location = locationConstraint.Location
	if location == "" {
		location = globalSite.Region()
	}
	if !isValidLocation(location) {
		return location, ErrInvalidRegion
	}

	return location, ErrNone
}

// Validates input location is same as configured region
// of MinIO server.
func isValidLocation(location string) bool {
	region := globalSite.Region()
	return region == "" || region == location
}