}
	}
	return format
}

// Returns format Erasure version after reading `format.json`, returns
// successfully the version only if the backend is Erasure.
func formatGetBackendErasureVersion(b []byte) (string, error) {
	meta := &formatMetaV1{}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, meta); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if meta.Version != formatMetaVersionV1 {

		t.Fatal(err)
	}

	formatData, _, err := formatErasureMigrate(rootPath)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}

	migratedVersion, err := formatGetBackendErasureVersion(formatData)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}

	if migratedVersion != formatErasureVersionV3 {
		t.Fatalf("expected version: %s, got: %s", formatErasureVersionV3, migratedVersion)
	}