// which is passed to the functions referenced in the TFE_CustomDevice struct
// `device` (execute, delete_device, etc.). It can for example contain the
// names of wrapped devices.
//
// There are currently no graph semantics implemented for registered custom
// devices, so executing tf.functions which contain operations placed on the
// custom devices will fail.
//
// `device_name` must not name an existing physical or custom device. It must

  // a tensor with the result.
  virtual Gradient* AggregateGradients(
      gtl::ArraySlice<Gradient*> gradient_tensors) const = 0;

  // Calls the passed-in backward function.
  //
  // `unneeded_gradients` contains sorted list of input indices for which a
  // gradient is not required.
  virtual Status CallBackwardFunction(
      const string& op_type, BackwardFunction* backward_function,

  virtual void ClearCachesAndThreadExecutors() = 0;

  // Initialize the step resource container for a training step. This is used
  // in current TF runtime. For tfrt, it is used by fallback op handler.
  virtual void StartStep() = 0;
  // Destroy the step resource container for a training step.
  virtual void EndStep() = 0;

  // Return the Eager Executor for current thread. Please note that Eager