nsMutex := nsLockMap{
		isDistErasure: isDistErasure,
	}
	if isDistErasure {
		return &nsMutex
	}
	nsMutex.lockMap = make(map[string]*nsLock)
	return &nsMutex
}

// nsLock - provides primitives for locking critical namespace regions.
type nsLock struct {
	ref int32
	*lsync.LRWMutex
}

// nsLockMap - namespace lock map, provides primitives to Lock,
// Unlock, RLock and RUnlock.
type nsLockMap struct {