Define a new function used to initiate a synchronous operation.
It sends the operation request message and doesn't return until
the response has been received and/or the operation's result
has been set.
This gets rid of the convention that a null callback pointer
signifies a synchronous operation.
Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <elder@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>