StatusPtr first_bad_status(nullptr);

  for (const auto& dt : device_threads_) {
    StatusPtr async_wait_status(TF_NewStatus());
    dt->AsyncWait(async_wait_status.get());
    // Prefer non cancelled errors to uncover real failures.
    if (TF_GetCode(async_wait_status.get()) != TF_OK &&
        (first_bad_status == nullptr ||
         TF_GetCode(first_bad_status.get()) == TF_CANCELLED)) {

  //
  // 1. Create a variable on `remote_device`, using `ctx_0`.
  TFE_TensorHandle* handle_0 =
      CreateVariable(ctx_0, 1.2, remote_device, /*variable_name=*/"var");

  // 2. Wait for `var` to be created and initialized on the worker.
  TF_Status* status = TF_NewStatus();
  TFE_ContextAsyncWait(ctx_0, status);
  EXPECT_EQ(TF_OK, TF_GetCode(status)) << TF_Message(status);
  TF_DeleteStatus(status);

  // 1. Create a variable on `remote_device`, using `ctx_0`.
  TFE_TensorHandle* handle_0 =
      CreateVariable(ctx_0, 1.2, remote_device, /*variable_name=*/"var2");

  // 2. Wait for `var2` to be created and initialized on the worker.
  TF_Status* status = TF_NewStatus();
  TFE_ContextAsyncWait(ctx_0, status);
  EXPECT_EQ(TF_OK, TF_GetCode(status)) << TF_Message(status);
  TF_DeleteStatus(status);