Systems and methods for message tunneling

A system comprising:

• a host computing device comprising:
• a processor configured to:
• read and write data from a storage device, and
• offload commands to the storage device;
• and
• the storage device comprising:
• a host interface circuit configured to communicate with the host computing device via a data protocol;
• a storage element configured to store data in response to a data message of the data protocol;
• the host interface circuit further configured to:
• detect when a tunneling command is embedded within the data message,
• extract a tunneled message address information from the data message,
• retrieve, via the tunneled message address information, a tunneled message stored in a memory of the host computing device, and
• route the tunneled message to an on-board processor;
• and
• the on-board processor configured to execute one or more instructions in response to the tunneled message.

A method of tunneling a remote procedure call through a data protocol, the method comprising:

• allocating at least a portion of a host memory buffer included by a host computing device for a communication between the host computing device and an enhanced storage device;
• creating a data message that includes an indication that a tunneled message is stored within the portion of the host memory buffer;
• transmitting the data message to the enhanced storage device;
• upon receipt of the data message, the enhanced storage device reading the tunneled message from the host computing device;
• and
• in response to the tunneled message, executing one or more instructions by the enhanced storage device.