if (!status->status.ok()) return nullptr;

  // Create a TF_Graph from the MetaGraphDef. This is safe as long as Session
  // extends using GraphDefs. The Graph instance is different, but equivalent
  // to the one used to create the session.
  //
  // TODO(jhseu): When Session is modified to take Graphs instead of
  // GraphDefs, return the Graph generated in LoadSavedModel().

}  // namespace

// Allows a single op at a time to be launched without blocking.
//
// DeviceThread itself is thread-safe, in that StartExecute will block if there
// is a pending execution. Since StartExecute is equivalent to grabbing a lock,
// multiple DeviceThreads should always be accessed in the same order to avoid
// deadlocks.
class DeviceThread {
 public:
  // Starts a background thread waiting for `StartExecute`.