if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	wk, err := workers.New(workerSize)
	if err != nil {
		// invalid worker size.
		return err
	}

	walkQuorum := env.Get("_MINIO_BATCH_REPLICATION_WALK_QUORUM", "strict")
	if walkQuorum == "" {
		walkQuorum = "strict"
	}

	retryAttempts := ri.RetryAttempts
	retry := false
	for attempts := 1; attempts <= retryAttempts; attempts++ {