Move the code of send_byte() out in a new utility function that
can be used to send a generic buffer.

This new function can be used when we need to send a custom
buffer and not just a single 'A' byte.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@salutedevices.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>