diff --git a/cmd/bitrot.go b/cmd/bitrot.go
index e90e80b3c..d93441bb0 100644
--- a/cmd/bitrot.go
+++ b/cmd/bitrot.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/minio/highwayhash"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
-	"github.com/minio/sha256-simd"
+	sha256 "github.com/minio/sha256-simd"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/blake2b"
 )
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (a BitrotAlgorithm) New() hash.Hash {
 	}
 }
 
-// Available reports whether the given algorihm is available.
+// Available reports whether the given algorithm is available.
 func (a BitrotAlgorithm) Available() bool {
 	_, ok := bitrotAlgorithms[a]
 	return ok
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-readfile.go b/cmd/erasure-decode.go
similarity index 83%
rename from cmd/erasure-readfile.go
rename to cmd/erasure-decode.go
index d42620b7b..93583f3ec 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-readfile.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-decode.go
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ func (p *parallelReader) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errXLReadQuorum
 }
 
-// ReadFile reads from readers, reconstructs data if needed and writes the data to the writer.
-func (s ErasureStorage) ReadFile(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, readers []*bitrotReader, offset, length, totalLength int64) error {
+// Decode reads from readers, reconstructs data if needed and writes the data to the writer.
+func (e Erasure) Decode(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, readers []*bitrotReader, offset, length, totalLength int64) error {
 	if offset < 0 || length < 0 {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, errInvalidArgument)
 		return errInvalidArgument
@@ -141,27 +141,27 @@ func (s ErasureStorage) ReadFile(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, readers
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	reader := newParallelReader(readers, s.dataBlocks, offset, totalLength, s.blockSize)
+	reader := newParallelReader(readers, e.dataBlocks, offset, totalLength, e.blockSize)
 
-	startBlock := offset / s.blockSize
-	endBlock := (offset + length) / s.blockSize
+	startBlock := offset / e.blockSize
+	endBlock := (offset + length) / e.blockSize
 
 	var bytesWritten int64
 	for block := startBlock; block <= endBlock; block++ {
 		var blockOffset, blockLength int64
 		switch {
 		case startBlock == endBlock:
-			blockOffset = offset % s.blockSize
+			blockOffset = offset % e.blockSize
 			blockLength = length
 		case block == startBlock:
-			blockOffset = offset % s.blockSize
-			blockLength = s.blockSize - blockOffset
+			blockOffset = offset % e.blockSize
+			blockLength = e.blockSize - blockOffset
 		case block == endBlock:
 			blockOffset = 0
-			blockLength = (offset + length) % s.blockSize
+			blockLength = (offset + length) % e.blockSize
 		default:
 			blockOffset = 0
-			blockLength = s.blockSize
+			blockLength = e.blockSize
 		}
 		if blockLength == 0 {
 			break
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ func (s ErasureStorage) ReadFile(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, readers
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err = s.ErasureDecodeDataBlocks(bufs); err != nil {
+		if err = e.DecodeDataBlocks(bufs); err != nil {
 			logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 			return err
 		}
-		n, err := writeDataBlocks(ctx, writer, bufs, s.dataBlocks, blockOffset, blockLength)
+		n, err := writeDataBlocks(ctx, writer, bufs, e.dataBlocks, blockOffset, blockLength)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-readfile_test.go b/cmd/erasure-decode_test.go
similarity index 80%
rename from cmd/erasure-readfile_test.go
rename to cmd/erasure-decode_test.go
index e18e1a6b8..e506b6a7e 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-readfile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-decode_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (d badDisk) ReadFile(volume string, path string, offset int64, buf []byte,
 	return 0, errFaultyDisk
 }
 
-var erasureReadFileTests = []struct {
+var erasureDecodeTests = []struct {
 	dataBlocks                   int
 	onDisks, offDisks            int
 	blocksize, data              int64
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ var erasureReadFileTests = []struct {
 	{dataBlocks: 8, onDisks: 12, offDisks: 4, blocksize: int64(blockSizeV1), data: int64(2 * blockSizeV1), offset: 11, length: int64(blockSizeV1) + 2*1024, algorithm: DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, shouldFail: false, shouldFailQuorum: false},            // 37
 }
 
-func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range erasureReadFileTests {
+func TestErasureDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range erasureDecodeTests {
 		setup, err := newErasureTestSetup(test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create test setup: %v", i, err)
 		}
-		storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
+		erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
 		if err != nil {
 			setup.Remove()
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", i, err)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 		for i, disk := range disks {
 			writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, "testbucket", "object", writeAlgorithm)
 		}
-		n, err := storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[:]), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+		n, err := erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[:]), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 		if err != nil {
 			setup.Remove()
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create erasure test file: %v", i, err)
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 			if disk == OfflineDisk {
 				continue
 			}
-			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(test.offset, test.length, test.data, test.blocksize, storage.dataBlocks)
+			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(test.offset, test.length, test.data, test.blocksize, erasure.dataBlocks)
 			bitrotReaders[index] = newBitrotReader(disk, "testbucket", "object", writeAlgorithm, endOffset, writers[index].Sum())
 		}
 
 		writer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-		err = storage.ReadFile(context.Background(), writer, bitrotReaders, test.offset, test.length, test.data)
+		err = erasure.Decode(context.Background(), writer, bitrotReaders, test.offset, test.length, test.data)
 		if err != nil && !test.shouldFail {
 			t.Errorf("Test %d: should pass but failed with: %v", i, err)
 		}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 				if disk == OfflineDisk {
 					continue
 				}
-				endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(test.offset, test.length, test.data, test.blocksize, storage.dataBlocks)
+				endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(test.offset, test.length, test.data, test.blocksize, erasure.dataBlocks)
 				bitrotReaders[index] = newBitrotReader(disk, "testbucket", "object", writeAlgorithm, endOffset, writers[index].Sum())
 			}
 			for j := range disks[:test.offDisks] {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 				bitrotReaders[0] = nil
 			}
 			writer.Reset()
-			err = storage.ReadFile(context.Background(), writer, bitrotReaders, test.offset, test.length, test.data)
+			err = erasure.Decode(context.Background(), writer, bitrotReaders, test.offset, test.length, test.data)
 			if err != nil && !test.shouldFailQuorum {
 				t.Errorf("Test %d: should pass but failed with: %v", i, err)
 			}
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ func TestErasureReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Test erasureReadFile with random offset and lengths.
+// Test erasureDecode with random offset and lengths.
 // This test is t.Skip()ed as it a long time to run, hence should be run
 // explicitly after commenting out t.Skip()
-func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
+func TestErasureDecodeRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 	// Comment the following line to run this test.
 	t.SkipNow()
 	// Initialize environment needed for the test.
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer setup.Remove()
 	disks := setup.disks
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), dataBlocks, parityBlocks, blockSize)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), dataBlocks, parityBlocks, blockSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a test file to read from.
 	buffer := make([]byte, blockSize, 2*blockSize)
-	n, err := storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+	n, err := erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
-	// Verify erasureReadFile() for random offsets and lengths.
+	// Verify erasure.Decode() for random offsets and lengths.
 	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
 		offset := r.Int63n(length)
 		readLen := r.Int63n(length - offset)
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 			if disk == OfflineDisk {
 				continue
 			}
-			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(offset, readLen, length, blockSize, storage.dataBlocks)
+			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(offset, readLen, length, blockSize, erasure.dataBlocks)
 			bitrotReaders[index] = newBitrotReader(disk, "testbucket", "object", DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, endOffset, writers[index].Sum())
 		}
-		err = storage.ReadFile(context.Background(), buf, bitrotReaders, offset, readLen, length)
+		err = erasure.Decode(context.Background(), buf, bitrotReaders, offset, readLen, length)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err, offset, readLen)
 		}
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ func TestErasureReadFileRandomOffsetLength(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Benchmarks
 
-func benchmarkErasureRead(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b *testing.B) {
+func benchmarkErasureDecode(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b *testing.B) {
 	setup, err := newErasureTestSetup(data, parity, blockSizeV1)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to create test setup: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer setup.Remove()
 	disks := setup.disks
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), data, parity, blockSizeV1)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), data, parity, blockSizeV1)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func benchmarkErasureRead(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b
 
 	content := make([]byte, size)
 	buffer := make([]byte, blockSizeV1, 2*blockSizeV1)
-	_, err = storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(content), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+	_, err = erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(content), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to create erasure test file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -312,62 +312,62 @@ func benchmarkErasureRead(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b
 			if writers[index] == nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(0, size, size, storage.blockSize, storage.dataBlocks)
+			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(0, size, size, erasure.blockSize, erasure.dataBlocks)
 			bitrotReaders[index] = newBitrotReader(disk, "testbucket", "object", DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, endOffset, writers[index].Sum())
 		}
-		if err = storage.ReadFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewBuffer(content[:0]), bitrotReaders, 0, size, size); err != nil {
+		if err = erasure.Decode(context.Background(), bytes.NewBuffer(content[:0]), bitrotReaders, 0, size, size); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureReadQuick(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureDecodeQuick(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 12 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 1, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 1, 1, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureRead_4_64KB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureDecode_4_64KB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 64 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 1, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00|XX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 0, 2, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XX|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(2, 2, 2, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 1, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|XX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 0, 2, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XX|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(2, 2, 2, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureRead_8_20MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureDecode_8_20MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 20 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 0000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 0000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 1, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 0000|XXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 0, 4, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XX00|XX00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 2, 2, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXX|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(4, 4, 4, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 1, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|XXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 0, 4, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XX00|XX00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 2, 2, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXX|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(4, 4, 4, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureRead_12_30MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureDecode_12_30MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 30 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 000000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 000000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X00000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X00000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 1, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 000000|XXXXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 0, 6, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXX000|XXX000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 3, 3, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXXXX|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(6, 6, 6, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X00000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X00000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 1, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|XXXXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 0, 6, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXX000|XXX000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 3, 3, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXXXX|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(6, 6, 6, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureRead_16_40MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureDecode_16_40MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 40 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 1, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00000000|XXXXXXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 0, 8, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXX0000|XXXX0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 4, 4, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXXXXXX|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureRead(8, 8, 8, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 1, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|XXXXXXXX ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 0, 8, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXX0000|XXXX0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 4, 4, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXXXXXX|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureDecode(8, 8, 8, 0, size, b) })
 }
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-createfile.go b/cmd/erasure-encode.go
similarity index 89%
rename from cmd/erasure-createfile.go
rename to cmd/erasure-encode.go
index 1d0e28361..c3ac0e951 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-createfile.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-encode.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func (p *parallelWriter) Append(ctx context.Context, blocks [][]byte) error {
 	return reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, p.errs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, p.writeQuorum)
 }
 
-// CreateFile reads from the reader, erasure-encodes the data and writes to the writers.
-func (s *ErasureStorage) CreateFile(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, writers []*bitrotWriter, buf []byte, quorum int) (total int64, err error) {
+// Encode reads from the reader, erasure-encodes the data and writes to the writers.
+func (e *Erasure) Encode(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, writers []*bitrotWriter, buf []byte, quorum int) (total int64, err error) {
 	writer := &parallelWriter{
 		writers:     writers,
 		writeQuorum: quorum,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *ErasureStorage) CreateFile(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, writers
 			break
 		}
 		// We take care of the situation where if n == 0 and total == 0 by creating empty data and parity files.
-		blocks, err = s.ErasureEncode(ctx, buf[:n])
+		blocks, err = e.EncodeData(ctx, buf[:n])
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 			return 0, err
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-createfile_test.go b/cmd/erasure-encode_test.go
similarity index 76%
rename from cmd/erasure-createfile_test.go
rename to cmd/erasure-encode_test.go
index 15accf800..87cf935bc 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-createfile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-encode_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (a badDisk) AppendFile(volume string, path string, buf []byte) error {
 
 const oneMiByte = 1 * humanize.MiByte
 
-var erasureCreateFileTests = []struct {
+var erasureEncodeTests = []struct {
 	dataBlocks                   int
 	onDisks, offDisks            int
 	blocksize, data              int64
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ var erasureCreateFileTests = []struct {
 	{dataBlocks: 10, onDisks: 16, offDisks: 8, blocksize: int64(blockSizeV1), data: oneMiByte, offset: 0, algorithm: DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, shouldFail: false, shouldFailQuorum: true},                // 19
 }
 
-func TestErasureCreateFile(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range erasureCreateFileTests {
+func TestErasureEncode(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range erasureEncodeTests {
 		setup, err := newErasureTestSetup(test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create test setup: %v", i, err)
 		}
 		disks := setup.disks
-		storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
+		erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.onDisks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
 		if err != nil {
 			setup.Remove()
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", i, err)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestErasureCreateFile(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, "testbucket", "object", test.algorithm)
 		}
-		n, err := storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[test.offset:]), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+		n, err := erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[test.offset:]), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 		if err != nil && !test.shouldFail {
 			t.Errorf("Test %d: should pass but failed with: %v", i, err)
 		}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestErasureCreateFile(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.offDisks > 0 {
 				writers[0] = nil
 			}
-			n, err = storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[test.offset:]), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+			n, err = erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data[test.offset:]), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 			if err != nil && !test.shouldFailQuorum {
 				t.Errorf("Test %d: should pass but failed with: %v", i, err)
 			}
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ func TestErasureCreateFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Benchmarks
 
-func benchmarkErasureWrite(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b *testing.B) {
+func benchmarkErasureEncode(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b *testing.B) {
 	setup, err := newErasureTestSetup(data, parity, blockSizeV1)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to create test setup: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer setup.Remove()
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), data, parity, blockSizeV1)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), data, parity, blockSizeV1)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -170,50 +170,50 @@ func benchmarkErasureWrite(data, parity, dataDown, parityDown int, size int64, b
 			}
 			writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, "testbucket", "object", DefaultBitrotAlgorithm)
 		}
-		_, err := storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(content), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+		_, err := erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(content), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureWriteQuick(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureEncodeQuick(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 12 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureWrite_4_64KB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureEncode_4_64KB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 64 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00|X0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0|00 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(2, 2, 1, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureWrite_8_20MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureEncode_8_20MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 20 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 0000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(4, 4, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 0000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(4, 4, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(4, 4, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 0000|XXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(4, 4, 0, 3, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXX0|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(4, 4, 3, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(4, 4, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|X000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(4, 4, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X000|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(4, 4, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 0000|XXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(4, 4, 0, 3, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXX0|0000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(4, 4, 3, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureWrite_12_30MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureEncode_12_30MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 30 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 000000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(6, 6, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 000000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(6, 6, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X00000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(6, 6, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 000000|XXXXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(6, 6, 0, 5, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXXX0|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(6, 6, 5, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(6, 6, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|X00000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(6, 6, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X00000|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(6, 6, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 000000|XXXXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(6, 6, 0, 5, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXXX0|000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(6, 6, 5, 0, size, b) })
 }
 
-func BenchmarkErasureWrite_16_40MB(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkErasureEncode_16_40MB(b *testing.B) {
 	const size = 40 * 1024 * 1024
-	b.Run(" 00000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(8, 8, 0, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(8, 8, 0, 1, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" X0000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(8, 8, 1, 0, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" 00000000|XXXXXXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(8, 8, 0, 7, size, b) })
-	b.Run(" XXXXXXX0|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureWrite(8, 8, 7, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(8, 8, 0, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|X0000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(8, 8, 0, 1, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" X0000000|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(8, 8, 1, 0, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" 00000000|XXXXXXX0 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(8, 8, 0, 7, size, b) })
+	b.Run(" XXXXXXX0|00000000 ", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkErasureEncode(8, 8, 7, 0, size, b) })
 }
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healfile.go b/cmd/erasure-heal.go
similarity index 75%
rename from cmd/erasure-healfile.go
rename to cmd/erasure-heal.go
index 7c652798a..344ce0f02 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healfile.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-heal.go
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 )
 
-// HealFile heals the shard files on non-nil writers. Note that the quorum passed is 1
+// Heal heals the shard files on non-nil writers. Note that the quorum passed is 1
 // as healing should continue even if it has been successful healing only one shard file.
-func (s ErasureStorage) HealFile(ctx context.Context, readers []*bitrotReader, writers []*bitrotWriter, size int64) error {
+func (e Erasure) Heal(ctx context.Context, readers []*bitrotReader, writers []*bitrotWriter, size int64) error {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
-		if err := s.ReadFile(ctx, w, readers, 0, size, size); err != nil {
+		if err := e.Decode(ctx, w, readers, 0, size, size); err != nil {
 			w.CloseWithError(err)
 			return
 		}
 		w.Close()
 	}()
-	buf := make([]byte, s.blockSize)
+	buf := make([]byte, e.blockSize)
 	// quorum is 1 because CreateFile should continue writing as long as we are writing to even 1 disk.
-	n, err := s.CreateFile(ctx, r, writers, buf, 1)
+	n, err := e.Encode(ctx, r, writers, buf, 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healfile_test.go b/cmd/erasure-heal_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from cmd/erasure-healfile_test.go
rename to cmd/erasure-heal_test.go
index d70740893..5a52d6a6d 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healfile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-heal_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-var erasureHealFileTests = []struct {
+var erasureHealTests = []struct {
 	dataBlocks, disks int
 
 	// number of offline disks is also number of staleDisks for
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ var erasureHealFileTests = []struct {
 	{dataBlocks: 2, disks: 4, offDisks: 1, badDisks: 0, badStaleDisks: 0, blocksize: int64(blockSizeV1), size: oneMiByte * 64, algorithm: SHA256, shouldFail: false},              // 19
 }
 
-func TestErasureHealFile(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range erasureHealFileTests {
+func TestErasureHeal(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range erasureHealTests {
 		if test.offDisks < test.badStaleDisks {
 			// test case sanity check
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: Bad test case - number of stale disks cannot be less than number of badstale disks", i)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestErasureHealFile(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to setup XL environment: %v", i, err)
 		}
 		disks := setup.disks
-		storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.disks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
+		erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.disks-test.dataBlocks, test.blocksize)
 		if err != nil {
 			setup.Remove()
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create ErasureStorage: %v", i, err)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestErasureHealFile(t *testing.T) {
 		for i, disk := range disks {
 			writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, "testbucket", "testobject", test.algorithm)
 		}
-		_, err = storage.CreateFile(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data), writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+		_, err = erasure.Encode(context.Background(), bytes.NewReader(data), writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 		if err != nil {
 			setup.Remove()
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create random test data: %v", i, err)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestErasureHealFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 		readers := make([]*bitrotReader, len(disks))
 		for i, disk := range disks {
-			shardFilesize := getErasureShardFileSize(test.blocksize, test.size, storage.dataBlocks)
+			shardFilesize := getErasureShardFileSize(test.blocksize, test.size, erasure.dataBlocks)
 			readers[i] = newBitrotReader(disk, "testbucket", "testobject", test.algorithm, shardFilesize, writers[i].Sum())
 		}
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestErasureHealFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// test case setup is complete - now call Healfile()
-		err = storage.HealFile(context.Background(), readers, staleWriters, test.size)
+		err = erasure.Heal(context.Background(), readers, staleWriters, test.size)
 		if err != nil && !test.shouldFail {
 			t.Errorf("Test %d: should pass but it failed with: %v", i, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure.go b/cmd/erasure.go
index 59afbdd2f..229b8b310 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure.go
@@ -23,26 +23,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 )
 
-// OfflineDisk represents an unavailable disk.
-var OfflineDisk StorageAPI // zero value is nil
-
-// ErasureStorage - erasure encoding details.
-type ErasureStorage struct {
-	erasure                  reedsolomon.Encoder
+// Erasure - erasure encoding details.
+type Erasure struct {
+	encoder                  reedsolomon.Encoder
 	dataBlocks, parityBlocks int
 	blockSize                int64
 }
 
-// NewErasureStorage creates a new ErasureStorage.
-func NewErasureStorage(ctx context.Context, dataBlocks, parityBlocks int, blockSize int64) (s ErasureStorage, err error) {
+// NewErasure creates a new ErasureStorage.
+func NewErasure(ctx context.Context, dataBlocks, parityBlocks int, blockSize int64) (e Erasure, err error) {
 	shardsize := int(ceilFrac(blockSize, int64(dataBlocks)))
 	erasure, err := reedsolomon.New(dataBlocks, parityBlocks, reedsolomon.WithAutoGoroutines(shardsize))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
-		return s, err
+		return e, err
 	}
-	s = ErasureStorage{
-		erasure:      erasure,
+	e = Erasure{
+		encoder:      erasure,
 		dataBlocks:   dataBlocks,
 		parityBlocks: parityBlocks,
 		blockSize:    blockSize,
@@ -50,30 +47,30 @@ func NewErasureStorage(ctx context.Context, dataBlocks, parityBlocks int, blockS
 	return
 }
 
-// ErasureEncode encodes the given data and returns the erasure-coded data.
+// EncodeData encodes the given data and returns the erasure-coded data.
 // It returns an error if the erasure coding failed.
-func (s *ErasureStorage) ErasureEncode(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([][]byte, error) {
+func (e *Erasure) EncodeData(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return make([][]byte, s.dataBlocks+s.parityBlocks), nil
+		return make([][]byte, e.dataBlocks+e.parityBlocks), nil
 	}
-	encoded, err := s.erasure.Split(data)
+	encoded, err := e.encoder.Split(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err = s.erasure.Encode(encoded); err != nil {
+	if err = e.encoder.Encode(encoded); err != nil {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return encoded, nil
 }
 
-// ErasureDecodeDataBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data.
+// DecodeDataBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data.
 // It only decodes the data blocks but does not verify them.
 // It returns an error if the decoding failed.
-func (s *ErasureStorage) ErasureDecodeDataBlocks(data [][]byte) error {
+func (e *Erasure) DecodeDataBlocks(data [][]byte) error {
 	needsReconstruction := false
-	for _, b := range data[:s.dataBlocks] {
+	for _, b := range data[:e.dataBlocks] {
 		if b == nil {
 			needsReconstruction = true
 			break
@@ -82,16 +79,16 @@ func (s *ErasureStorage) ErasureDecodeDataBlocks(data [][]byte) error {
 	if !needsReconstruction {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := s.erasure.ReconstructData(data); err != nil {
+	if err := e.encoder.ReconstructData(data); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ErasureDecodeDataAndParityBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data and verifies it.
+// DecodeDataAndParityBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data and verifies it.
 // It returns an error if the decoding failed.
-func (s *ErasureStorage) ErasureDecodeDataAndParityBlocks(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte) error {
-	if err := s.erasure.Reconstruct(data); err != nil {
+func (e *Erasure) DecodeDataAndParityBlocks(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte) error {
+	if err := e.encoder.Reconstruct(data); err != nil {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure_test.go b/cmd/erasure_test.go
index ff1e89ee8..132f33858 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-var erasureDecodeTests = []struct {
+var erasureEncodeDecodeTests = []struct {
 	dataBlocks, parityBlocks   int
 	missingData, missingParity int
 	reconstructParity          bool
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ var erasureDecodeTests = []struct {
 	{dataBlocks: 8, parityBlocks: 4, missingData: 2, missingParity: 2, reconstructParity: false, shouldFail: false},
 }
 
-func TestErasureDecode(t *testing.T) {
+func TestErasureEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make([]byte, 256)
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, data); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to read random data: %v", err)
 	}
-	for i, test := range erasureDecodeTests {
+	for i, test := range erasureEncodeDecodeTests {
 		buffer := make([]byte, len(data), 2*len(data))
 		copy(buffer, data)
 
-		storage, err := NewErasureStorage(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.parityBlocks, blockSizeV1)
+		erasure, err := NewErasure(context.Background(), test.dataBlocks, test.parityBlocks, blockSizeV1)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create erasure storage: %v", i, err)
+			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to create erasure: %v", i, err)
 		}
-		encoded, err := storage.ErasureEncode(context.Background(), buffer)
+		encoded, err := erasure.EncodeData(context.Background(), buffer)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: failed to encode data: %v", i, err)
 		}
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ func TestErasureDecode(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if test.reconstructParity {
-			err = storage.ErasureDecodeDataAndParityBlocks(context.Background(), encoded)
+			err = erasure.DecodeDataAndParityBlocks(context.Background(), encoded)
 		} else {
-			err = storage.ErasureDecodeDataBlocks(encoded)
+			err = erasure.DecodeDataBlocks(encoded)
 		}
 
 		if err == nil && test.shouldFail {
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index c096c617a..d7ea10b59 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) StorageInfo {
 	storageInfo := StorageInfo{
 		Used: used,
 	}
-	storageInfo.Backend.Type = FS
+	storageInfo.Backend.Type = BackendFS
 	return storageInfo
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/metrics.go b/cmd/metrics.go
index 7853499bb..9473af174 100644
--- a/cmd/metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (c *minioCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 
 	var totalDisks, offlineDisks int
 	// Setting totalDisks to 1 and offlineDisks to 0 in FS mode
-	if s.Backend.Type == FS {
+	if s.Backend.Type == BackendFS {
 		totalDisks = 1
 		offlineDisks = 0
 	} else {
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-datatypes.go b/cmd/object-api-datatypes.go
index ac72a19f9..835e61460 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-datatypes.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-datatypes.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ type BackendType int
 const (
 	Unknown BackendType = iota
 	// Filesystem backend.
-	FS
-	// Multi disk Erasure (single, distributed) backend.
-	Erasure
+	BackendFS
+	// Multi disk BackendErasure (single, distributed) backend.
+	BackendErasure
 	// Add your own backend.
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/server-startup-msg.go b/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
index 6cbe0c656..7733e8d75 100644
--- a/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
+++ b/cmd/server-startup-msg.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func printObjectAPIMsg() {
 // Get formatted disk/storage info message.
 func getStorageInfoMsg(storageInfo StorageInfo) string {
 	var msg string
-	if storageInfo.Backend.Type == Erasure {
+	if storageInfo.Backend.Type == BackendErasure {
 		diskInfo := fmt.Sprintf(" %d Online, %d Offline. ", storageInfo.Backend.OnlineDisks, storageInfo.Backend.OfflineDisks)
 		msg += colorBlue("Status:") + fmt.Sprintf(getFormatStr(len(diskInfo), 8), diskInfo)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go b/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
index bb7e5ccf8..9739e3a3b 100644
--- a/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server-startup-msg_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // Tests if we generate storage info.
 func TestStorageInfoMsg(t *testing.T) {
 	infoStorage := StorageInfo{}
-	infoStorage.Backend.Type = Erasure
+	infoStorage.Backend.Type = BackendErasure
 	infoStorage.Backend.OnlineDisks = 7
 	infoStorage.Backend.OfflineDisks = 1
 
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rpc_test.go b/cmd/storage-rpc_test.go
index 68c3fbfb6..634595bed 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rpc_test.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rpc_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -355,7 +354,6 @@ func testStorageAPIReadFile(t *testing.T, storage StorageAPI) {
 		expectErr := (err != nil)
 
 		if expectErr != testCase.expectErr {
-			fmt.Println(err)
 			t.Fatalf("case %v: error: expected: %v, got: %v", i+1, testCase.expectErr, expectErr)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/xl-sets.go b/cmd/xl-sets.go
index 68dde9ec6..ee65adfff 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-sets.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func newXLSets(endpoints EndpointList, format *formatXLV3, setCount int, drivesP
 // StorageInfo - combines output of StorageInfo across all erasure coded object sets.
 func (s *xlSets) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) StorageInfo {
 	var storageInfo StorageInfo
-	storageInfo.Backend.Type = Erasure
+	storageInfo.Backend.Type = BackendErasure
 	for _, set := range s.sets {
 		lstorageInfo := set.StorageInfo(ctx)
 		storageInfo.Used = storageInfo.Used + lstorageInfo.Used
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
index 9b6fa5865..fa58db62c 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func healObject(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string, o
 	// Heal each part. erasureHealFile() will write the healed
 	// part to .minio/tmp/uuid/ which needs to be renamed later to
 	// the final location.
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(ctx, latestMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks,
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(ctx, latestMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks,
 		latestMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, latestMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func healObject(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string, o
 	for partIndex := 0; partIndex < len(latestMeta.Parts); partIndex++ {
 		partName := latestMeta.Parts[partIndex].Name
 		partSize := latestMeta.Parts[partIndex].Size
-		erasure := latestMeta.Erasure
+		erasureInfo := latestMeta.Erasure
 		var algorithm BitrotAlgorithm
 		bitrotReaders := make([]*bitrotReader, len(latestDisks))
 		for i, disk := range latestDisks {
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func healObject(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string, o
 			}
 			info := partsMetadata[i].Erasure.GetChecksumInfo(partName)
 			algorithm = info.Algorithm
-			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(0, partSize, partSize, erasure.BlockSize, storage.dataBlocks)
+			endOffset := getErasureShardFileEndOffset(0, partSize, partSize, erasureInfo.BlockSize, erasure.dataBlocks)
 			bitrotReaders[i] = newBitrotReader(disk, bucket, pathJoin(object, partName), algorithm, endOffset, info.Hash)
 		}
 		bitrotWriters := make([]*bitrotWriter, len(outDatedDisks))
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func healObject(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string, o
 			}
 			bitrotWriters[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, minioMetaTmpBucket, pathJoin(tmpID, partName), algorithm)
 		}
-		hErr := storage.HealFile(ctx, bitrotReaders, bitrotWriters, partSize)
+		hErr := erasure.Heal(ctx, bitrotReaders, bitrotWriters, partSize)
 		if hErr != nil {
 			return result, toObjectErr(hErr, bucket, object)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
index ed46d9373..8b376f3aa 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID
 		}
 	}
 
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pi, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID
 		}
 		writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, minioMetaTmpBucket, tmpPartPath, DefaultBitrotAlgorithm)
 	}
-	n, err := storage.CreateFile(ctx, data, writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+	n, err := erasure.Encode(ctx, data, writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pi, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index c4a110528..d056fb30b 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, startO
 	}
 
 	var totalBytesRead int64
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, startO
 			bitrotReaders[index] = newBitrotReader(disk, bucket, pathJoin(object, partName), checksumInfo.Algorithm, endOffset, checksumInfo.Hash)
 		}
 
-		err := storage.ReadFile(ctx, writer, bitrotReaders, partOffset, partLength, partSize)
+		err := erasure.Decode(ctx, writer, bitrotReaders, partOffset, partLength, partSize)
 		if err != nil {
 			return toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 		}
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string,
 	// Total size of the written object
 	var sizeWritten int64
 
-	storage, err := NewErasureStorage(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
+	erasure, err := NewErasure(ctx, xlMeta.Erasure.DataBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.ParityBlocks, xlMeta.Erasure.BlockSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string,
 			}
 			writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempErasureObj, DefaultBitrotAlgorithm)
 		}
-		n, erasureErr := storage.CreateFile(ctx, curPartReader, writers, buffer, storage.dataBlocks+1)
+		n, erasureErr := erasure.Encode(ctx, curPartReader, writers, buffer, erasure.dataBlocks+1)
 		if erasureErr != nil {
 			return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(erasureErr, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempErasureObj)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1.go b/cmd/xl-v1.go
index 21e21fabd..09a302231 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ const (
 	xlMetaJSONFile = "xl.json"
 )
 
+// OfflineDisk represents an unavailable disk.
+var OfflineDisk StorageAPI // zero value is nil
+
 // xlObjects - Implements XL object layer.
 type xlObjects struct {
 	// name space mutex for object layer.
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ func getStorageInfo(disks []StorageAPI) StorageInfo {
 	}
 	storageInfo.Used = used
 
-	storageInfo.Backend.Type = Erasure
+	storageInfo.Backend.Type = BackendErasure
 	storageInfo.Backend.OnlineDisks = onlineDisks
 	storageInfo.Backend.OfflineDisks = offlineDisks