TF_CheckpointReader* reader = new TF_CheckpointReader(filename, status);
  if (!status->status.ok()) {
    TF_DeleteCheckpointReader(reader);
    return nullptr;
  }
  const auto& m = reader->GetVariableToDataTypeMap();
  for (auto it = m.begin(); it != m.end(); ++it)
    reader->variable_list.push_back(it->first);
  std::sort(reader->variable_list.begin(), reader->variable_list.end());
  return reader;
}