tipc: add ability to obtain node availability status from other files
In the coming commits, functions at the socket level will need the
ability to read the availability status of a given node. We therefore
introduce a new function for this purpose, while renaming the existing
static function currently having the wanted name.
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericsson.com> Acked-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>