func Errorf(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
	e := fmt.Errorf(format, a...)
	ee := Error{}
	ee.msg = e.Error()
	ee.cause = errors.Unwrap(e)
	return ee
}

// Unwrap the internal error.
func (e Error) Unwrap() error { return e.cause }

// Error 'error' compatible method.
func (e Error) Error() string {
	if e.msg == "" {
		return "crypto: cause <nil>"
	}
	return e.msg
}

var (

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type StorageErr string

func (h StorageErr) Error() string {
	return string(h)
}

// Collection of basic errors.
var baseErrs = []error{
	errDiskNotFound,
	errFaultyDisk,
	errFaultyRemoteDisk,
}

var baseIgnoredErrs = baseErrs

// Is a one place function which converts all os.PathError
// into a more FS object layer friendly form, converts

}

// wraps export error for more context
func exportError(ctx context.Context, err error, fname, entity string) APIError {
	if entity == "" {
		return toAPIError(ctx, fmt.Errorf("error exporting %s with: %w", fname, err))
	}
	return toAPIError(ctx, fmt.Errorf("error exporting %s from %s with: %w", entity, fname, err))
}

// wraps import error for more context

// specified by the developer. The purpose is to simulate errors
// that are hard to simulate in practice like DiskNotFound.
// Programmed errors are stored in errors field.
type naughtyDisk struct {
	// The real disk
	disk StorageAPI
	// Programmed errors: API call number => error to return
	errors map[int]error
	// The error to return when no error value is programmed
	defaultErr error

		}
		if quorum < readQuorum {
			toAdd.Exists = false
			toAdd.Error = errErasureReadQuorum.Error()
			toAdd.Data = nil
		}
		dataArray = append(dataArray, toAdd)
	}

	ignoredErrs := []error{
		errFileNotFound,
		errVolumeNotFound,
		errFileVersionNotFound,
		io.ErrUnexpectedEOF, // some times we would read without locks, ignore these errors

	// of splitting error text and always pretty printing the
	// red banner along with the error message. Since the error
	// message itself contains some colored text, we needed
	// to use some ANSI control escapes to cursor color state
	// and freely move in the screen.
	for _, line := range strings.Split(errMsg, "\n") {
		if len(line) == 0 {
			// No more text to print, just quit.
			break
		}

func GetDriveStats(major, minor uint32) (iostats IOStats, err error) {
	return readDriveStats(fmt.Sprintf("/sys/dev/block/%v:%v/stat", major, minor))
}

func readDriveStats(statsFile string) (iostats IOStats, err error) {
	stats, err := readStat(statsFile)
	if err != nil {
		return IOStats{}, err
	}
	if len(stats) < 11 {
		return IOStats{}, fmt.Errorf("found invalid format while reading %v", statsFile)
	}

type disconnectReader struct {
	r  io.Reader
	mu sync.Mutex
}

func (d *disconnectReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
	d.mu.Lock()
	defer d.mu.Unlock()
	if d.r != nil {
		return d.r.Read(p)
	}
	return 0, errors.New("reader closed")
}

func (d *disconnectReader) Close() error {
	d.mu.Lock()
	d.r = nil
	d.mu.Unlock()
	return nil
}

}

// Diff - returns error on first difference found in two configs.
func (s1 *ServerSystemConfig) Diff(s2 *ServerSystemConfig) error {
	ns1 := s1.NEndpoints
	ns2 := s2.NEndpoints
	if ns1 != ns2 {
		return fmt.Errorf("Expected number of endpoints %d, seen %d", ns1, ns2)
	}

	for i, cmdLine := range s1.CmdLines {
		if cmdLine != s2.CmdLines[i] {
			return fmt.Errorf("Expected command line argument %s, seen %s", cmdLine,