Specifying media type in write commands

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing device, a write command specifying a data item and comprising a dedicated field specifying an identifier of a data stream, the data stream comprising a plurality of data items including the data item, wherein the identifier of the data stream is enhanced by one or more data stream attributes shared by data items comprised by the data stream;
• determining, by parsing the identifier of the data stream, a data stream attribute of the one or more data stream attributes shared by data items comprised by the data stream;
• identifying, based on the data stream attribute, a memory device managed by the processing device;
• and
• transmitting, to the memory device, an instruction specifying the data item.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a write command specifying a data item and comprising a dedicated field specifying an identifier of a data stream, the data stream comprising a plurality of data items including the data item, wherein the identifier of the data stream is enhanced by one or more data stream attributes shared by data items comprised by the data stream;
• determining, by parsing the identifier of the data stream, a data stream attribute of the one or more data stream attributes shared by data items comprised by the data stream;
• identifying, based on the data stream attribute, a memory device managed by the processing device;
• and
• transmitting, to the memory device, an instruction specifying the data item.