result = session->Run(run_options_proto, input_pairs, output_tensor_names,
                          target_oper_names, &outputs, &run_metadata_proto);

    // Serialize back to upstream client, who now owns the new buffer
    if (run_metadata != nullptr) {
      status->status = MessageToBuffer(run_metadata_proto, run_metadata);
      if (!status->status.ok()) return;
    }
  } else {

  // TODO(apassos) do we need to wrap the deallocator here to make sure to sync
  // the device?
  TF_ManagedBuffer* buf =
      new TF_ManagedBuffer(data, len, deallocator, deallocator_arg,
                           /*owns_memory=*/false);

  tensorflow::Tensor t(static_cast<tensorflow::DataType>(dtype),
                       tensorflow::TensorShape(dimvec), buf);
  buf->Unref();