dataBlocks := len(partsMetaData) - parityBlocks

	writeQuorum := dataBlocks
	if dataBlocks == parityBlocks {
		writeQuorum++
	}

	// Since all the valid erasure code meta updated at the same time are equivalent, pass dataBlocks
	// from latestFileInfo to get the quorum
	return dataBlocks, writeQuorum, nil
}

const (
	tierFVID     = "tier-free-versionID"
	tierFVMarker = "tier-free-marker"