Run time pattern recommendation in a storage system

A storage device to provide run-time recommendations to multiple hosts for the hosts to modify host data streams being sent to the storage device to improve performance on the storage device, the storage device comprises:

• a memory device to store host data sent from the host to the storage device;
• and
• a controller to
• receive a first host data stream from a first host and a second host data stream from a second host,
• analyze the first host data stream and identify a first performance benchmark value that is associated with the first host data stream and analyze the second host data stream and identify a second performance benchmark value that is associated with the second host data stream,
• evaluate a first possible host data pattern for the first host and determine a first benchmark value for the first possible host data pattern,
• evaluate a second possible host data pattern for the second host and determine a second benchmark value for the second possible host data pattern,
• determine when at least one of the first benchmark value and the second benchmark value is greater than a threshold and provide an indication to at least one for the first host and the second host with a benchmark value that is greater than the threshold.

A method on a storage device for providing run-time recommendations to a host for the host to modify host data streams being sent to the storage device to improve performance on the storage device, the storage device comprises a controller to execute the method comprising:

• receiving a host data stream;
• analyzing the host data stream and identifying a first performance benchmark value that is associated with the host data stream;
• evaluating a possible host data pattern and calculating a second performance benchmark value for the possible host data pattern;
• and
• providing at least one of the first performance benchmark value and the second performance benchmark value to the host.