Search and replace operations in a memory device

A host computer, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory;
• and
• a storage controller comprising logic to:
• receive, from the processor, a search command with a first set of parameters that instructs the storage controller to search for a data pattern in data stored in the memory;
• search the data stored in the memory for the data pattern based on the first set of parameters included in the search command, wherein at least one instance of the data pattern is detected in the data stored in the memory;
• receive, from the processor, a replace command with a second set of parameters that instructs the storage controller to replace the at least one instance of the data pattern with a replacement pattern;
• and
• replace the at least one instance of the data pattern with the replacement pattern based on the second set of parameters included in the replace command.

A method for performing search and replace operations in a memory, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a storage controller in a host computer, a replace command with a set of parameters that instructs the storage controller to search for a data pattern in data stored in a memory device of the host computer and replace at least one instance of the data pattern with a replacement pattern;
• searching, by the storage controller, the data stored in the memory device for the data pattern based on the set of parameters included in the replace command, wherein the storage controller is configured to locally search the data in the memory device for the data pattern without transferring the data to a processor of the host computer;
• detecting, at the storage controller, the at least one instance of the data pattern in the data stored in the memory;
• and
• replacing, at the storage controller, the at least one instance of the data pattern with the replacement pattern based on the set of parameters included in the replace command.