoa(size) + " " + k + "=" + v + "\n"
	}
	return record, nil
}

	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:
		buffer = globalBytePoolCap.Load().Get()
		defer globalBytePoolCap.Load().Put(buffer)
	case size < fi.Erasure.BlockSize: