# Contributing guidelines

## Pull Request Checklist

Before sending your pull requests, make sure you do the following:

-   Read the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
-   Read the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-   Ensure you have signed the
    [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://cla.developers.google.com/).
-   Check if your changes are consistent with the

### Upgrade Checklist

- Test all upgrades in a lower environment (DEV, QA, UAT) before applying to production. Performing blind upgrades in production environments carries significant risk.

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	}

	if n != len(buf) {
		return io.ErrShortWrite
	}

	return nil
}

// checkPart is a light check of an existing and size of a part, without doing a bitrot operation
// For any unexpected error, return checkPartUnknown (zero)
func (s *xlStorage) checkPart(volumeDir, path, dataDir string, partNum int, expectedSize int64, skipAccessCheck bool) (resp int) {

upgrade via RPM/DEB packages **parallelly** on all servers or replace the binary lets say `/opt/bin/minio` on all nodes, apply executable permissions `chmod +x /opt/bin/minio` and process to perform `mc admin service restart alias/`. ### Upgrade Checklist - Test all upgrades in a lower environment (DEV, QA, UAT) before applying to production. Performing blind upgrades in production environments carries significant risk. - Read the release notes for MinIO *before* performing any upgrade, there is no...