if (super.cancel(interruptIfRunning)) {
        /*
         * requireNonNull is generally safe: If cancel succeeded, then this Future was still
         * pending, so its `state` field hasn't been nulled out yet.
         *
         * OK, it's technically possible for this to fail in the presence of unsafe publishing, as
         * discussed in the comments in TimeoutFuture. TODO(cpovirk): Maybe check for null before