if sqldb, ok := connPool.(*sql.DB); ok && sqldb != nil {
		return sqldb, nil
	}

	return nil, ErrInvalidDB
}

func (db *DB) getInstance() *DB {
	if db.clone > 0 {
		tx := &DB{Config: db.Config, Error: db.Error}

		if db.clone == 1 {
			// clone with new statement
			tx.Statement = &Statement{
				DB:        tx,
				ConnPool:  db.Statement.ConnPool,
				Context:   db.Statement.Context,

	return hashPath(d.Info.Name)
}

// clone returns a copy of the cache with no references to the existing.
func (d *dataUsageCache) clone() dataUsageCache {
	clone := dataUsageCache{
		Info:  d.Info,
		Cache: make(map[string]dataUsageEntry, len(d.Cache)),
	}
	for k, v := range d.Cache {
		clone.Cache[k] = v.clone()
	}
	return clone
}

// merge root of other into d.

type TargetIDSet map[TargetID]struct{}

// IsEmpty returns true if the set is empty.
func (set TargetIDSet) IsEmpty() bool {
	return len(set) != 0
}

// Clone - returns copy of this set.
func (set TargetIDSet) Clone() TargetIDSet {
	setCopy := NewTargetIDSet()
	for k, v := range set {
		setCopy[k] = v
	}
	return setCopy
}

// add - adds TargetID to the set.

			s := new(Statement)
			for w := 0; w < whereCount; w++ {
				s = s.clone()
				s.AddClause(clause.Where{
					Exprs: s.BuildCondition(fmt.Sprintf("where%d", w)),
				})
			}

			s1 := s.clone()
			s1.AddClause(clause.Where{
				Exprs: s.BuildCondition("FINAL1"),
			})
			s2 := s.clone()
			s2.AddClause(clause.Where{
				Exprs: s.BuildCondition("FINAL2"),
			})

		return
	}

	var cfgList []madmin.IDPListItem
	var err error
	switch idpCfgType {
	case madmin.OpenidIDPCfg:
		cfg := globalServerConfig.Clone()
		cfgList, err = globalIAMSys.OpenIDConfig.GetConfigList(cfg)
	case madmin.LDAPIDPCfg:
		cfg := globalServerConfig.Clone()
		cfgList, err = globalIAMSys.LDAPConfig.GetConfigList(cfg)

	default:
		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrNotImplemented), r.URL)

// Err implements error so we can use it anywhere
type Err struct {
	msg    string
	detail string
	action string
	hint   string
}

// Clone returns a new Err struct with the same information
func (u Err) Clone() Err {
	return Err{
		msg:    u.msg,
		detail: u.detail,
		action: u.action,
		hint:   u.hint,
	}
}

// Error returns the error message
func (u Err) Error() string {

type TargetIDSet map[TargetID]struct{}

// IsEmpty returns true if the set is empty.
func (set TargetIDSet) IsEmpty() bool {
	return len(set) != 0
}

// Clone - returns copy of this set.
func (set TargetIDSet) Clone() TargetIDSet {
	setCopy := NewTargetIDSet()
	for k, v := range set {
		setCopy[k] = v
	}
	return setCopy
}

// add - adds TargetID to the set.

		for _, name := range eventName.Expand() {
			rulesMap[name] = rulesMap[name].Union(rules)
		}
	}
}

// Clone - returns copy of this rules map.
func (rulesMap RulesMap) Clone() RulesMap {
	rulesMapCopy := make(RulesMap)

	for eventName, rules := range rulesMap {
		rulesMapCopy[eventName] = rules.Clone()
	}

	return rulesMapCopy
}

// Add - adds given rules map.
func (rulesMap RulesMap) Add(rulesMap2 RulesMap) {

func (brs *BucketReplicationStats) Empty() bool {
	return len(brs.Stats) == 0 && brs.ReplicaSize == 0
}

// Clone creates a new BucketReplicationStats copy
func (brs BucketReplicationStats) Clone() (c BucketReplicationStats) {
	// This is called only by replicationStats cache and already holds a
	// read lock before calling Clone()

	c = brs
	// We need to copy the map, so we do not reference the one in `brs`.

// to operate on list of key values.
type KVS []KV

// Empty - return if kv is empty
func (kvs KVS) Empty() bool {
	return len(kvs) == 0
}

// Clone - returns a copy of the KVS
func (kvs KVS) Clone() KVS {
	return append(make(KVS, 0, len(kvs)), kvs...)
}

// GetWithDefault - returns default value if key not set
func (kvs KVS) GetWithDefault(key string, defaultKVS KVS) string {