A data processing system includes a host device including a first volatile memory which includes an exclusive region and a shared region, and a first control unit; and a data storage device including a second control unit, and configured to store data to be accessed by the host device, wherein the first control unit adds a header information including an identification information and a state information, to data to be stored in the data storage device, and stores the data added with the header information, in the shared region, according to a request of the second control unit.