set max versions to be IntMax to avoid premature failures (#19360)

let users/customers set relevant values make default value
to be non-applicable.

cmd/handler-api.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ type apiConfig struct {
 	gzipObjects                 bool
 	rootAccess                  bool
 	syncEvents                  bool
-	objectMaxVersions           int
+	objectMaxVersions           int64
 }
 
 const (
@@ -393,13 +394,13 @@ func (t *apiConfig) isSyncEventsEnabled() bool {
 	return t.syncEvents
 }
 
-func (t *apiConfig) getObjectMaxVersions() int {
+func (t *apiConfig) getObjectMaxVersions() int64 {
 	t.mu.RLock()
 	defer t.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if t.objectMaxVersions <= 0 {
-		// defaults to 'maxObjectVersions' when unset.
-		return maxObjectVersions
+		// defaults to 'IntMax' when unset.
+		return math.MaxInt64
 	}
 
 	return t.objectMaxVersions

cmd/xl-storage-format-v2.go

@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tinylib/msgp/msgp"
 )
 
-// Reject creating new versions when a single object is cross maxObjectVersions
-var maxObjectVersions = 10000
-
 var (
 	// XL header specifies the format
 	xlHeader = [4]byte{'X', 'L', '2', ' '}
@@ -1091,8 +1088,8 @@ func (x *xlMetaV2) addVersion(ver xlMetaV2Version) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// returns error if we have exceeded maxObjectVersions
-	if len(x.versions)+1 > globalAPIConfig.getObjectMaxVersions() {
+	// returns error if we have exceeded configured object max versions
+	if int64(len(x.versions)+1) > globalAPIConfig.getObjectMaxVersions() {
 		return errMaxVersionsExceeded
 	}