Debug systems for deterministic validation of data storage devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a first interface to communicate with a computing device;
• a second interface to communicate with a storage device;
• and
• a processing device to:
• receive an ID of a triggering firmware event from the computing device;
• receive data of a cross feature event from the computing device, the computing device transmitting a plurality of NVMe commands to the storage device, and wherein execution of the commands by the storage device generates a plurality of firmware events;
• compare an ID of each of the plurality of firmware events to the ID of the triggering firmware event;
• in response to an ID of one of the plurality of firmware events matching the ID of the triggering firmware event, identify the one of the plurality of firmware events as the triggering firmware event and generate an indication of the match;
• and
• in response to the indication of the match, transmit at least part of the data of the cross feature event to the storage device to cause execution of the cross feature event during execution of the triggering firmware event.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• receive an ID of a triggering firmware event from a computing device;
• receive data of a cross feature event from the computing device, the computing device transmitting a plurality of NVMe commands to a storage device, and wherein execution of the commands by the storage device generates a plurality of firmware events;
• compare an ID of each of the plurality of firmware events to the ID of the triggering firmware event;
• in response to an ID of one of the plurality of firmware events matching the ID of the triggering firmware event, identify the one of the plurality of firmware events as the triggering firmware event and generate an indication of the match;
• and
• in response to the indication of the match, transmit at least part of the data of the cross feature event to the storage device to cause execution of the cross feature event during execution of the triggering firmware event.