module: Simple refactor in preparation for split

No functional change.

This patch makes it possible to move non-essential code
out of core module code.

Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>