No functional change, just place it earlier in preparation for some
refactoring.

While at it, correct the comment format and one typo.
Signed-off-by: NAndrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: NMichael Walle <michael@walle.cc>
Reviewed-by: NJesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>