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* page_pool_get_dma_dir(): Retrieve the stored DMA direction.
+* page_pool_put_page_bulk(): Tries to refill a number of pages into the
+ ptr_ring cache holding ptr_ring producer lock. If the ptr_ring is full,
+ page_pool_put_page_bulk() will release leftover pages to the page allocator.
+ page_pool_put_page_bulk() is suitable to be run inside the driver NAPI tx
+ completion loop for the XDP_REDIRECT use case.
+ Please note the caller must not use data area after running
+ page_pool_put_page_bulk(), as this function overwrites it.
+
Coding examples
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