input        chan *queueItem  // input for workers
	queue        chan *queueItem  // output from workers in order
	err          error            // global error state, only touched by Reader.Read
	bufferPool   sync.Pool        // pool of []byte objects for input
	csvDstPool   sync.Pool        // pool of [][]string used for output

	// has never been replaced.
	Healing() *healingTracker
	DiskInfo(ctx context.Context, opts DiskInfoOptions) (info DiskInfo, err error)
	NSScanner(ctx context.Context, cache dataUsageCache, updates chan<- dataUsageEntry, scanMode madmin.HealScanMode, shouldSleep func() bool) (dataUsageCache, error)

	// Volume operations.
	MakeVol(ctx context.Context, volume string) (err error)

	if sent == nil {
		panic("expected snapshot sent")
	}
	sendAck(ztunClient)

	// now remove the pod
	ztunnelServer := fixture.ztunServer
	errChan := make(chan error)
	go func() {
		errChan <- ztunnelServer.PodDeleted(ctx, uid)
	}()
	// read the msg to delete from ztunnel
	m, fds = readRequest(t, ztunClient)
	assert.Equal(t, len(fds), 0)

	globalIsTLS bool

	globalTLSCerts *certs.Manager

	globalHTTPServer        *xhttp.Server
	globalTCPOptions        xhttp.TCPOptions
	globalHTTPServerErrorCh = make(chan error)
	globalOSSignalCh        = make(chan os.Signal, 1)

	// global Trace system to send HTTP request/response
	// and Storage/OS calls info to registered listeners.
	globalTrace = pubsub.New[madmin.TraceInfo, madmin.TraceType](8)

)

// globalGrid is the global grid manager.
var globalGrid atomic.Pointer[grid.Manager]

// globalGridStart is a channel that will block startup of grid connections until closed.
var globalGridStart = make(chan struct{})

func initGlobalGrid(ctx context.Context, eps EndpointServerPools) error {
	hosts, local := eps.GridHosts()
	g, err := grid.NewManager(ctx, grid.ManagerOptions{

func readMultipleFiles(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, req ReadMultipleReq, readQuorum int) ([]ReadMultipleResp, error) {
	resps := make([]chan ReadMultipleResp, len(disks))
	for i := range resps {
		resps[i] = make(chan ReadMultipleResp, len(req.Files))
	}
	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(disks))
	// Read files in parallel across disks.
	for index := range disks {
		index := index

	es := &expiryState{
		ctx:    ctx,
		objAPI: objAPI,
	}
	workers := make([]chan expiryOp, 0, n)
	es.workers.Store(&workers)
	es.ResizeWorkers(n)
	return es
}

func (es *expiryState) getWorkerCh(h uint64) chan<- expiryOp {
	w := es.workers.Load()
	if w == nil || len(*w) == 0 {
		return nil
	}
	workers := *w

	lidx int
}

// httpListener - HTTP listener capable of handling multiple server addresses.
type httpListener struct {
	opts        TCPOptions
	listeners   []net.Listener    // underlying TCP listeners.
	acceptCh    chan acceptResult // channel where all TCP listeners write accepted connection.
	ctx         context.Context
	ctxCanceler context.CancelFunc
}

	mrfMU      sync.Mutex
	resyncer   *replicationResyncer

	// workers:
	workers    []chan ReplicationWorkerOperation
	lrgworkers []chan ReplicationWorkerOperation

	// mrf:
	mrfWorkerKillCh chan struct{}
	mrfReplicaCh    chan ReplicationWorkerOperation
	mrfSaveCh       chan MRFReplicateEntry
	mrfStopCh       chan struct{}
	mrfWorkerSize   int
}

	name := newTgt.Name()

	currentBuff, ok := logChBuffers[name]
	if !ok {
		logChBuffers[name] = make(chan interface{}, requiredCap)
		currentCap = requiredCap
	} else {
		currentCap = cap(currentBuff)
		requiredCap += len(currentBuff)
	}

	if requiredCap > currentCap {
		logChBuffers[name] = make(chan interface{}, requiredCap)

		if len(currentBuff) > 0 {
		drain:
			for {
				select {