// would otherwise deadlock).
    if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK &&
        (first_bad_status == nullptr
         // Prefer propagating non-cancellation related statuses to avoid
         // shadowing the original failure.
         || TF_GetCode(first_bad_status.get()) == TF_CANCELLED)) {
      first_bad_status.reset(TF_NewStatus());