[bombcar]

Interesting - follow that thread and you find https://lore.kernel.org/linux-next/202104081640.1A09A99900@k... where coverity-bot says "this is bullshit":

    vvv     CID 1503716:  Null pointer dereferences  (REVERSE_INULL)
    vvv     Null-checking "rm" suggests that it may be null, but it has already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check.

[slenk]

It also says if this is a false positive to let the "experimental semi-automated" bot know...