" dimensions which is over the limit of ",
                                   TensorShape::MaxDimensions(), ".");
  }
  TensorShapeProto proto;
  if (num_dims < 0) {
    proto.set_unknown_rank(true);
  } else {
    for (int d = 0; d < num_dims; ++d) {
      proto.add_dim()->set_size(dims[d]);
    }
  }

  forward_op_->attrs.Set(attr_name, proto);