Currently tapechar_check_idalbuffer() is part of tape_char.c and is used
to ensure the idal buffer is big enough for the requested I/O and
reallocates a new one if required. The same is done in tape_std.c when a
fixed block size is set using the mtsetblk command. This is essentially
duplicate code.
The allocation of the buffer that is required for I/O can be considered
core functionality. Move the idal buffer allocation to tape_core.c,
make it generally available, and reduce code duplication.