Conserving flash system controller bandwidth by offloading storage system operations

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a storage system controller operatively coupled to a plurality of storage devices via a second set of communication paths, data received by one or more offload components that is to be stored in a storage system, wherein the one or more offload components are operatively coupled to the plurality of storage devices via a first set of communication paths that are different than the second set of communication paths;
• and
• transmitting, to the one or more offload components, an indication of a location in one or more of the plurality of storage devices for storing the data, wherein the indication causes the one or more offload components to store the data in the location of the one or more of the plurality of storage devices via the first set of communication paths.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device of a storage system controller to:

• identify, by the storage system controller operatively coupled to a plurality of storage devices via a second set of communication paths, data received by one or more offload components that is to be stored in a storage system, wherein the one or more offload components are operatively coupled to the plurality of storage devices via a first set of communication paths that are different than the second set of communication paths;
• and
• transmit, to the one or more offload components, an indication of a location in one or more of the plurality of storage devices for storing the data, wherein the indication causes the one or more offload components to store the data in the location of the one or more of the plurality of storage devices via the first set of communication paths.