}

	// Encoder when needed.
	var enc reedsolomon.Encoder
	var once sync.Once
	e.encoder = func() reedsolomon.Encoder {
		once.Do(func() {
			e, err := reedsolomon.New(dataBlocks, parityBlocks, reedsolomon.WithAutoGoroutines(int(e.ShardSize())))
			if err != nil {
				// Error conditions should be checked above.
				panic(err)
			}
			enc = e
		})
		return enc
	}
	return e, err
}