Method and system for reduced data movement compression using in-storage computing and a customized file system

A computer system for facilitating data compression, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
• receiving, by a host computing device, a request to write a first set of data;
• writing the first set of data to a first storage device of a storage component;
• performing, by a controller of the storage component, compression on the first set of data to obtain compressed data;
• transmitting, by the controller to a file system component of the host computing device, metadata associated with the compressed data;
• inserting, in a journal by the file system component, an entry based on the metadata associated with the compressed data;
• and
• writing, by the controller, the compressed data to a second storage device of the storage component.

An apparatus for facilitating data compression, the apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit configured to receive, by a host computing device, a request to write a first set of data;
• a data-writing unit configured to write the first set of data to a first storage device of a storage component;
• a compression-performing unit configured to perform, by a controller of the storage component, compression on the first set of data to obtain compressed data;
• wherein the communication unit is further configured to transmit, by the controller to a file system component of the host computing device, metadata associated with the compressed data;
• a journal-managing unit configured to insert, in a journal by the file system component, an entry based on the metadata associated with the compressed data;
• and
• wherein the data-writing unit is further configured to write, by the controller, the compressed data to a second storage device of the storage component.