const ComputeFunc& compute_func, TF_Status* status) {
    if (max_age_ == 0) {
      return compute_func(key, value, status);
    }

    // Note: we hold onto mu_ for the rest of this function. In practice, this
    // is okay, as stat requests are typically fast, and concurrent requests are
    // often for the same file. Future work can split this up into one lock per