1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/common_runtime/session_factory.h b/tensorflow/core/common_runtime/session_factory.h
index df3198a70d..81c172c6ae 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/common_runtime/session_factory.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/common_runtime/session_factory.h
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ struct SessionOptions;
 
 class SessionFactory {
  public:
-  virtual Session* NewSession(const SessionOptions& options) = 0;
+  // Creates a new session and stores it in *out_session, or fails with an error
+  // status if the Session could not be created. Caller takes ownership of
+  // *out_session if this returns Status::OK().
+  virtual Status NewSession(const SessionOptions& options,
+                            Session** out_session) = 0;
+
   virtual bool AcceptsOptions(const SessionOptions& options) = 0;
 
   // Abort and close all existing sessions, disconnecting their resources from