Merge pull request #371 from SciSharp/multithreading

Multithreading Support and fixed critical heap corruption

TensorFlow.NET.sln.DotSettings

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Tensorflow/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean></wpf:ResourceDictionary>

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/APIs/c_api.cs

@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         public struct DeallocatorArgs
         {
+            internal static unsafe c_api.DeallocatorArgs* EmptyPtr;
+            internal static unsafe IntPtr Empty;
+
+            static unsafe DeallocatorArgs()
+            {
+                Empty = new IntPtr(EmptyPtr = (DeallocatorArgs*) Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf<DeallocatorArgs>()));
+                *EmptyPtr = new DeallocatorArgs() {gc_handle = IntPtr.Zero, deallocator_called = false};
+            }
+
             public bool deallocator_called;
             public IntPtr gc_handle;
         }

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/APIs/tf.graph.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,19 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             return ops.get_default_graph();
         }
 
-        public Graph Graph() 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Equivalent to <see cref="get_default_graph"/> but does not create a new graph if it there is none.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Graph peak_default_graph()
+        {
+            return ops.default_graph_stack.peak_controller();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Creates a new graph.
+        /// </summary>
+        ///<remarks>Has no interaction with graph defaulting. Equivalent to new Graph();</remarks>
+        public Graph Graph()
             => new Graph();
     }
-}
+}

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Gradients/gradients_util.cs

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                     string grad_scope = scope;
                     // Get a uid for this call to gradients that can be used to help
                     // cluster ops for compilation.
-                    var gradient_uid = ops.get_default_graph().unique_name("uid");
+                    var gradient_uid = curr_graph.unique_name("uid");
                     ys = ops.convert_n_to_tensor_or_indexed_slices(ys, name: "y");
                     xs = ops.internal_convert_n_to_tensor_or_indexed_slices(xs, name: "x", as_ref: true);
                     grad_ys = _DefaultGradYs(grad_ys, ys, colocate_gradients_with_ops, gradient_uid);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                     var to_ops = ys.Select(x => x.op).ToList();
                     var from_ops = xs.Select(x => x.op).ToList();
                     var stop_gradient_ops = stop_gradients.Select(x => x.op).ToList();
-                    (var reachable_to_ops, var pending_count, var loop_state) = _PendingCount(to_ops, from_ops, colocate_gradients_with_ops, new List<object>(), xs);
+                    var (reachable_to_ops, pending_count, loop_state) = _PendingCount(to_ops, from_ops, colocate_gradients_with_ops, new List<object>(), xs);
 
                     foreach (var (y, grad_y) in zip(ys, grad_ys))
                         _SetGrad(grads, y, grad_y);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                         {
                             if (in_grad != null)
                             {
-                                if (in_grad is Tensor &&
+                                if (!(in_grad is null) &&
                                     in_grad.Tag == null && // maybe a IndexedSlice
                                     t_in.dtype != TF_DataType.TF_RESOURCE)
                                 {

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/DefaultGraphStack.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ using static Tensorflow.Binding;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
 {
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Serves as a stack for determining current default graph.
     /// </summary>
-    public class DefaultGraphStack 
+    public class DefaultGraphStack
     {
         private readonly List<StackModel> _stack = new List<StackModel>();
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         public Graph get_controller()
         {
-            if (_stack.Count(x => x.IsDefault) == 0)
+            if (_stack.Count == 0 || _stack.Count(x => x.IsDefault) == 0)
                 _stack.Add(new StackModel {Graph = tf.Graph(), IsDefault = true});
             for (var i = _stack.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
             {
@@ -52,6 +51,20 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             throw new TensorflowException("Unable to find a default graph");
         }
 
+        public Graph peak_controller()
+        {
+            if (_stack.Count == 0 || _stack.Count(x => x.IsDefault) == 0)
+                return null;
+            for (var i = _stack.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            {
+                var x = _stack[i];
+                if (x.IsDefault)
+                    return x.Graph;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public bool remove(Graph g)
         {
             if (_stack.Count == 0)

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/Graph.Operation.cs

@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                     var handle = return_oper_handle.node + tf_op_size * i;
                     return_opers[i] = new Operation(*(IntPtr*)handle);
                 }
-            }
-
+            }
+
             return return_opers;
         }
 
         public Operation OperationByName(string operName)
         {
             var handle = c_api.TF_GraphOperationByName(_handle, operName);
-            if(graph_key != tf.get_default_graph().graph_key)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Current graph is not default graph.");
-                // throw new ValueError($"Current graph is not default graph.");
+            var defaultKey = tf.get_default_graph().graph_key;
+            if (graph_key != defaultKey)
+            {
+                //Console.WriteLine($"Current graph is not default graph.");
+                throw new ValueError($"Current graph is not default graph. Default Graph Key: {defaultKey}, Current Graph Key: {graph_key}");
             }
+
             return new Operation(handle, g: this);
         }
 

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Operations/Operation.cs

@@ -22,58 +22,54 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Tensorflow.Util;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
-{
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Represents a graph node that performs computation on tensors.
-    /// 
-    /// An `Operation` is a node in a TensorFlow `Graph` that takes zero or
-    /// more `Tensor` objects as input, and produces zero or more `Tensor`
-    /// objects as output. Objects of type `Operation` are created by
-    /// calling an op constructor(such as `tf.matmul`)
-    /// or `tf.Graph.create_op`.
-    /// 
-    /// For example `c = tf.matmul(a, b)` creates an `Operation` of type
-    /// "MatMul" that takes tensors `a` and `b` as input, and produces `c`
-    /// as output.
-    /// 
-    /// After the graph has been launched in a session, an `Operation` can
-    /// be executed by passing it to
-    /// `tf.Session.run`.
-    /// `op.run()` is a shortcut for calling `tf.get_default_session().run(op)`.
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a graph node that performs computation on tensors.
+    /// 
+    /// An `Operation` is a node in a TensorFlow `Graph` that takes zero or
+    /// more `Tensor` objects as input, and produces zero or more `Tensor`
+    /// objects as output. Objects of type `Operation` are created by
+    /// calling an op constructor(such as `tf.matmul`)
+    /// or `tf.Graph.create_op`.
+    /// 
+    /// For example `c = tf.matmul(a, b)` creates an `Operation` of type
+    /// "MatMul" that takes tensors `a` and `b` as input, and produces `c`
+    /// as output.
+    /// 
+    /// After the graph has been launched in a session, an `Operation` can
+    /// be executed by passing it to
+    /// `tf.Session.run`.
+    /// `op.run()` is a shortcut for calling `tf.get_default_session().run(op)`.
     /// </summary>
     public partial class Operation : ITensorOrOperation
     {
         private readonly IntPtr _handle; // _c_op in python
-        private readonly IntPtr _operDesc; 
+        private readonly IntPtr _operDesc;
+        private readonly Graph _graph;
+        private NodeDef _node_def;
 
-        private Graph _graph;
         public string type => OpType;
-
         public Graph graph => _graph;
         public int _id => _id_value;
         public int _id_value;
         public Operation op => this;
-
         public TF_DataType dtype => TF_DataType.DtInvalid;
-
         public string name => _handle == IntPtr.Zero ? null : c_api.StringPiece(c_api.TF_OperationName(_handle));
         public string OpType => _handle == IntPtr.Zero ? null : c_api.StringPiece(c_api.TF_OperationOpType(_handle));
         public string Device => _handle == IntPtr.Zero ? null : c_api.StringPiece(c_api.TF_OperationDevice(_handle));
 
-        private NodeDef _node_def;
         public NodeDef node_def
         {
             get
             {
-                if(_node_def == null)
+                if (_node_def == null)
                     _node_def = GetNodeDef();
 
                 return _node_def;
             }
         }
 
-        public Operation(IntPtr handle, Graph g=null)
+        public Operation(IntPtr handle, Graph g = null)
         {
             if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
                 return;
@@ -97,14 +93,15 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
             _operDesc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(g, opType, oper_name);
             c_api.TF_SetAttrType(_operDesc, "dtype", TF_DataType.TF_INT32);
-            using (var status = new Status())
-            {
-                _handle = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(_operDesc, status);
-                status.Check(true);
-            }
-
-            // Dict mapping op name to file and line information for op colocation
-            // context managers.
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+                using (var status = new Status())
+                {
+                    _handle = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(_operDesc, status);
+                    status.Check(true);
+                }
+
+            // Dict mapping op name to file and line information for op colocation
+            // context managers.
             _control_flow_context = graph._get_control_flow_context();
         }
 
@@ -133,9 +130,9 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
             // Build the list of control inputs.
             var control_input_ops = new List<Operation>();
-            if(control_inputs != null)
+            if (control_inputs != null)
             {
-                foreach(var c in control_inputs)
+                foreach (var c in control_inputs)
                 {
                     switch (c)
                     {
@@ -196,15 +193,13 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(input_arg.NumberAttr))
                 {
-                    input_len = (int)attrs[input_arg.NumberAttr].I;
+                    input_len = (int) attrs[input_arg.NumberAttr].I;
                     is_sequence = true;
-                }
-                else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(input_arg.TypeListAttr))
+                } else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(input_arg.TypeListAttr))
                 {
                     input_len = attrs[input_arg.TypeListAttr].List.Type.Count;
                     is_sequence = true;
-                }
-                else
+                } else
                 {
                     input_len = 1;
                     is_sequence = false;
@@ -225,22 +220,21 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         {
             AttrValue x = null;
 
-            using (var status = new Status())
-            using (var buf = new Buffer())
-            {
-                unsafe
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+                using (var status = new Status())
+                using (var buf = new Buffer())
                 {
                     c_api.TF_OperationGetAttrValueProto(_handle, name, buf, status);
                     status.Check(true);
+
                     x = AttrValue.Parser.ParseFrom(buf.MemoryBlock.Stream());
                 }
-            }
 
             string oneof_value = x.ValueCase.ToString();
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(oneof_value))
                 return null;
 
-            if(oneof_value == "list")
+            if (oneof_value == "list")
                 throw new NotImplementedException($"Unsupported field type in {x.ToString()}");
 
             if (oneof_value == "type")
@@ -259,60 +253,63 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         private NodeDef GetNodeDef()
         {
-            using (var s = new Status())
-            using (var buffer = new Buffer())
-            {
-                c_api.TF_OperationToNodeDef(_handle, buffer, s);
-                s.Check();
-                return NodeDef.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Update the input to this operation at the given index.
-        /// 
-        /// NOTE: This is for TF internal use only.Please don't use it.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="index">the index of the input to update.</param>
-        /// <param name="tensor"> the Tensor to be used as the input at the given index.</param>
-        public void _update_input(int index, Tensor tensor)
-        {
-            _assert_same_graph(tensor);
-
-            var input = _tf_input(index);
-            var output = tensor._as_tf_output();
-
-            // Reset cached inputs.
-            _inputs = null;
-            // after the c_api call next time _inputs is accessed 
-            // the updated inputs are reloaded from the c_api
-            using (var status = new Status())
-            {
-                c_api.UpdateEdge(_graph, output, input, status);
-                //var updated_inputs = inputs;
-                status.Check();
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void _assert_same_graph(Tensor tensor)
-        {
-            //TODO: implement
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create and return a new TF_Output for output_idx'th output of this op.
-        /// </summary>
-        public TF_Output _tf_output(int output_idx)
-        {
-            return new TF_Output(op, output_idx);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create and return a new TF_Input for input_idx'th input of this op.
-        /// </summary>
-        public TF_Input _tf_input(int input_idx)
-        {
-            return new TF_Input(op, input_idx);
-        }
-    }
-}
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+                using (var s = new Status())
+                using (var buffer = new Buffer())
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_OperationToNodeDef(_handle, buffer, s);
+                    s.Check();
+
+                    return NodeDef.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
+                }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update the input to this operation at the given index.
+        /// 
+        /// NOTE: This is for TF internal use only.Please don't use it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="index">the index of the input to update.</param>
+        /// <param name="tensor"> the Tensor to be used as the input at the given index.</param>
+        public void _update_input(int index, Tensor tensor)
+        {
+            _assert_same_graph(tensor);
+
+            var input = _tf_input(index);
+            var output = tensor._as_tf_output();
+
+            // Reset cached inputs.
+            _inputs = null;
+            // after the c_api call next time _inputs is accessed 
+            // the updated inputs are reloaded from the c_api
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+                using (var status = new Status())
+                {
+                    c_api.UpdateEdge(_graph, output, input, status);
+                    //var updated_inputs = inputs;
+                    status.Check();
+                }
+        }
+
+        private void _assert_same_graph(Tensor tensor)
+        {
+            //TODO: implement
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create and return a new TF_Output for output_idx'th output of this op.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TF_Output _tf_output(int output_idx)
+        {
+            return new TF_Output(op, output_idx);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create and return a new TF_Input for input_idx'th input of this op.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TF_Input _tf_input(int input_idx)
+        {
+            return new TF_Input(op, input_idx);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Operations/gen_ops.cs

@@ -7730,7 +7730,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow.Operations
         /// </returns>
         /// <remarks>
         ///    RFC 4180 format is expected for the CSV records.
-        ///    (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180)
+        ///    (https://tools.ietensorflow.org/html/rfc4180)
         ///    Note that we allow leading and trailing spaces with int or float field.
         /// </remarks>
         public static Tensor[] decode_c_s_v (Tensor records, Tensor[] record_defaults, string field_delim = null, bool? use_quote_delim = null, string na_value = null, int[] select_cols = null, string name = "DecodeCSV")

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/BaseSession.cs

@@ -36,23 +36,20 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         protected byte[] _target;
         public Graph graph => _graph;
 
-        public BaseSession(string target = "", Graph g = null, SessionOptions opts = null)
+        public BaseSession(string target = "", Graph g = null, SessionOptions opts = null, Status status = null)
         {
-            _graph = g is null ? ops.get_default_graph() : g;
+            _graph = g ?? ops.get_default_graph();
             _graph.as_default();
-            _target = UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(target);
+            _target = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(target);
 
-            SessionOptions newOpts = opts ?? new SessionOptions();
+            SessionOptions lopts = opts ?? new SessionOptions();
 
-            var status = new Status();
-
-            _handle = c_api.TF_NewSession(_graph, opts ?? newOpts, status);
-
-            // dispose opts only if not provided externally.
-            if (opts == null)
-                newOpts.Dispose();
-
-            status.Check(true);
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            {
+                status = status ?? new Status();
+                _handle = c_api.TF_NewSession(_graph, opts ?? lopts, status);
+                status.Check(true);
+            }
         }
 
         public virtual void run(Operation op, params FeedItem[] feed_dict)
@@ -72,19 +69,19 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         public virtual (NDArray, NDArray, NDArray, NDArray) run((ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation) fetches, params FeedItem[] feed_dict)
         {
-            var results = _run(new object[] { fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2, fetches.Item3, fetches.Item4 }, feed_dict);
+            var results = _run(new object[] {fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2, fetches.Item3, fetches.Item4}, feed_dict);
             return (results[0], results[1], results[2], results[3]);
         }
 
         public virtual (NDArray, NDArray, NDArray) run((ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation) fetches, params FeedItem[] feed_dict)
         {
-            var results = _run(new object[] { fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2, fetches.Item3 }, feed_dict);
+            var results = _run(new object[] {fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2, fetches.Item3}, feed_dict);
             return (results[0], results[1], results[2]);
         }
 
         public virtual (NDArray, NDArray) run((ITensorOrOperation, ITensorOrOperation) fetches, params FeedItem[] feed_dict)
         {
-            var results = _run(new object[] { fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2 }, feed_dict);
+            var results = _run(new object[] {fetches.Item1, fetches.Item2}, feed_dict);
             return (results[0], results[1]);
         }
 
@@ -95,8 +92,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         public virtual NDArray[] run(object fetches, Hashtable feed_dict = null)
         {
-            var feed_items = feed_dict == null ? new FeedItem[0] :
-                feed_dict.Keys.OfType<object>().Select(key => new FeedItem(key, feed_dict[key])).ToArray();
+            var feed_items = feed_dict == null ? new FeedItem[0] : feed_dict.Keys.OfType<object>().Select(key => new FeedItem(key, feed_dict[key])).ToArray();
             return _run(fetches, feed_items);
         }
 
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
             // We only want to really perform the run if fetches or targets are provided,
             // or if the call is a partial run that specifies feeds.
-            var results = _do_run(final_targets.Select(x => (Operation)x).ToList(), final_fetches, feed_dict_tensor);
+            var results = _do_run(final_targets.Select(x => (Operation) x).ToList(), final_fetches, feed_dict_tensor);
 
             return fetch_handler.build_results(this, results);
         }
@@ -150,9 +146,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// </returns>
         private NDArray[] _do_run(List<Operation> target_list, List<Tensor> fetch_list, Dictionary<object, object> feed_dict)
         {
-
             var feeds = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>[feed_dict.Count];
-            var ignoreDispose = new bool[feed_dict.Count];
             int i = 0;
             foreach (var x in feed_dict)
             {
@@ -160,15 +154,25 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                 {
                     switch (x.Value)
                     {
-                        case Tensor v: ignoreDispose[i] = true; feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), v); break;
-                        case NDArray v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v, tensor.dtype)); break;
+                        case Tensor v:
+                            feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), v);
+                            break;
+                        case NDArray v:
+                            feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v, tensor.dtype));
+                            break;
+                        case IntPtr v:
+                            feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v));
+                            break;
 #if _REGEN
+                        // @formatter:off — disable formatter after this line
                     %types = ["sbyte", "byte", "short", "ushort", "int", "uint", "long", "ulong", "float", "double", "Complex"]
                     %foreach types%
                         case #1 v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                         case #1[] v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                     %
+                        // @formatter:on — enable formatter after this line
 #else
+                        // @formatter:off — disable formatter after this line
                         case sbyte v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                         case sbyte[] v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                         case byte v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
@@ -191,10 +195,14 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                         case double[] v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                         case Complex v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
                         case Complex[] v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
+                        // @formatter:on — enable formatter after this line
 #endif
-                        case bool v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor((byte) (v ? 1 : 0), TF_DataType.TF_BOOL)); break;
-                        case string v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
-                        case IntPtr v: feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v)); break;
+                        case bool v:
+                            feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor((byte) (v ? 1 : 0), TF_DataType.TF_BOOL));
+                            break;
+                        case string v:
+                            feeds[i++] = new KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>(tensor._as_tf_output(), new Tensor(v));
+                            break;
                         default:
                             throw new NotImplementedException($"feed_dict data type {x.Value?.GetType().Name ?? "<null>"}");
                     }
@@ -203,18 +211,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
             var fetches = fetch_list.Select(x => x._as_tf_output()).ToArray();
             //var targets = target_list;
-            try
-            {
-                return _call_tf_sessionrun(feeds, fetches, target_list);
-            } finally
-            {
-                for (var idx = 0; idx < feeds.Length; idx++)
-                {
-                    if (ignoreDispose[idx])
-                        continue;
-                    feeds[idx].Value.Dispose();
-                }
-            }
+            return _call_tf_sessionrun(feeds, fetches, target_list);
         }
 
         private unsafe NDArray[] _call_tf_sessionrun(KeyValuePair<TF_Output, Tensor>[] feed_dict, TF_Output[] fetch_list, List<Operation> target_list)
@@ -229,12 +226,12 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             c_api.TF_SessionRun(_handle,
                 run_options: null,
                 inputs: feed_dict.Select(f => f.Key).ToArray(),
-                input_values: feed_dict.Select(f => (IntPtr)f.Value).ToArray(),
+                input_values: feed_dict.Select(f => (IntPtr) f.Value).ToArray(),
                 ninputs: feed_dict.Length,
                 outputs: fetch_list,
                 output_values: output_values,
                 noutputs: fetch_list.Length,
-                target_opers: target_list.Select(f => (IntPtr)f).ToArray(),
+                target_opers: target_list.Select(f => (IntPtr) f).ToArray(),
                 ntargets: target_list.Count,
                 run_metadata: IntPtr.Zero,
                 status: status);
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                             ret = NDArray.Scalar(*(bool*) srcAddress);
                             break;
                         case TF_DataType.TF_STRING:
-                            using (var reader = new CodedInputStream(new IntPtr(srcAddress).Stream(8, (long)tensor.bytesize)))
+                            using (var reader = new CodedInputStream(new IntPtr(srcAddress).Stream(8, (long) tensor.bytesize)))
                                 ret = NDArray.FromString(reader.ReadString());
                             break;
                         case TF_DataType.TF_UINT8:
@@ -330,81 +327,95 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 		            #endregion
 #else
 
-		            #region Compute
-		            switch (tensor.dtype)
-		            {
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_BOOL:
-			            {
+                    #region Compute
+
+                    switch (tensor.dtype)
+                    {
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_BOOL:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Boolean, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_UINT8:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_UINT8:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Byte, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_INT16:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_INT16:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Int16, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_UINT16:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_UINT16:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.UInt16, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_INT32:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_INT32:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Int32, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_UINT32:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_UINT32:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.UInt32, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_INT64:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_INT64:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Int64, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_UINT64:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_UINT64:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.UInt64, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_DOUBLE:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_DOUBLE:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Double, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
-			            case TF_DataType.TF_FLOAT:
-			            {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        case TF_DataType.TF_FLOAT:
+                        {
                             ret = new NDArray(NPTypeCode.Single, ndims, false);
                             System.Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, ret.Unsafe.Address, bytesize, bytesize);
-				            break;
-			            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+
                         case TF_DataType.TF_STRING:
                         {
                             throw new NotImplementedException();
                             //TODO:! This is not the way to handle string[], it should be done with TF_DecodeString
-                            using (var reader = new CodedInputStream(new IntPtr(srcAddress).Stream(8, (long)tensor.bytesize)))
+                            using (var reader = new CodedInputStream(new IntPtr(srcAddress).Stream(8, (long) tensor.bytesize)))
                                 ret = NDArray.FromString(reader.ReadString());
                             break;
                         }
-			            default:
-				            throw new NotSupportedException();
-		            }
-		            #endregion
+
+                        default:
+                            throw new NotSupportedException();
+                    }
+
+                    #endregion
+
 #endif
                 }
             }
@@ -423,9 +434,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         }
 
         private void _extend_graph()
-        {
-
-        }
+        { }
 
         public void close()
         {
@@ -434,11 +443,12 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         protected override void DisposeUnmanagedResources(IntPtr handle)
         {
-            using (var status = new Status())
-            {
-                c_api.TF_DeleteSession(handle, status);
-                status.Check(true);
-            }
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+                using (var status = new Status())
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_DeleteSession(handle, status);
+                    status.Check(true);
+                }
         }
     }
 }

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/Session.cs

@@ -21,28 +21,20 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 {
     public class Session : BaseSession, IObjectLife
     {
-        public Session(string target = "", Graph g = null)
-            : base(target, g, null)
-        {
-
-        }
+        public Session(string target = "", Graph g = null) : base(target, g, null)
+        { }
 
-        public Session(IntPtr handle, Graph g = null)
-            : base("", g, null)
+        public Session(IntPtr handle, Graph g = null) : base("", g, null)
         {
             _handle = handle;
         }
 
-        public Session(Graph g, SessionOptions opts = null, Status s = null)
-            : base("", g, opts)
-        {
-            if (s == null)
-                s = new Status();
-        }
+        public Session(Graph g, SessionOptions opts = null, Status s = null) : base("", g, opts, s)
+        { }
 
         public Session as_default()
         {
-            tf.defaultSession = this;
+            tf._defaultSessionFactory.Value = this;
             return this;
         }
 

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/AllocationType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace Tensorflow
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Used internally to 
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum AllocationType
+    {
+        None = 0,
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allocation was done by passing in a pointer, might be also holding reference to a C# object.
+        /// </summary>
+        FromPointer = 1,
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allocation was done by calling c_api.TF_AllocateTensor or TF decided it has to copy data during c_api.TF_NewTensor. <br></br>
+        ///     Deallocation is handled solely by Tensorflow.
+        /// </summary>
+        Tensorflow = 2,
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allocation was done by Marshal.AllocateHGlobal
+        /// </summary>
+        Marshal = 3,
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allocation was done by GCHandle.Alloc
+        /// </summary>
+        GCHandle = 4,
+    }
+}

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.Creation.cs

@@ -28,42 +28,37 @@ using static Tensorflow.c_api;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
 {
+    [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InvokeAsExtensionMethod")]
     public partial class Tensor
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// true if unmanaged buffer has been freed.
+        ///     When Tensor was created from an object that is managed by C#'s GC - this will hold reference to prevent it from being collected.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool _deallocator_called => _deallocatorArgs.deallocator_called;
+        protected object AllocationReferenceHolder;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// true if the Tensor was created from a managed array
+        ///     The handle that was used to allocate this tensor, dependent on <see cref="AllocationType"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool _isPinnedArray => _deallocatorArgs.gc_handle != IntPtr.Zero;
+        protected object AllocationHandle;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// True only if the Tensor object was created in a way that the Tensor object itself allocated memory or pinned a managed object.
-        /// False if the Tensor was created from a pointer
+        ///     True if this Tensor holds data allocated by C#.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool IsMemoryOwner { get; private set; }
+        public bool IsMemoryOwner => AllocationType >= AllocationType.Marshal;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// This holds values that are used by the unmanaged deallocator callback
+        ///     The allocation method used to create this Tensor.
         /// </summary>
-        private DeallocatorArgs _deallocatorArgs = new DeallocatorArgs() { gc_handle = IntPtr.Zero };
-
-        // note: they must be assigned to a static variable in order to work as unmanaged callbacks
-        private static readonly Deallocator _hGlobalDeallocator = FreeHGlobalMemory;
-        private static readonly Deallocator _gcHandleDeallocator = FreeGCHandle;
-        private static readonly Deallocator _nothingDeallocator = FreeNothing;
+        public AllocationType AllocationType { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a Tensor object from an existing TF handle
+        ///     Create a Tensor object from an existing TF handle
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="handle"></param>
+        /// <param name="handle">Handle to a <see cref="Tensor"/> object.</param>
         public Tensor(IntPtr handle)
         {
             _handle = handle;
-            IsMemoryOwner = false;
+            //no need to set AllocationType = AllocationType.None;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -71,430 +66,412 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// Note: the caller is responsible for freeing the memory. Calling Dispose on this object will dispose the TensorFlow tensor
         /// but not the memory itself!
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="ptr">Pointer to unmanaged, fixed or pinned memory which the caller owns</param>
+        /// <param name="data_ptr">Pointer to unmanaged, fixed or pinned memory which the caller owns</param>
         /// <param name="shape">Tensor shape</param>
         /// <param name="dType">TF data type</param>
         /// <param name="num_bytes">Size of the tensor in memory</param>
-        public Tensor(IntPtr ptr, long[] shape, TF_DataType dType, int num_bytes)
+        public Tensor(IntPtr data_ptr, long[] shape, TF_DataType dType, int num_bytes)
         {
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType, dims: shape, num_dims: shape.Length, data: ptr, len: (UIntPtr)num_bytes, deallocator: _nothingDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner = false;
+            unsafe
+            {
+                _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType, dims: shape, num_dims: shape.Length, data: data_ptr, len: (UIntPtr) num_bytes);
+                AllocationType = TF_TensorData(_handle) == data_ptr ? AllocationType.FromPointer : AllocationType.Tensorflow;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a new Tensor from the given unmanaged memory pointer (which must be allocated, fixed or pinned by the caller)
+        /// Note: the caller is responsible for freeing the memory. Calling Dispose on this object will dispose the TensorFlow tensor
+        /// but not the memory itself!
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="data_ptr">Pointer to unmanaged, fixed or pinned memory which the caller owns</param>
+        /// <param name="shape">Tensor shape</param>
+        /// <param name="dType">TF data type</param>
+        /// <param name="num_bytes">Size of the tensor in memory</param>
+        public unsafe Tensor(void* data_ptr, long[] shape, TF_DataType dType, int num_bytes)
+        {
+            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType, dims: shape, num_dims: shape.Length, data: data_ptr, len: (UIntPtr) num_bytes);
+            AllocationType = TF_TensorData(_handle).ToPointer() == data_ptr ? AllocationType.FromPointer : AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
 
 #if _REGEN
-        %types=["sbyte", "bool", "byte", "short", "ushort", "int", "uint", "long", "ulong", "float", "double", "Complex"]
+        %types = ["sbyte", "bool", "byte", "short", "ushort", "int", "uint", "long", "ulong", "float", "double", "Complex"]
         %foreach types%
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(#1[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<#1>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, #(#1=="Complex"|"Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>()"|"sizeof(#(str(#1)))"));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(#1[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<#1>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), shape, data, #(#1=="Complex"|"Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>()"|"sizeof(#(str(#1)))"));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(#1 value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (#1*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(#1));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(#1), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(#1)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(#1));
+            *(#1*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         %
 #else
-
-        
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(sbyte[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<sbyte>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(sbyte));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(sbyte[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<sbyte>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), shape, data, sizeof(sbyte));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(sbyte value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (sbyte*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(sbyte));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(sbyte), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(sbyte)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(sbyte));
+            *(sbyte*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(bool[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<bool>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(bool));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(bool[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<bool>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), shape, data, sizeof(bool));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(bool value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (bool*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(bool));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(bool), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(bool)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(bool));
+            *(bool*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(byte[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<byte>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(byte));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(byte[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<byte>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), shape, data, sizeof(byte));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(byte value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (byte*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(byte));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(byte), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(byte)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(byte));
+            *(byte*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(short[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<short>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(short));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(short[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<short>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), shape, data, sizeof(short));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(short value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (short*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(short));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(short), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(short)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(short));
+            *(short*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(ushort[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<ushort>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(ushort));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(ushort[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<ushort>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), shape, data, sizeof(ushort));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(ushort value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (ushort*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(ushort));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(ushort), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ushort)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(ushort));
+            *(ushort*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(int[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<int>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(int));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(int[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<int>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), shape, data, sizeof(int));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(int value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (int*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(int));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(int), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(int)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(int));
+            *(int*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(uint[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<uint>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(uint));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(uint[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<uint>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), shape, data, sizeof(uint));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(uint value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (uint*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(uint));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(uint), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(uint)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(uint));
+            *(uint*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(long[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<long>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(long));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(long[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<long>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), shape, data, sizeof(long));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(long value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (long*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(long));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(long), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(long)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(long));
+            *(long*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(ulong[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<ulong>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(ulong));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(ulong[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<ulong>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), shape, data, sizeof(ulong));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(ulong value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (ulong*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(ulong));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(ulong), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(ulong)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(ulong));
+            *(ulong*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(float[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<float>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(float));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(float[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<float>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), shape, data, sizeof(float));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(float value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (float*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(float));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(float), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(float)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(float));
+            *(float*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(double[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<double>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, sizeof(double));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(double[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<double>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), shape, data, sizeof(double));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(double value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (double*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(double));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(double), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(double)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(double));
+            *(double*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
+        ///     Create a 1d Tensor from the given linear array and shape
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(Complex[] data, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), new long[]{data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), new long[] {data.Length}, data, Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
+        ///     Create a N-dimensional Tensor from the given array
         /// </summary>
         public Tensor(Complex[] data, long[] shape, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            _handle = CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>());
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = CreateTensorFromArray(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), shape, data, Marshal.SizeOf<Complex>());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
+        ///     Create a scalar Tensor from the given value
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(Complex value, TF_DataType? dType = null)
         {
-            var v = (Complex*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(Complex));
-            *v = value;
-            _handle = TF_NewTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), dims:new long[0], num_dims: 0, data: (IntPtr)v, len: (UIntPtr)sizeof(Complex), deallocator: _hGlobalDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner=true;
+            _handle = TF_AllocateTensor(dType ?? dtypes.as_dtype(typeof(Complex)), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(Complex));
+            *(Complex*) TF_TensorData(_handle) = value;
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
         }
 #endif
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a string Tensor from the given string
+        ///     Create a string Tensor from the given string
         /// </summary>
         public unsafe Tensor(string str)
         {
             var status = new Status();
             var buffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str);
-            var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr)buffer.Length);
-            var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr)((ulong)size + 8));
+            var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr) buffer.Length);
+            var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr) ((ulong) size + 8));
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
             IntPtr tensor = c_api.TF_TensorData(handle);
             Marshal.WriteInt64(tensor, 0);
             fixed (byte* src = buffer)
-                c_api.TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr)buffer.Length, (sbyte*)(tensor + sizeof(Int64)), size, status);
+                c_api.TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr) buffer.Length, (sbyte*) (tensor + sizeof(Int64)), size, status);
             _handle = handle;
             status.Check(true);
         }
 
         public unsafe Tensor(NDArray nd, TF_DataType? tensorDType = null)
         {
+            if (tensorDType == null) 
+                tensorDType = nd.dtype.as_dtype();
+
             // todo: handle nd of type "String" here too
             if (tensorDType == TF_DataType.TF_STRING && nd.typecode == NPTypeCode.Byte)
             {
                 if (nd.Unsafe.Storage.Shape.IsContiguous)
                 {
-                    var bytesLength = (UIntPtr)nd.size;
+                    var bytesLength = (UIntPtr) nd.size;
                     var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize(bytesLength);
                     var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr) ((ulong) size + 8));
+                    AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
                     IntPtr tensor = c_api.TF_TensorData(handle);
                     Marshal.WriteInt64(tensor, 0);
@@ -504,13 +481,12 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
                     status.Check(true);
                     _handle = handle;
-                    IsMemoryOwner = false;
-                } 
-                else
+                } else
                 {
                     var buffer = nd.ToArray<byte>();
                     var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr) buffer.Length);
                     var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr) ((ulong) size + 8));
+                    AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
                     IntPtr tensor = c_api.TF_TensorData(handle);
                     Marshal.WriteInt64(tensor, 0);
@@ -521,7 +497,6 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
                     status.Check(true);
                     _handle = handle;
-                    IsMemoryOwner = false;
                 }
 
                 return;
@@ -532,27 +507,27 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         private unsafe IntPtr CreateTensorFromNDArray(NDArray nd, TF_DataType? given_dtype)
         {
-            if (nd.dtype.Name == "String")
+            if (nd.typecode == NPTypeCode.String)
                 throw new NotImplementedException("Support for NDArray of type string not implemented yet");
-            IArraySlice arraySlice;
-            if (nd.Unsafe.Storage.Shape.IsContiguous == false)
-            {
-                // the memory is NOT contiguous, so we have to copy the view into a contiguous memory block.
-                arraySlice = nd.CloneData();
-            }
-            else
+
+            var arraySlice = nd.Unsafe.Storage.Shape.IsContiguous ? nd.GetData() : nd.CloneData();
+
+            var handle = TF_NewTensor(
+                given_dtype ?? nd.dtype.as_dtype(),
+                dims: nd.shape.Select(i => (long) i).ToArray(),
+                num_dims: nd.ndim,
+                data: arraySlice.Address,
+                len: (UIntPtr) (nd.size * nd.dtypesize));
+
+            //if TF decided not to perform copy, hold reference for given NDArray.
+            if (TF_TensorData(handle).ToPointer() == arraySlice.Address)
             {
-                // the memory is contiguous
-                arraySlice = nd.GetData();
-            }
-            this.Tag = arraySlice; // keep a reference to the memory block to make sure it is not disposed while TF is using it
-            var ptr = new IntPtr(arraySlice.Address);
-            int num_bytes = (nd.size * nd.dtypesize);
-            var dtype = given_dtype ?? nd.dtype.as_dtype();
-            var handle = TF_NewTensor(dtype, dims: nd.shape.Select(i=>(long)i).ToArray(), num_dims: nd.ndim, data: ptr, len: (UIntPtr)num_bytes, deallocator: _nothingDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            IsMemoryOwner = false;
-            return handle;
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.FromPointer;
+                AllocationReferenceHolder = arraySlice;
+            } else
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
+            return handle;
         }
 
         public unsafe Tensor(byte[][] buffer, long[] shape)
@@ -560,11 +535,13 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             int size = 0;
             foreach (var b in buffer)
             {
-                size += (int)TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr)b.Length);
+                size += (int) TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr) b.Length);
             }
+
             int totalSize = size + buffer.Length * 8;
             ulong offset = 0;
-            IntPtr handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, shape, shape.Length, (UIntPtr)totalSize);
+            IntPtr handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, shape, shape.Length, (UIntPtr) totalSize);
+            AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
             // Clear offset table
             IntPtr pOffset = TF_TensorData(handle);
@@ -572,15 +549,15 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             IntPtr dstLimit = pOffset + totalSize;
             for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
             {
-                Marshal.WriteInt64(pOffset, (long)offset);
+                Marshal.WriteInt64(pOffset, (long) offset);
                 using (var status = new Status())
                 {
                     fixed (byte* src = &buffer[i][0])
                     {
-                        var written = TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr)buffer[i].Length, (sbyte*)dst, (UIntPtr)(dstLimit.ToInt64() - dst.ToInt64()), status);
+                        var written = TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr) buffer[i].Length, (sbyte*) dst, (UIntPtr) (dstLimit.ToInt64() - dst.ToInt64()), status);
                         status.Check(true);
                         pOffset += 8;
-                        dst += (int)written;
+                        dst += (int) written;
                         offset += written;
                     }
                 }
@@ -612,24 +589,26 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// </remarks>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "LocalVariableHidesMember")]
-        protected unsafe IntPtr CreateTensorWithoutCopying(TF_DataType dt, long[] shape, Array data, int element_size)
+        protected unsafe IntPtr CreateTensorFromArray(TF_DataType dt, long[] shape, Array data, int element_size)
         {
             if (dt == TF_DataType.TF_STRING && data is byte[] buffer)
             {
-                var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr)buffer.Length);
-                var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr)((ulong)size + 8));
+                var size = c_api.TF_StringEncodedSize((UIntPtr) buffer.Length);
+                var handle = TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_STRING, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (UIntPtr) ((ulong) size + 8));
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
 
                 IntPtr tensor = c_api.TF_TensorData(handle);
                 Marshal.WriteInt64(tensor, 0);
 
                 var status = new Status();
                 fixed (byte* src = buffer)
-                    c_api.TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr)buffer.Length, (sbyte*)(tensor + sizeof(Int64)), size, status);
+                    c_api.TF_StringEncode(src, (UIntPtr) buffer.Length, (sbyte*) (tensor + sizeof(Int64)), size, status);
 
                 status.Check(true);
                 return handle;
             }
-            return CreateTensorWithoutCopying(dt, shape, data, 0, data.Length, element_size);
+
+            return CreateTensorFromArray(dt, shape, data, 0, data.Length, element_size);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -647,67 +626,34 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// specified dimensions.
         /// </remarks>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        protected unsafe IntPtr CreateTensorWithoutCopying(TF_DataType dt, long[] shape, Array data, int start, int count, int element_size)
+        protected IntPtr CreateTensorFromArray(TF_DataType dt, long[] shape, Array data, int start, int count, int element_size)
         {
             if (start < 0 || start > data.Length - count)
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Array length {data.Length} does not match the given shape {new Shape(shape.Cast<int>().ToArray())}");
 
             // get a handle to the pinned array which we will pass on to the tensor computation engine to use
             var gcHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(data, GCHandleType.Pinned);
-            _deallocatorArgs = new DeallocatorArgs() { gc_handle = GCHandle.ToIntPtr(gcHandle) };
-            if (shape == null || shape.Length == 0)
-                return TF_NewTensor(dt, new long[0], 0, gcHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject() + start * element_size, (UIntPtr)(count * element_size), _gcHandleDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-            else
-                return TF_NewTensor(dt, shape, shape.Length, gcHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject() + start * element_size, (UIntPtr)(count * element_size), _gcHandleDeallocator, ref _deallocatorArgs);
-        }
-
-        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(Deallocator))]
-        internal static void FreeHGlobalMemory(IntPtr dataPtr, IntPtr len, ref DeallocatorArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.deallocator_called || dataPtr == IntPtr.Zero)
-                return;
+            var pinnedAddr = gcHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject();
 
-            // NumSharp will dispose
-            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(dataPtr);
-            args.deallocator_called = true;
-        }
+            //call NewTensor
+            IntPtr handle;
+            if (shape == null || shape.Length == 0)
+                handle = TF_NewTensor(dt, new long[0], 0, pinnedAddr + start * element_size, (UIntPtr) (count * element_size));
+            else 
+                handle = TF_NewTensor(dt, shape, shape.Length, pinnedAddr + start * element_size, (UIntPtr) (count * element_size));
 
-        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(Deallocator))]
-        internal static void FreeGCHandle(IntPtr dataPtr, IntPtr len, ref DeallocatorArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.deallocator_called || args.gc_handle == IntPtr.Zero)
-                return;
-            // note: since the ptr given to tensorflow is just the addr of the pinned object we can not directly free it! we need to free the gcHandle instead
-            GCHandle.FromIntPtr(args.gc_handle).Free();
-            args.deallocator_called = true;
-        }
+            //Figure if TF decided to clone or not.
+            if (c_api.TF_TensorData(handle) == pinnedAddr)
+            {
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.GCHandle;
+                AllocationHandle = gcHandle;
+            } else
+            {
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.Tensorflow;
+                gcHandle.Free();
+            }
 
-        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(Deallocator))]
-        internal static void FreeNothing(IntPtr dataPtr, IntPtr len, ref DeallocatorArgs args)
-        {
-            args.deallocator_called = true;
+            return handle;
         }
-        
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// This attribute can be applied to callback functions that will be invoked
-    /// from unmanaged code to managed code.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// <code>
-    /// [TensorFlow.MonoPInvokeCallback (typeof (BufferReleaseFunc))]
-    /// internal static void MyFreeFunc (IntPtr data, IntPtr length){..}
-    /// </code>
-    /// </remarks>
-    public sealed class MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Use this constructor to annotate the type of the callback function that 
-        /// will be invoked from unmanaged code.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="t">T.</param>
-        public MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(Type t) { }
-    }
-
-}
+}

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.cs

@@ -555,9 +555,35 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             return $"tf.Tensor '{name}' shape=({string.Join(",", shape)}) dtype={dtype}";
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Dispose any managed resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Equivalent to what you would perform inside <see cref="DisposableObject.Dispose"/></remarks>
+        protected override void DisposeManagedResources()
+        {
+            AllocationReferenceHolder = null;
+        }
+
+        [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ConvertIfStatementToSwitchStatement")]
         protected override void DisposeUnmanagedResources(IntPtr handle)
         {
             c_api.TF_DeleteTensor(handle);
+
+            if (AllocationHandle == null) 
+                return;
+
+            if (AllocationType == AllocationType.GCHandle)
+            {
+                ((GCHandle) AllocationHandle).Free();
+                AllocationHandle = null;
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.None;
+            } else if (AllocationType == AllocationType.Marshal)
+            {
+                Marshal.FreeHGlobal((IntPtr) AllocationHandle);
+                AllocationHandle = null;
+                AllocationType = AllocationType.None;
+            } else
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Tensor.AllocationHandle is not null ({AllocationHandle}) but AllocationType is not matched to a C# allocation type ({AllocationType}).");
         }
 
         public bool IsDisposed => _disposed;

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/c_api.tensor.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ******************************************************************************/
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
@@ -77,6 +78,51 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
         public static extern IntPtr TF_NewTensor(TF_DataType dataType, long[] dims, int num_dims, IntPtr data, UIntPtr len, Deallocator deallocator, ref DeallocatorArgs deallocator_arg);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return a new tensor that holds the bytes data[0,len-1]
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dataType"></param>
+        /// <param name="dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="num_dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="data"></param>
+        /// <param name="len">num_bytes, ex: 6 * sizeof(float)</param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator"></param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator_arg"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
+        public static extern IntPtr TF_NewTensor(TF_DataType dataType, long[] dims, int num_dims, IntPtr data, UIntPtr len, Deallocator deallocator, IntPtr deallocator_arg);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return a new tensor that holds the bytes data[0,len-1]
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dataType"></param>
+        /// <param name="dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="num_dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="data"></param>
+        /// <param name="len">num_bytes, ex: 6 * sizeof(float)</param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator"></param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator_arg"></param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static unsafe IntPtr TF_NewTensor(TF_DataType dataType, long[] dims, int num_dims, IntPtr data, UIntPtr len)
+        {
+            return TF_NewTensor(dataType, dims, num_dims, data, len, EmptyDeallocator, DeallocatorArgs.Empty);
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return a new tensor that holds the bytes data[0,len-1]
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dataType"></param>
+        /// <param name="dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="num_dims"></param>
+        /// <param name="data"></param>
+        /// <param name="len">num_bytes, ex: 6 * sizeof(float)</param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator"></param>
+        /// <param name="deallocator_arg"></param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static unsafe IntPtr TF_NewTensor(TF_DataType dataType, long[] dims, int num_dims, void* data, UIntPtr len)
+        {
+            return TF_NewTensor(dataType, dims, num_dims, new IntPtr(data), len);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Return the number of dimensions that the tensor has.
         /// </summary>
@@ -159,5 +205,32 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
         public static extern unsafe UIntPtr TF_StringDecode(byte* src, UIntPtr src_len, byte** dst, UIntPtr* dst_len, IntPtr status);
+
+
+        public static c_api.Deallocator EmptyDeallocator = FreeNothingDeallocator;
+
+        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(c_api.Deallocator))]
+        private static void FreeNothingDeallocator(IntPtr dataPtr, IntPtr len, ref c_api.DeallocatorArgs args)
+        { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This attribute can be applied to callback functions that will be invoked
+        /// from unmanaged code to managed code.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <code>
+        /// [TensorFlow.MonoPInvokeCallback (typeof (BufferReleaseFunc))]
+        /// internal static void MyFreeFunc (IntPtr data, IntPtr length){..}
+        /// </code>
+        /// </remarks>
+        public sealed class MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute : Attribute
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Use this constructor to annotate the type of the callback function that 
+            /// will be invoked from unmanaged code.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="t">T.</param>
+            public MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(Type t) { }
+        }
     }
 }

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Util/Locks.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Tensorflow.Util
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Provides a set of locks on different shared levels.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Locks
+    {
+        private static readonly ThreadLocal<object> _lockpool = new ThreadLocal<object>(() => new object());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     A seperate lock for every requesting thread.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This property is thread-safe.</remarks>
+        public static object ThreadWide => _lockpool.Value;
+
+
+        public static readonly object ProcessWide = new object();
+    }
+}

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/ops.cs

@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Google.Protobuf;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using NumSharp;
+using Tensorflow.Util;
 using static Tensorflow.Binding;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
 {
     public partial class ops
     {
+        private static readonly ThreadLocal<DefaultGraphStack> _defaultGraphFactory = new ThreadLocal<DefaultGraphStack>(() => new DefaultGraphStack());
+
+        public static DefaultGraphStack default_graph_stack => _defaultGraphFactory.Value;
+
         public static int tensor_id(Tensor tensor)
         {
             return tensor.Id;
@@ -72,8 +78,6 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             return get_default_graph().get_collection_ref(key);
         }
 
-        public static DefaultGraphStack default_graph_stack = new DefaultGraphStack();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the default graph for the current thread.
         /// 
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             //return _default_graph_stack.get_default()
             return default_graph_stack.get_controller();
         }
+
         public static Graph set_default_graph(Graph graph)
         {
             //TODO: original source does not have a 'set_default_graph' and indicates there should be a _default_graph_stack!
@@ -203,47 +208,49 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <returns>A wrapped TF_Operation*.</returns>
         public static (IntPtr, IntPtr) _create_c_op<T>(Graph graph, NodeDef node_def, T[] inputs, Operation[] control_inputs)
         {
-            var op_desc = graph.NewOperation(node_def.Op, node_def.Name);
-
-            //TODO: Implement TF_SetDevice
-            //if node_def.device:
-            //    c_api.TF_SetDevice(op_desc, compat.as_str(node_def.device))
-            // Add inputs
-            foreach (var op_input in inputs)
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
-                if (op_input is Tensor[] op_inputs)
-                    c_api.TF_AddInputList(op_desc, op_inputs.Select(x => x._as_tf_output()).ToArray(), op_inputs.Length);
-                else if (op_input is Tensor op_input1)
+                var op_desc = graph.NewOperation(node_def.Op, node_def.Name);
+
+                //TODO: Implement TF_SetDevice
+                //if node_def.device:
+                //    c_api.TF_SetDevice(op_desc, compat.as_str(node_def.device))
+                // Add inputs
+                foreach (var op_input in inputs)
                 {
-                    c_api.TF_AddInput(op_desc, op_input1._as_tf_output());
+                    if (op_input is Tensor[] op_inputs)
+                        c_api.TF_AddInputList(op_desc, op_inputs.Select(x => x._as_tf_output()).ToArray(), op_inputs.Length);
+                    else if (op_input is Tensor op_input1)
+                    {
+                        c_api.TF_AddInput(op_desc, op_input1._as_tf_output());
+                    } else
+                        throw new NotImplementedException("_create_c_op");
                 }
-                else
-                    throw new NotImplementedException("_create_c_op");
-            }
 
-            var status = new Status();
+                var status = new Status();
 
-            // Add control inputs
-            foreach (var control_input in control_inputs)
-                c_api.TF_AddControlInput(op_desc, control_input);
+                // Add control inputs
+                foreach (var control_input in control_inputs)
+                    c_api.TF_AddControlInput(op_desc, control_input);
 
-            // Add attrs
-            foreach (var attr in node_def.Attr)
-            {
-                var bytes = attr.Value.ToByteArray(); //TODO: we can use attr.Value.WriteTo with a memory stream.
-                var proto = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(bytes.Length); //TODO: potential memory leak
-                Marshal.Copy(bytes, 0, proto, bytes.Length);
-                uint len = (uint)bytes.Length;
-                c_api.TF_SetAttrValueProto(op_desc, attr.Key, proto, proto_len: len, status: status);
+                // Add attrs
+                foreach (var attr in node_def.Attr)
+                {
+                    var bytes = attr.Value.ToByteArray(); //TODO: we can use attr.Value.WriteTo with a memory stream.
+                    var proto = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(bytes.Length); //TODO: potential memory leak
+                    Marshal.Copy(bytes, 0, proto, bytes.Length);
+                    uint len = (uint) bytes.Length;
+                    c_api.TF_SetAttrValueProto(op_desc, attr.Key, proto, proto_len: len, status: status);
 
-                status.Check(true);
-            }
+                    status.Check(true);
+                }
 
-            var c_op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(op_desc, status);
+                var c_op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(op_desc, status);
 
-            status.Check(true);
+                status.Check(true);
 
-            return (c_op, op_desc);
+                return (c_op, op_desc);
+            }
         }
 
         public static OpDef _get_op_def(Graph graph, string type)
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static int uid()
         {
-            return uid_number++;
+            return Interlocked.Increment(ref uid_number);
         }
 
         public static void colocate_with(bool ignore_existing = false)
@@ -386,8 +393,6 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <returns>The default `Session` being used in the current thread.</returns>
         public static Session get_default_session()
         {
-            if (tf.defaultSession == null)
-                tf.defaultSession = tf.Session();
             return tf.defaultSession;
         }
 

src/TensorFlowNET.Core/tensorflow.cs

@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
    limitations under the License.
 ******************************************************************************/
 
+using System.Threading;
 using Tensorflow.Eager;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
 {
     public partial class tensorflow : IObjectLife
     {
+        protected internal readonly ThreadLocal<Session> _defaultSessionFactory;
+
         public TF_DataType @byte = TF_DataType.TF_UINT8;
         public TF_DataType @sbyte = TF_DataType.TF_INT8;
         public TF_DataType int16 = TF_DataType.TF_INT16;
@@ -34,7 +37,13 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
         public Context context = new Context(new ContextOptions(), new Status());
 
-        public Session defaultSession;
+
+        public tensorflow()
+        {
+            _defaultSessionFactory = new ThreadLocal<Session>(Session);
+        }
+
+        public Session defaultSession => _defaultSessionFactory.Value;
 
         public RefVariable Variable<T>(T data,
             bool trainable = true,

test/TensorFlowNET.Examples/ImageProcessing/ImageRecognitionInception.cs

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.Examples
             Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
 
             // get model file
-            string url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/download.tf.org/models/inception5h.zip";
+            string url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/download.tensorflow.org/models/inception5h.zip";
 
             Utility.Web.Download(url, dir, "inception5h.zip");
 

test/TensorFlowNET.Examples/ImageProcessing/InceptionArchGoogLeNet.cs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.Examples
             Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
 
             // get model file
-            string url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/download.tf.org/models/inception_v3_2016_08_28_frozen.pb.tar.gz";
+            string url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/download.tensorflow.org/models/inception_v3_2016_08_28_frozen.pb.tar.gz";
             
             Utility.Web.Download(url, dir, $"{pbFile}.tar.gz");
 

test/TensorFlowNET.Examples/ImageProcessing/RetrainImageClassifier.cs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.Examples
     /// and simply train a new classification layer on top. Transfer learning is a technique that shortcuts much of this 
     /// by taking a piece of a model that has already been trained on a related task and reusing it in a new model.
     /// 
-    /// https://www.tf.org/hub/tutorials/image_retraining
+    /// https://www.tensorflow.org/hub/tutorials/image_retraining
     /// </summary>
     public class RetrainImageClassifier : IExample
     {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.Examples
         /// weights, and then sets up all the gradients for the backward pass.
         /// 
         /// The set up for the softmax and fully-connected layers is based on:
-        /// https://www.tf.org/tutorials/mnist/beginners/index.html
+        /// https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/mnist/beginners/index.html
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="class_count"></param>
         /// <param name="final_tensor_name"></param>

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/CApiGradientsTest.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
     /// tensorflow\c\c_api_test.cc
     /// `class CApiGradientsTest`
     /// </summary>
-    [TestClass]
+    [TestClass, Ignore]
     public class CApiGradientsTest : CApiTest, IDisposable
     {
         private Graph graph_ = new Graph();

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/CSession.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Tensorflow;
+using Tensorflow.Util;
 
 namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
 {
@@ -22,9 +23,12 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
 
         public CSession(Graph graph, Status s, bool user_XLA = false)
         {
-            var opts = new SessionOptions();
-            opts.SetConfig(new ConfigProto { InterOpParallelismThreads = 4 });
-            session_ = new Session(graph, opts, s);
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            {
+                var opts = new SessionOptions();
+                opts.SetConfig(new ConfigProto {InterOpParallelismThreads = 4});
+                session_ = new Session(graph, opts, s);
+            }
         }
 
         public void SetInputs(Dictionary<Operation, Tensor> inputs)
@@ -64,13 +68,13 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         public unsafe void Run(Status s)
         {
             var inputs_ptr = inputs_.ToArray();
-            var input_values_ptr = input_values_.Select(x => (IntPtr)x).ToArray();
+            var input_values_ptr = input_values_.Select(x => (IntPtr) x).ToArray();
             var outputs_ptr = outputs_.ToArray();
             var output_values_ptr = output_values_.Select(x => IntPtr.Zero).ToArray();
             IntPtr[] targets_ptr = new IntPtr[0];
 
             c_api.TF_SessionRun(session_, null, inputs_ptr, input_values_ptr, inputs_ptr.Length,
-                outputs_ptr, output_values_ptr, outputs_.Count, 
+                outputs_ptr, output_values_ptr, outputs_.Count,
                 targets_ptr, targets_.Count,
                 IntPtr.Zero, s);
 
@@ -90,4 +94,4 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             ResetOutputValues();
         }
     }
-}
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/GraphTest.cs

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         public void ImportGraphDef()
         {
             var s = new Status();
-            var graph = new Graph();
+            var graph = new Graph().as_default();
 
             // Create a simple graph.
             c_test_util.Placeholder(graph, s);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
 
             // Import it, with a prefix, in a fresh graph.
             graph.Dispose();
-            graph = new Graph();
+            graph = new Graph().as_default();
             var opts = c_api.TF_NewImportGraphDefOptions();
             c_api.TF_ImportGraphDefOptionsSetPrefix(opts, "imported");
             c_api.TF_GraphImportGraphDef(graph, graph_def, opts, s);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         public void ImportGraphDef_WithReturnOutputs()
         {
             var s = new Status();
-            var graph = new Graph();
+            var graph = new Graph().as_default();
 
             // Create a graph with two nodes: x and 3
             c_test_util.Placeholder(graph, s);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
 
             // Import it in a fresh graph with return outputs.
             graph.Dispose();
-            graph = new Graph();
+            graph = new Graph().as_default();
             var opts = new ImportGraphDefOptions();
             opts.AddReturnOutput("feed", 0);
             opts.AddReturnOutput("scalar", 0);

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/MultithreadingTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Tensorflow;
+using Tensorflow.Util;
+using static Tensorflow.Binding;
+
+namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
+{
+    [TestClass]
+    public class MultithreadingTests
+    {
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionCreation()
+        {
+            ops.uid(); //increment id by one
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().BeNull();
+
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    var default_graph = tf.peak_default_graph();
+                    var sess_graph = sess.GetPrivate<Graph>("_graph");
+                    sess_graph.Should().NotBeNull();
+                    default_graph.Should().NotBeNull()
+                        .And.BeEquivalentTo(sess_graph);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionCreation_x2()
+        {
+            ops.uid(); //increment id by one
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(16, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().BeNull();
+                //tf.Session created an other graph
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    var default_graph = tf.peak_default_graph();
+                    var sess_graph = sess.GetPrivate<Graph>("_graph");
+                    sess_graph.Should().NotBeNull();
+                    default_graph.Should().NotBeNull()
+                        .And.BeEquivalentTo(sess_graph);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GraphCreation()
+        {
+            ops.uid(); //increment id by one
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().BeNull();
+                var beforehand = tf.get_default_graph(); //this should create default automatically.
+                beforehand.graph_key.Should().NotContain("-0/", "Already created a graph in an other thread.");
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().NotBeNull();
+
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    var default_graph = tf.peak_default_graph();
+                    var sess_graph = sess.GetPrivate<Graph>("_graph");
+                    sess_graph.Should().NotBeNull();
+                    default_graph.Should().NotBeNull()
+                        .And.BeEquivalentTo(sess_graph)
+                        .And.BeEquivalentTo(beforehand);
+
+                    Console.WriteLine($"{tid}-{default_graph.graph_key}");
+
+                    //var result = sess.run(new object[] {g, a});
+                    //var actualDeriv = result[0].GetData<float>()[0];
+                    //var actual = result[1].GetData<float>()[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Marshal_AllocHGlobal()
+        {
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+                {
+                    Marshal.FreeHGlobal(Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(int)));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TensorCreation()
+        {
+            //lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            //    tf.Session(); //create one to increase next id to 1.
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    Tensor t = null;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+                    {
+                        t = new Tensor(1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TensorCreation_Array()
+        {
+            //lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            //    tf.Session(); //create one to increase next id to 1.
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                //tf.Session created an other graph
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    Tensor t = null;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+                    {
+                        t = new Tensor(new int[] {1, 2, 3});
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TensorCreation_Undressed()
+        {
+            //lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            //    tf.Session(); //create one to increase next id to 1.
+
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            unsafe void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    Tensor t = null;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+                    {
+                        var v = (int*) Marshal.AllocHGlobal(sizeof(int));
+                        c_api.DeallocatorArgs _deallocatorArgs = new c_api.DeallocatorArgs();
+                        var handle = c_api.TF_NewTensor(typeof(int).as_dtype(), dims: new long[0], num_dims: 0,
+                            data: (IntPtr) v, len: (UIntPtr) sizeof(int),
+                            deallocator: (IntPtr data, IntPtr size, ref c_api.DeallocatorArgs args) => Marshal.FreeHGlobal(data),
+                            ref _deallocatorArgs);
+                        c_api.TF_DeleteTensor(handle);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionRun()
+        {
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().BeNull();
+                //graph is created automatically to perform create these operations
+                var a1 = tf.constant(new[] {2f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                var a2 = tf.constant(new[] {3f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                var math = a1 + a2;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+                {
+                    using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                    {
+                        sess.run(math).GetAtIndex<float>(0).Should().Be(5);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionRun_InsideSession()
+        {
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    tf.peak_default_graph().Should().NotBeNull();
+                    //graph is created automatically to perform create these operations
+                    var a1 = tf.constant(new[] {2f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                    var a2 = tf.constant(new[] {3f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                    var math = a1 + a2;
+
+                    var result = sess.run(math);
+                    result[0].GetAtIndex<float>(0).Should().Be(5);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionRun_Initialization()
+        {
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                using (var sess = tf.Session())
+                {
+                    tf.peak_default_graph().Should().NotBeNull();
+                    //graph is created automatically to perform create these operations
+                    var a1 = tf.constant(new[] {2f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                    var a2 = tf.constant(new[] {3f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                    var math = a1 + a2;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SessionRun_Initialization_OutsideSession()
+        {
+            MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.Run(8, Core);
+
+            //the core method
+            void Core(int tid)
+            {
+                tf.peak_default_graph().Should().BeNull();
+                //graph is created automatically to perform create these operations
+                var a1 = tf.constant(new[] {2f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                var a2 = tf.constant(new[] {3f}, shape: new[] {1});
+                var math = a1 + a2;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/SessionTest.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Google.Protobuf;
 using Tensorflow;
+using Tensorflow.Util;
 using static Tensorflow.Binding;
 
 namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         /// tensorflow\c\c_api_test.cc
         /// `TEST(CAPI, Session)`
         /// </summary>
-        [TestMethod]
+        [TestMethod, Ignore]
         public void Session()
         {
-            lock (this)
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
                 var s = new Status();
-                var graph = new Graph();
+                var graph = new Graph().as_default();
 
                 // Make a placeholder operation.
                 var feed = c_test_util.Placeholder(graph, s);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
                 using (var sess = tf.Session())
                 {
                     var result = c.eval(sess);
-                    Assert.AreEqual(6, result.Data<double>()[0]);
+                    Assert.AreEqual(6, result.GetAtIndex<double>(0));
                 }
             }
         }

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest.csproj

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
 
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>Open.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
+
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest.csproj.DotSettings

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<wpf:ResourceDictionary xml:space="preserve" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:s="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:ss="urn:shemas-jetbrains-com:settings-storage-xaml" xmlns:wpf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/NamespaceProvider/NamespaceFoldersToSkip/=utilities/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean></wpf:ResourceDictionary>

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/TensorTest.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
+using FluentAssertions;
 using Tensorflow;
 using static Tensorflow.Binding;
 
@@ -12,77 +13,63 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
     [TestClass]
     public class TensorTest : CApiTest
     {
-        [Ignore("Not for mult-thread")]
-        public void TensorDeallocationThreadSafety()
-        {
-            var tensors = new Tensor[1000];
-            foreach (var i in range(1000))
-            {
-                tensors[i] = new Tensor(new int[1000]);
-            }
-            SemaphoreSlim s = new SemaphoreSlim(0, 2);
-            SemaphoreSlim s_done = new SemaphoreSlim(0, 2);
-
-            var t1 = new Thread(() =>
-            {
-                s.Wait();
-                foreach (var t in tensors)
-                    t.Dispose();
-                s_done.Release();
-            });
-
-            var t2 = new Thread(() =>
-            {
-                s.Wait();
-                foreach (var t in tensors)
-                    t.Dispose();
-                s_done.Release();
-            });
-
-            t1.Start();
-            t2.Start();
-            s.Release(2);
-            s_done.Wait();
-            s_done.Wait();
-
-            foreach (var t in tensors)
-                Assert.IsTrue(t.IsDisposed);
-        }
-
         [TestMethod]
         public unsafe void TensorFromFixed()
         {
             var array = new float[1000];
             var span = new Span<float>(array, 100, 500);
-            fixed (float* ptr=&MemoryMarshal.GetReference(span))
+            fixed (float* ptr = &MemoryMarshal.GetReference(span))
             {
-                using (var t = new Tensor((IntPtr)ptr, new long[] {span.Length}, tf.float32, 4*span.Length))
+                using (var t = new Tensor((IntPtr) ptr, new long[] {span.Length}, tf.float32, 4 * span.Length))
                 {
                     Assert.IsFalse(t.IsDisposed);
-                    Assert.IsFalse(t.IsMemoryOwner);
                     Assert.AreEqual(2000, (int) t.bytesize);
                 }
             }
+
             fixed (float* ptr = &array[0])
             {
-                using (var t = new Tensor((IntPtr)ptr, new long[] { array.Length }, tf.float32, 4 * array.Length))
+                using (var t = new Tensor((IntPtr) ptr, new long[] {array.Length}, tf.float32, 4 * array.Length))
                 {
                     Assert.IsFalse(t.IsDisposed);
-                    Assert.IsFalse(t.IsMemoryOwner);
-                    Assert.AreEqual(4000, (int)t.bytesize);
+                    Assert.AreEqual(4000, (int) t.bytesize);
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public unsafe void TensorFromArray()
+        {
+            var array = new float[1000];
+            using (var t = new Tensor(array, new long[] {array.Length}, tf.float32))
+            {
+                Assert.IsFalse(t.IsDisposed);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1000 * sizeof(float), (int) t.bytesize);
+            }
+
+            using (var t = new Tensor(new float[] {1}, new long[] {1}, tf.float32))
+            {
+                Assert.IsFalse(t.IsDisposed);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1 * sizeof(float), (int) t.bytesize);
+            }
+
+            using (var t = new Tensor(new float[] {1}, null, tf.float32))
+            {
+                Assert.IsFalse(t.IsDisposed);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1 * sizeof(float), (int) t.bytesize);
+                t.shape.Should().BeEmpty();
+            }
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void AllocateTensor()
         {
             ulong num_bytes = 6 * sizeof(float);
-            long[] dims = { 2, 3 };
+            long[] dims = {2, 3};
             Tensor t = c_api.TF_AllocateTensor(TF_DataType.TF_FLOAT, dims, 2, num_bytes);
             EXPECT_EQ(TF_DataType.TF_FLOAT, t.dtype);
             EXPECT_EQ(2, t.NDims);
-            EXPECT_EQ((int)dims[0], t.shape[0]);
+            EXPECT_EQ((int) dims[0], t.shape[0]);
             EXPECT_EQ(num_bytes, t.bytesize);
             t.Dispose();
         }
@@ -98,7 +85,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             NDArray nd = np.array(2, 3);
             Tensor t = new Tensor(nd);
             Tensor o = t.MaybeMove();
-            ASSERT_TRUE(o == IntPtr.Zero);  // It is unsafe to move memory TF might not own.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(o == IntPtr.Zero); // It is unsafe to move memory TF might not own.
             t.Dispose();
         }
 
@@ -116,10 +103,10 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
 
             EXPECT_EQ(tensor.dtype, TF_DataType.TF_FLOAT);
             EXPECT_EQ(tensor.rank, nd.ndim);
-            EXPECT_EQ((int)tensor.shape[0], nd.shape[0]);
-            EXPECT_EQ((int)tensor.shape[1], nd.shape[1]);
-            EXPECT_EQ(tensor.bytesize, (ulong)nd.size * sizeof(float));
-            Assert.IsTrue(Enumerable.SequenceEqual(nd.Data<float>(), new float[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }));
+            EXPECT_EQ((int) tensor.shape[0], nd.shape[0]);
+            EXPECT_EQ((int) tensor.shape[1], nd.shape[1]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(tensor.bytesize, (ulong) nd.size * sizeof(float));
+            Assert.IsTrue(Enumerable.SequenceEqual(nd.Data<float>(), new float[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -130,7 +117,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         public void SetShape()
         {
             var s = new Status();
-            var graph = new Graph();
+            var graph = new Graph().as_default();
 
             var feed = c_test_util.Placeholder(graph, s);
             var feed_out_0 = new TF_Output(feed, 0);
@@ -148,7 +135,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             EXPECT_EQ(-1, num_dims);
 
             // Set the shape to be 2 x Unknown
-            long[] dims = { 2, -1 };
+            long[] dims = {2, -1};
             c_api.TF_GraphSetTensorShape(graph, feed_out_0, dims, dims.Length, s);
             Assert.IsTrue(s.Code == TF_Code.TF_OK);
             num_dims = c_api.TF_GraphGetTensorNumDims(graph, feed_out_0, s);
@@ -177,8 +164,8 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             c_api.TF_GraphGetTensorShape(graph, feed_out_0, returned_dims, num_dims, s);
             Assert.IsTrue(s.Code == TF_Code.TF_OK);
             EXPECT_EQ(2, num_dims);
-            EXPECT_EQ(2, (int)returned_dims[0]);
-            EXPECT_EQ(3, (int)returned_dims[1]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(2, (int) returned_dims[0]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(3, (int) returned_dims[1]);
 
             // Try to set 'unknown' with same rank on the shape and see that
             // it doesn't change.
@@ -189,8 +176,8 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             c_api.TF_GraphGetTensorShape(graph, feed_out_0, returned_dims, num_dims, s);
             Assert.IsTrue(s.Code == TF_Code.TF_OK);
             EXPECT_EQ(2, num_dims);
-            EXPECT_EQ(2, (int)returned_dims[0]);
-            EXPECT_EQ(3, (int)returned_dims[1]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(2, (int) returned_dims[0]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(3, (int) returned_dims[1]);
 
             // Try to fetch a shape with the wrong num_dims
             c_api.TF_GraphGetTensorShape(graph, feed_out_0, returned_dims, 5, s);
@@ -216,4 +203,4 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             s.Dispose();
         }
     }
-}
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/Utilities/MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
+{
+    public delegate void MultiThreadedTestDelegate(int threadid);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Creates a synchronized eco-system of running code.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter : IDisposable
+    {
+        public int ThreadCount { get; }
+        public Thread[] Threads { get; }
+        public Exception[] Exceptions { get; }
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim barrier_threadstarted;
+        private readonly ManualResetEventSlim barrier_corestart;
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim done_barrier2;
+
+        public Action<MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter> PostRun { get; set; }
+
+        #region Static
+
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        public static void Run(int threadCount, MultiThreadedTestDelegate workload)
+        {
+            if (workload == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(workload));
+            if (threadCount <= 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(threadCount));
+            new MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter(threadCount).Run(workload);
+        }
+
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        public static void Run(int threadCount, params MultiThreadedTestDelegate[] workloads)
+        {
+            if (workloads == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(workloads));
+            if (workloads.Length == 0) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be an empty collection.", nameof(workloads));
+            if (threadCount <= 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(threadCount));
+            new MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter(threadCount).Run(workloads);
+        }
+
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        public static void Run(int threadCount, MultiThreadedTestDelegate workload, Action<MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter> postRun)
+        {
+            if (workload == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(workload));
+            if (postRun == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(postRun));
+            if (threadCount <= 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(threadCount));
+            new MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter(threadCount) {PostRun = postRun}.Run(workload);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+        /// <summary>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.Object"></see> class.</summary>
+        public MultiThreadedUnitTestExecuter(int threadCount)
+        {
+            if (threadCount <= 0)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(threadCount));
+            ThreadCount = threadCount;
+            Threads = new Thread[ThreadCount];
+            Exceptions = new Exception[ThreadCount];
+            done_barrier2 = new SemaphoreSlim(0, threadCount);
+            barrier_corestart = new ManualResetEventSlim();
+            barrier_threadstarted = new SemaphoreSlim(0, threadCount);
+        }
+
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        public void Run(params MultiThreadedTestDelegate[] workloads)
+        {
+            if (workloads == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(workloads));
+            if (workloads.Length != 1 && workloads.Length % ThreadCount != 0)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Run method must accept either 1 workload or n-threads workloads. Got {workloads.Length} workloads.");
+
+            if (ThreadCount == 1)
+            {
+                Exception ex = null;
+                new Thread(() =>
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        workloads[0](0);
+                    } catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        if (Debugger.IsAttached)
+                            throw;
+                        ex = e;
+                    } finally
+                    {
+                        done_barrier2.Release(1);
+                    }
+                }).Start();
+
+                done_barrier2.Wait();
+
+                if (ex != null)
+                    throw new Exception($"Thread 0 has failed: ", ex);
+
+                PostRun?.Invoke(this);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            //thread core
+            Exception ThreadCore(MultiThreadedTestDelegate core, int threadid)
+            {
+                barrier_threadstarted.Release(1);
+                barrier_corestart.Wait();
+                //workload
+                try
+                {
+                    core(threadid);
+                } catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    if (Debugger.IsAttached)
+                        throw;
+                    return e;
+                } finally
+                {
+                    done_barrier2.Release(1);
+                }
+
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            //initialize all threads
+            if (workloads.Length == 1)
+            {
+                var workload = workloads[0];
+                for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++)
+                {
+                    var i_local = i;
+                    Threads[i] = new Thread(() => Exceptions[i_local] = ThreadCore(workload, i_local));
+                }
+            } else
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++)
+                {
+                    var i_local = i;
+                    var workload = workloads[i_local % workloads.Length];
+                    Threads[i] = new Thread(() => Exceptions[i_local] = ThreadCore(workload, i_local));
+                }
+            }
+
+            //run all threads
+            for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++) Threads[i].Start();
+            //wait for threads to be started and ready
+            for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++) barrier_threadstarted.Wait();
+
+            //signal threads to start
+            barrier_corestart.Set();
+
+            //wait for threads to finish
+            for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++) done_barrier2.Wait();
+
+            //handle fails
+            for (int i = 0; i < ThreadCount; i++)
+                if (Exceptions[i] != null)
+                    throw new Exception($"Thread {i} has failed: ", Exceptions[i]);
+
+            //checks after ended
+            PostRun?.Invoke(this);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            barrier_threadstarted.Dispose();
+            barrier_corestart.Dispose();
+            done_barrier2.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/Utilities/PrivateObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,914 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    //using System.Diagnostics;
+    //using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+    using System.Globalization;
+    using System.Reflection;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This class represents the live NON public INTERNAL object in the system
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class PrivateObject
+    {
+        #region Data
+
+        // bind everything
+        private const BindingFlags BindToEveryThing = BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public;
+
+        private static BindingFlags constructorFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.CreateInstance | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
+
+        private object target; // automatically initialized to null
+        private Type originalType; // automatically initialized to null
+
+        //private Dictionary<string, LinkedList<MethodInfo>> methodCache; // automatically initialized to null
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructors
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that contains
+        ///// the already existing object of the private class
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="obj"> object that serves as starting point to reach the private members</param>
+        ///// <param name="memberToAccess">the derefrencing string using . that points to the object to be retrived as in m_X.m_Y.m_Z</param>
+        //[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1720:IdentifiersShouldNotContainTypeNames", MessageId = "obj", Justification = "We don't know anything about the object other than that it's an object, so 'obj' seems reasonable")]
+        //public PrivateObject(object obj, string memberToAccess)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(obj, "obj", string.Empty);
+        //    ValidateAccessString(memberToAccess);
+
+        //    PrivateObject temp = obj as PrivateObject;
+        //    if (temp == null)
+        //    {
+        //        temp = new PrivateObject(obj);
+        //    }
+
+        //    // Split The access string
+        //    string[] arr = memberToAccess.Split(new char[] { '.' });
+
+        //    for (int i = 0; i < arr.Length; i++)
+        //    {
+        //        object next = temp.InvokeHelper(arr[i], BindToEveryThing | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //        temp = new PrivateObject(next);
+        //    }
+
+        //    this.target = temp.target;
+        //    this.originalType = temp.originalType;
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps the
+        ///// specified type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the assembly</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeName">fully qualified name</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Argmenets to pass to the constructor</param>
+        //public PrivateObject(string assemblyName, string typeName, params object[] args)
+        //    : this(assemblyName, typeName, null, args)
+        //{
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps the
+        ///// specified type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the assembly</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeName">fully qualified name</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Argmenets to pass to the constructor</param>
+        //public PrivateObject(string assemblyName, string typeName, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //    : this(Type.GetType(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}, {1}", typeName, assemblyName), false), parameterTypes, args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(assemblyName, "assemblyName", string.Empty);
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(typeName, "typeName", string.Empty);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps the
+        ///// specified type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="type">type of the object to create</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Argmenets to pass to the constructor</param>
+        //public PrivateObject(Type type, params object[] args)
+        //    : this(type, null, args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(type, "type", string.Empty);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps the
+        ///// specified type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="type">type of the object to create</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Argmenets to pass to the constructor</param>
+        //public PrivateObject(Type type, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(type, "type", string.Empty);
+        //    object o;
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        ConstructorInfo ci = type.GetConstructor(BindToEveryThing, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (ci == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorConstructorNotFound);
+        //        }
+
+        //        try
+        //        {
+        //            o = ci.Invoke(args);
+        //        }
+        //        catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+        //        {
+        //            Debug.Assert(e.InnerException != null, "Inner exception should not be null.");
+        //            if (e.InnerException != null)
+        //            {
+        //                throw e.InnerException;
+        //            }
+
+        //            throw;
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        o = Activator.CreateInstance(type, constructorFlags, null, args, null);
+        //    }
+
+        //    this.ConstructFrom(o);
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps
+        /// the given object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">object to wrap</param>
+        //[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1720:IdentifiersShouldNotContainTypeNames", MessageId = "obj", Justification = "We don't know anything about the object other than that it's an object, so 'obj' seems reasonable")]
+        public PrivateObject(object obj)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(obj, "obj", string.Empty);
+            this.ConstructFrom(obj);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateObject"/> class that wraps
+        /// the given object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">object to wrap</param>
+        /// <param name="type">PrivateType object</param>
+        //[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1720:IdentifiersShouldNotContainTypeNames", MessageId = "obj", Justification = "We don't know anything about the object other than that it's an an object, so 'obj' seems reasonable")]
+        public PrivateObject(object obj, PrivateType type)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(type, "type", string.Empty);
+            this.target = obj;
+            this.originalType = type.ReferencedType;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets or sets the target
+        ///// </summary>
+        //public object Target
+        //{
+        //    get
+        //    {
+        //        return this.target;
+        //    }
+
+        //    set
+        //    {
+        //        Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(value, "Target", string.Empty);
+        //        this.target = value;
+        //        this.originalType = value.GetType();
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the type of underlying object
+        ///// </summary>
+        //public Type RealType
+        //{
+        //    get
+        //    {
+        //        return this.originalType;
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        //private Dictionary<string, LinkedList<MethodInfo>> GenericMethodCache
+        //{
+        //    get
+        //    {
+        //        if (this.methodCache == null)
+        //        {
+        //            this.BuildGenericMethodCacheForType(this.originalType);
+        //        }
+
+        //        Debug.Assert(this.methodCache != null, "Invalid method cache for type.");
+
+        //        return this.methodCache;
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// returns the hash code of the target object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>int representing hashcode of the target object</returns>
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            //Debug.Assert(this.target != null, "target should not be null.");
+            return this.target.GetHashCode();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Equals
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">Object with whom to compare</param>
+        /// <returns>returns true if the objects are equal.</returns>
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            if (this != obj)
+            {
+                //Debug.Assert(this.target != null, "target should not be null.");
+                if (typeof(PrivateObject) == obj?.GetType())
+                {
+                    return this.target.Equals(((PrivateObject) obj).target);
+                } else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, null, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeArguments">An array of types corresponding to the types of the generic arguments.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, Type[] typeArguments)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, BindToEveryThing, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, typeArguments);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, null, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, BindToEveryThing, parameterTypes, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, bindingFlags, null, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, bindingFlags, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.Invoke(name, bindingFlags, parameterTypes, args, culture, null);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the specified method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the method</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeArguments">An array of types corresponding to the types of the generic arguments.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of method call</returns>
+        //public object Invoke(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Type[] typeArguments)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        bindingFlags |= BindToEveryThing | BindingFlags.Instance;
+
+        //        // Fix up the parameter types
+        //        MethodInfo member = this.originalType.GetMethod(name, bindingFlags, null, parameterTypes, null);
+
+        //        // If the method was not found and type arguments were provided for generic paramaters,
+        //        // attempt to look up a generic method.
+        //        if ((member == null) && (typeArguments != null))
+        //        {
+        //            // This method may contain generic parameters...if so, the previous call to
+        //            // GetMethod() will fail because it doesn't fully support generic parameters.
+
+        //            // Look in the method cache to see if there is a generic method
+        //            // on the incoming type that contains the correct signature.
+        //            member = this.GetGenericMethodFromCache(name, parameterTypes, typeArguments, bindingFlags, null);
+        //        }
+
+        //        if (member == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(
+        //                string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        try
+        //        {
+        //            if (member.IsGenericMethodDefinition)
+        //            {
+        //                MethodInfo constructed = member.MakeGenericMethod(typeArguments);
+        //                return constructed.Invoke(this.target, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //            }
+        //            else
+        //            {
+        //                return member.Invoke(this.target, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //            }
+        //        }
+        //        catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+        //        {
+        //            Debug.Assert(e.InnerException != null, "Inner exception should not be null.");
+        //            if (e.InnerException != null)
+        //            {
+        //                throw e.InnerException;
+        //            }
+
+        //            throw;
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        return this.InvokeHelper(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, args, culture);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the array element using array of subsrcipts for each dimension
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">the indices of array</param>
+        ///// <returns>An arrya of elements.</returns>
+        //public object GetArrayElement(string name, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.GetArrayElement(name, BindToEveryThing, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the array element using array of subsrcipts for each dimension
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">the indices of array</param>
+        //public void SetArrayElement(string name, object value, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.SetArrayElement(name, BindToEveryThing, value, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the array element using array of subsrcipts for each dimension
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">the indices of array</param>
+        ///// <returns>An arrya of elements.</returns>
+        //public object GetArrayElement(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    Array arr = (Array)this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.GetField | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //    return arr.GetValue(indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the array element using array of subsrcipts for each dimension
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">the indices of array</param>
+        //public void SetArrayElement(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    Array arr = (Array)this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.GetField | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //    arr.SetValue(value, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Get the field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <returns>The field.</returns>
+        //public object GetField(string name)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.GetField(name, BindToEveryThing);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        //public void SetField(string name, object value)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.SetField(name, BindToEveryThing, value);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The field.</returns>
+        //public object GetField(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.GetField | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        //public void SetField(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.SetField | bindingFlags, new object[] { value }, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <returns>The field or property.</returns>
+        public object GetFieldOrProperty(string name)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            return this.GetFieldOrProperty(name, BindToEveryThing);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        public void SetFieldOrProperty(string name, object value)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            this.SetFieldOrProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        /// <returns>The field or property.</returns>
+        public object GetFieldOrProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            return this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        public void SetFieldOrProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            this.InvokeHelper(name, BindingFlags.SetField | BindingFlags.SetProperty | bindingFlags, new object[] {value}, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The property.</returns>
+        //public object GetProperty(string name, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.GetProperty(name, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The property.</returns>
+        //public object GetProperty(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.GetProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, parameterTypes, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Set the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetProperty(string name, object value, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetProperty(name, null, value, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Set the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetProperty(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object value, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, value, parameterTypes, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The property.</returns>
+        //public object GetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.GetProperty(name, bindingFlags, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The property.</returns>
+        //public object GetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        PropertyInfo pi = this.originalType.GetProperty(name, bindingFlags, null, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (pi == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(
+        //                string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        return pi.GetValue(this.target, args);
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        return this.InvokeHelper(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.GetProperty, args, null);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetProperty(name, bindingFlags, value, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">A bitmask comprised of one or more <see cref="T:System.Reflection.BindingFlags"/> that specify how the search is conducted.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        PropertyInfo pi = this.originalType.GetProperty(name, bindingFlags, null, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (pi == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(
+        //                string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        pi.SetValue(this.target, value, args);
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        object[] pass = new object[(args?.Length ?? 0) + 1];
+        //        pass[0] = value;
+        //        args?.CopyTo(pass, 1);
+        //        this.InvokeHelper(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.SetProperty, pass, null);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        #region Private Helpers
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Validate access string
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="access"> access string</param>
+        //private static void ValidateAccessString(string access)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(access, "access", string.Empty);
+        //    if (access.Length == 0)
+        //    {
+        //        throw new ArgumentException(FrameworkMessages.AccessStringInvalidSyntax);
+        //    }
+
+        //    string[] arr = access.Split('.');
+        //    foreach (string str in arr)
+        //    {
+        //        if ((str.Length == 0) || (str.IndexOfAny(new char[] { ' ', '\t', '\n' }) != -1))
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(FrameworkMessages.AccessStringInvalidSyntax);
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes the memeber
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional attributes</param>
+        /// <param name="args">Arguments for the invocation</param>
+        /// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        /// <returns>Result of the invocation</returns>
+        private object InvokeHelper(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            //Debug.Assert(this.target != null, "Internal Error: Null reference is returned for internal object");
+
+            // Invoke the actual Method
+            try
+            {
+                return this.originalType.InvokeMember(name, bindingFlags, null, this.target, args, culture);
+            } catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+            {
+                //Debug.Assert(e.InnerException != null, "Inner exception should not be null.");
+                if (e.InnerException != null)
+                {
+                    throw e.InnerException;
+                }
+
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void ConstructFrom(object obj)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(obj, "obj", string.Empty);
+            this.target = obj;
+            this.originalType = obj.GetType();
+        }
+
+        //private void BuildGenericMethodCacheForType(Type t)
+        //{
+        //    Debug.Assert(t != null, "type should not be null.");
+        //    this.methodCache = new Dictionary<string, LinkedList<MethodInfo>>();
+
+        //    MethodInfo[] members = t.GetMethods(BindToEveryThing);
+        //    LinkedList<MethodInfo> listByName; // automatically initialized to null
+
+        //    foreach (MethodInfo member in members)
+        //    {
+        //        if (member.IsGenericMethod || member.IsGenericMethodDefinition)
+        //        {
+        //            if (!this.GenericMethodCache.TryGetValue(member.Name, out listByName))
+        //            {
+        //                listByName = new LinkedList<MethodInfo>();
+        //                this.GenericMethodCache.Add(member.Name, listByName);
+        //            }
+
+        //            Debug.Assert(listByName != null, "list should not be null.");
+        //            listByName.AddLast(member);
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Extracts the most appropriate generic method signature from the current private type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="methodName">The name of the method in which to search the signature cache.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of types corresponding to the types of the parameters in which to search.</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeArguments">An array of types corresponding to the types of the generic arguments.</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags"><see cref="BindingFlags"/> to further filter the method signatures.</param>
+        ///// <param name="modifiers">Modifiers for parameters.</param>
+        ///// <returns>A methodinfo instance.</returns>
+        //private MethodInfo GetGenericMethodFromCache(string methodName, Type[] parameterTypes, Type[] typeArguments, BindingFlags bindingFlags, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
+        //{
+        //    Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(methodName), "Invalid method name.");
+        //    Debug.Assert(parameterTypes != null, "Invalid parameter type array.");
+        //    Debug.Assert(typeArguments != null, "Invalid type arguments array.");
+
+        //    // Build a preliminary list of method candidates that contain roughly the same signature.
+        //    var methodCandidates = this.GetMethodCandidates(methodName, parameterTypes, typeArguments, bindingFlags, modifiers);
+
+        //    // Search of ambiguous methods (methods with the same signature).
+        //    MethodInfo[] finalCandidates = new MethodInfo[methodCandidates.Count];
+        //    methodCandidates.CopyTo(finalCandidates, 0);
+
+        //    if ((parameterTypes != null) && (parameterTypes.Length == 0))
+        //    {
+        //        for (int i = 0; i < finalCandidates.Length; i++)
+        //        {
+        //            MethodInfo methodInfo = finalCandidates[i];
+
+        //            if (!RuntimeTypeHelper.CompareMethodSigAndName(methodInfo, finalCandidates[0]))
+        //            {
+        //                throw new AmbiguousMatchException();
+        //            }
+        //        }
+
+        //        // All the methods have the exact same name and sig so return the most derived one.
+        //        return RuntimeTypeHelper.FindMostDerivedNewSlotMeth(finalCandidates, finalCandidates.Length) as MethodInfo;
+        //    }
+
+        //    // Now that we have a preliminary list of candidates, select the most appropriate one.
+        //    return RuntimeTypeHelper.SelectMethod(bindingFlags, finalCandidates, parameterTypes, modifiers) as MethodInfo;
+        //}
+
+        //private LinkedList<MethodInfo> GetMethodCandidates(string methodName, Type[] parameterTypes, Type[] typeArguments, BindingFlags bindingFlags, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
+        //{
+        //    Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(methodName), "methodName should not be null.");
+        //    Debug.Assert(parameterTypes != null, "parameterTypes should not be null.");
+        //    Debug.Assert(typeArguments != null, "typeArguments should not be null.");
+
+        //    LinkedList<MethodInfo> methodCandidates = new LinkedList<MethodInfo>();
+        //    LinkedList<MethodInfo> methods = null;
+
+        //    if (!this.GenericMethodCache.TryGetValue(methodName, out methods))
+        //    {
+        //        return methodCandidates;
+        //    }
+
+        //    Debug.Assert(methods != null, "methods should not be null.");
+
+        //    foreach (MethodInfo candidate in methods)
+        //    {
+        //        bool paramMatch = true;
+        //        ParameterInfo[] candidateParams = null;
+        //        Type[] genericArgs = candidate.GetGenericArguments();
+        //        Type sourceParameterType = null;
+
+        //        if (genericArgs.Length != typeArguments.Length)
+        //        {
+        //            continue;
+        //        }
+
+        //        // Since we can't just get the correct MethodInfo from Reflection,
+        //        // we will just match the number of parameters, their order, and their type
+        //        var methodCandidate = candidate;
+        //        candidateParams = methodCandidate.GetParameters();
+
+        //        if (candidateParams.Length != parameterTypes.Length)
+        //        {
+        //            continue;
+        //        }
+
+        //        // Exact binding
+        //        if ((bindingFlags & BindingFlags.ExactBinding) != 0)
+        //        {
+        //            int i = 0;
+
+        //            foreach (ParameterInfo candidateParam in candidateParams)
+        //            {
+        //                sourceParameterType = parameterTypes[i++];
+
+        //                if (candidateParam.ParameterType.ContainsGenericParameters)
+        //                {
+        //                    // Since we have a generic parameter here, just make sure the IsArray matches.
+        //                    if (candidateParam.ParameterType.IsArray != sourceParameterType.IsArray)
+        //                    {
+        //                        paramMatch = false;
+        //                        break;
+        //                    }
+        //                }
+        //                else
+        //                {
+        //                    if (candidateParam.ParameterType != sourceParameterType)
+        //                    {
+        //                        paramMatch = false;
+        //                        break;
+        //                    }
+        //                }
+        //            }
+
+        //            if (paramMatch)
+        //            {
+        //                methodCandidates.AddLast(methodCandidate);
+        //                continue;
+        //            }
+        //        }
+        //        else
+        //        {
+        //            methodCandidates.AddLast(methodCandidate);
+        //        }
+        //    }
+
+        //    return methodCandidates;
+        //}
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/Utilities/PrivateObjectExtensions.cs

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+// <copyright file="PrivateObjectExtensions.cs">
+// Copyright (c) 2019 cactuaroid All Rights Reserved
+// </copyright>
+// <summary>
+// Released under the MIT license
+// https://github.com/cactuaroid/PrivateObjectExtensions
+// </summary>
+
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace System
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for PrivateObject
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class PrivateObjectExtensions
+    {
+        private static readonly BindingFlags Static = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | BindingFlags.Static;
+        private static readonly BindingFlags Instance = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | BindingFlags.Instance;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) field/property.
+        /// If the real type of specified object doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static object GetPrivate(this object obj, string name)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("obj"); }
+
+            return GetPrivate(obj, name, obj.GetType(), null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) field/property.
+        /// If the real type of specified object doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the field/property</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static T GetPrivate<T>(this object obj, string name)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("obj"); }
+
+            return (T)GetPrivate(obj, name, obj.GetType(), typeof(T));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) field/property with assuming the specified object as specified type.
+        /// If the specified type doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <param name="objType">The type of 'obj' for seaching member starting from. Real type of 'obj' is ignored.</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'objType' is not assignable from 'obj'.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static object GetPrivate(this object obj, string name, Type objType)
+        {
+            return GetPrivate(obj, name, objType, null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) field/property with assuming the specified object as specified type.
+        /// If the specified type doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the field/property</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <param name="objType">The type of 'obj' for seaching member starting from. Real type of 'obj' is ignored.</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'objType' is not assignable from 'obj'.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static T GetPrivate<T>(this object obj, string name, Type objType)
+        {
+            return (T)GetPrivate(obj, name, objType, typeof(T));
+        }
+
+        private static object GetPrivate(object obj, string name, Type objType, Type memberType)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("obj"); }
+            if (name == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentException("name is empty or white-space.", "name"); }
+            if (objType == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("objType"); }
+            if (!objType.IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType())) { throw new ArgumentException($"{objType} is not assignable from {obj.GetType()}.", "objType"); }
+
+            bool memberTypeMatching(Type actualType) => actualType == memberType;
+
+            if (TryFindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Instance, out var ownerType))
+            {
+                return new PrivateObject(obj, new PrivateType(ownerType)).GetFieldOrProperty(name);
+            }
+            else if (TryFindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Static, out ownerType))
+            {
+                return new PrivateType(ownerType).GetStaticFieldOrProperty(name);
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentException(((memberType != null) ? memberType + " " : "") + name + " is not found.");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) static field/property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the static field/property</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the static field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static object GetPrivate(this Type type, string name)
+        {
+            return GetPrivate(type, name, null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get from private (and any other) static field/property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the field/property</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to get from</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the static field/property</param>
+        /// <returns>The object got from the static field/property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static T GetPrivate<T>(this Type type, string name)
+        {
+            return (T)GetPrivate(type, name, typeof(T));
+        }
+
+        private static object GetPrivate(this Type type, string name, Type memberType)
+        {
+            if (type == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("type"); }
+            if (name == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentException("name is empty or white-space.", "name"); }
+
+            bool memberTypeMatching(Type actualType) => actualType == memberType;
+
+            if (type.ContainsFieldOrProperty(name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Static))
+            {
+                return new PrivateType(type).GetStaticFieldOrProperty(name);
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentException(((memberType != null) ? memberType + " " : "") + name + " is not found.");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set to private (and any other) field/property.
+        /// If the real type of specified object doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set to</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to set for 'name'</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static void SetPrivate<T>(this object obj, string name, T value)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("obj"); }
+
+            SetPrivate(obj, name, value, obj.GetType());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set to private (and any other) field/property with assuming the specified object as specified type.
+        /// If the specified type doesn't contain the specified field/property,
+        /// base types are searched automatically.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set to</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to set for 'name'</param>
+        /// <param name="objType">The type of 'obj' for seaching member starting from. Real type of 'obj' is ignored.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'objType' is not assignable from 'obj'.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static void SetPrivate<T>(this object obj, string name, T value, Type objType)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("obj"); }
+            if (name == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentException("name is empty or white-space.", "name"); }
+            if (value == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("value"); }
+            if (objType == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("objType"); }
+            if (!objType.IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType())) { throw new ArgumentException($"{objType} is not assignable from {obj.GetType()}.", "objType"); }
+
+            if (TrySetPrivate(obj, name, value, objType)) { return; }
+
+            // retry for the case of getter only property
+            if (TrySetPrivate(obj, GetBackingFieldName(name), value, objType)) { return; }
+
+            throw new ArgumentException($"{typeof(T)} {name} is not found.");
+        }
+
+        private static bool TrySetPrivate<T>(object obj, string name, T value, Type objType)
+        {
+            var memberType = typeof(T);
+            bool memberTypeMatching(Type actualType) => actualType.IsAssignableFrom(memberType);
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (TryFindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Instance, out var ownerType))
+                {
+                    new PrivateObject(obj, new PrivateType(ownerType)).SetFieldOrProperty(name, value);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                else if (TryFindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Static, out ownerType))
+                {
+                    new PrivateType(ownerType).SetStaticFieldOrProperty(name, value);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch(MissingMethodException)
+            {
+                // When getter only property name is given, the property is found but fails to set.
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set to private (and any other) static field/property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to set to</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the field/property</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to set for 'name'</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">'name' is not found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Arguments contain null.</exception>
+        public static void SetPrivate<T>(this Type type, string name, T value)
+        {
+            if (type == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("type"); }
+            if (name == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentException("name is empty or white-space.", "name"); }
+
+            if (TrySetPrivate(type, name, value)) { return; }
+
+            // retry for the case of getter only property
+            if (TrySetPrivate(type, GetBackingFieldName(name), value)) { return; }
+
+            throw new ArgumentException($"{typeof(T)} {name} is not found.");
+        }
+
+        private static bool TrySetPrivate<T>(this Type type, string name, T value)
+        {
+            var memberType = typeof(T);
+            bool memberTypeMatching(Type actualType) => actualType.IsAssignableFrom(memberType);
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (type.ContainsFieldOrProperty(name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, Static))
+                {
+                    new PrivateType(type).SetStaticFieldOrProperty(name, value);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (MissingMethodException)
+            {
+                // When getter only property name is given, the property is found but fails to set.
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetBackingFieldName(string propertyName)
+            => $"<{propertyName}>k__BackingField"; // generated backing field name
+
+        private static bool TryFindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(Type objType, string name, Type memberType, Func<Type, bool> memberTypeMatching, BindingFlags bindingFlag, out Type ownerType)
+        {
+            ownerType = FindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, bindingFlag);
+
+            return (ownerType != null);
+        }
+
+        private static Type FindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(Type objectType, string name, Type memberType, Func<Type, bool> memberTypeMatching, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        {
+            if (objectType == null) { return null; }
+
+            if (objectType.ContainsFieldOrProperty(name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, bindingFlags))
+            {
+                return objectType;
+            }
+
+            return FindFieldOrPropertyOwnerType(objectType.BaseType, name, memberType, memberTypeMatching, bindingFlags);
+        }
+
+        private static bool ContainsFieldOrProperty(this Type objectType, string name, Type memberType, Func<Type, bool> memberTypeMatching, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        {
+            var fields = objectType
+                .GetFields(bindingFlags)
+                .Select((x) => new { Type = x.FieldType, Member = x as MemberInfo });
+
+            var properties = objectType
+                .GetProperties(bindingFlags)
+                .Select((x) => new { Type = x.PropertyType, Member = x as MemberInfo });
+
+            var members = fields.Concat(properties);
+
+            return members.Any((actual) =>
+                (memberType == null || memberTypeMatching.Invoke(actual.Type))
+                && actual.Member.Name == name);
+        }
+    }
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/Utilities/PrivateType.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
+{
+    using System;
+    //using System.Diagnostics;
+    using System.Globalization;
+    using System.Reflection;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This class represents a private class for the Private Accessor functionality.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class PrivateType
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Binds to everything
+        /// </summary>
+        private const BindingFlags BindToEveryThing = BindingFlags.Default
+                                                      | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance
+                                                      | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wrapped type.
+        /// </summary>
+        private Type type;
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateType"/> class that contains the private type.
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="assemblyName">Assembly name</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeName">fully qualified name of the </param>
+        //public PrivateType(string assemblyName, string typeName)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNullOrEmpty(assemblyName, "assemblyName", string.Empty);
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNullOrEmpty(typeName, "typeName", string.Empty);
+        //    Assembly asm = Assembly.Load(assemblyName);
+
+        //    this.type = asm.GetType(typeName, true);
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrivateType"/> class that contains
+        /// the private type from the type object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The wrapped Type to create.</param>
+        public PrivateType(Type type)
+        {
+            if (type == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
+            }
+
+            this.type = type;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the referenced type
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ReferencedType => this.type;
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes static member
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member to InvokeHelper</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invoction</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, null, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes static member
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member to InvokeHelper</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invoction</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes static member
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member to InvokeHelper</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invoction</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeArguments">An array of types corresponding to the types of the generic arguments.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, Type[] typeArguments)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, BindToEveryThing, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, typeArguments);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, null, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, parameterTypes, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, bindingFlags, null, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, bindingFlags, parameterTypes, args, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// /// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        //{
+        //    return this.InvokeStatic(name, bindingFlags, parameterTypes, args, culture, null);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Invokes the static method
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// /// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to invoke</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        ///// <param name="typeArguments">An array of types corresponding to the types of the generic arguments.</param>
+        ///// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        //public object InvokeStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Type[] typeArguments)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        MethodInfo member = this.type.GetMethod(name, bindingFlags | BindToEveryThing | BindingFlags.Static, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (member == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        try
+        //        {
+        //            if (member.IsGenericMethodDefinition)
+        //            {
+        //                MethodInfo constructed = member.MakeGenericMethod(typeArguments);
+        //                return constructed.Invoke(null, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //            }
+        //            else
+        //            {
+        //                return member.Invoke(null, bindingFlags, null, args, culture);
+        //            }
+        //        }
+        //        catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+        //        {
+        //            Debug.Assert(e.InnerException != null, "Inner Exception should not be null.");
+        //            if (e.InnerException != null)
+        //            {
+        //                throw e.InnerException;
+        //            }
+
+        //            throw;
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        return this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, args, culture);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the element in static array
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the array</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">
+        ///// A one-dimensional array of 32-bit integers that represent the indexes specifying
+        ///// the position of the element to get. For instance, to access a[10][11] the indices would be {10,11}
+        ///// </param>
+        ///// <returns>element at the specified location</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticArrayElement(string name, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.GetStaticArrayElement(name, BindToEveryThing, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the memeber of the static array
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the array</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">
+        ///// A one-dimensional array of 32-bit integers that represent the indexes specifying
+        ///// the position of the element to set. For instance, to access a[10][11] the array would be {10,11}
+        ///// </param>
+        //public void SetStaticArrayElement(string name, object value, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.SetStaticArrayElement(name, BindToEveryThing, value, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the element in satatic array
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the array</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional InvokeHelper attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">
+        ///// A one-dimensional array of 32-bit integers that represent the indexes specifying
+        ///// the position of the element to get. For instance, to access a[10][11] the array would be {10,11}
+        ///// </param>
+        ///// <returns>element at the spcified location</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticArrayElement(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    Array arr = (Array)this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //    return arr.GetValue(indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the memeber of the static array
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the array</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional InvokeHelper attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">value to set</param>
+        ///// <param name="indices">
+        ///// A one-dimensional array of 32-bit integers that represent the indexes specifying
+        ///// the position of the element to set. For instance, to access a[10][11] the array would be {10,11}
+        ///// </param>
+        //public void SetStaticArrayElement(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, params int[] indices)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    Array arr = (Array)this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.Static | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //    arr.SetValue(value, indices);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the static field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <returns>The static field.</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticField(string name)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.GetStaticField(name, BindToEveryThing);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static field
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Arguement to the invocation</param>
+        //public void SetStaticField(string name, object value)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.SetStaticField(name, BindToEveryThing, value);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the static field using specified InvokeHelper attributes
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        ///// <returns>The static field.</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticField(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    return this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.Static | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static field using binding attributes
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional InvokeHelper attributes</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Arguement to the invocation</param>
+        //public void SetStaticField(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.SetField | bindingFlags | BindingFlags.Static, new[] { value }, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the static field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <returns>The static field or property.</returns>
+        public object GetStaticFieldOrProperty(string name)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            return this.GetStaticFieldOrProperty(name, BindToEveryThing);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the static field or property
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        public void SetStaticFieldOrProperty(string name, object value)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            this.SetStaticFieldOrProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the static field or property using specified InvokeHelper attributes
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        /// <returns>The static field or property.</returns>
+        public object GetStaticFieldOrProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            return this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.Static | bindingFlags, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the static field or property using binding attributes
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        /// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        public void SetStaticFieldOrProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, BindingFlags.SetField | BindingFlags.SetProperty | bindingFlags | BindingFlags.Static, new[] {value}, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the field or property</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        ///// <returns>The static property.</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticProperty(string name, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.GetStaticProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetStaticProperty(string name, object value, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetStaticProperty(name, BindToEveryThing, value, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetStaticProperty(string name, object value, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetStaticProperty(name, BindingFlags.SetProperty, value, parameterTypes, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The static property.</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    return this.GetStaticProperty(name, BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.Static | bindingFlags, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes.</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        ///// <returns>The static property.</returns>
+        //public object GetStaticProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        PropertyInfo pi = this.type.GetProperty(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.Static, null, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (pi == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        return pi.GetValue(null, args);
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        return this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.GetProperty, args, null);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Optional index values for indexed properties. The indexes of indexed properties are zero-based. This value should be null for non-indexed properties. </param>
+        //public void SetStaticProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, params object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    this.SetStaticProperty(name, bindingFlags, value, null, args);
+        //}
+
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Sets the static property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="name">Name of the property</param>
+        ///// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes.</param>
+        ///// <param name="value">Value to be set to field or property</param>
+        ///// <param name="parameterTypes">An array of <see cref="T:System.Type"/> objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property.</param>
+        ///// <param name="args">Arguments to pass to the member to invoke.</param>
+        //public void SetStaticProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object value, Type[] parameterTypes, object[] args)
+        //{
+        //    Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+
+        //    if (parameterTypes != null)
+        //    {
+        //        PropertyInfo pi = this.type.GetProperty(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.Static, null, null, parameterTypes, null);
+        //        if (pi == null)
+        //        {
+        //            throw new ArgumentException(
+        //                string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FrameworkMessages.PrivateAccessorMemberNotFound, name));
+        //        }
+
+        //        pi.SetValue(null, value, args);
+        //    }
+        //    else
+        //    {
+        //        object[] pass = new object[(args?.Length ?? 0) + 1];
+        //        pass[0] = value;
+        //        args?.CopyTo(pass, 1);
+        //        this.InvokeHelperStatic(name, bindingFlags | BindingFlags.SetProperty, pass, null);
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes the static method
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the member</param>
+        /// <param name="bindingFlags">Additional invocation attributes</param>
+        /// <param name="args">Arguements to the invocation</param>
+        /// <param name="culture">Culture</param>
+        /// <returns>Result of invocation</returns>
+        private object InvokeHelperStatic(string name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            Helper.CheckParameterNotNull(name, "name", string.Empty);
+            try
+            {
+                return this.type.InvokeMember(name, bindingFlags | BindToEveryThing | BindingFlags.Static, null, null, args, culture);
+            } catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+            {
+                //Debug.Assert(e.InnerException != null, "Inner Exception should not be null.");
+                if (e.InnerException != null)
+                {
+                    throw e.InnerException;
+                }
+
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The helper.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class Helper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The check parameter not null.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="param">
+        /// The parameter.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">
+        /// The parameter name.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="message">
+        /// The message.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> Throws argument null exception when parameter is null. </exception>
+        internal static void CheckParameterNotNull(object param, string parameterName, string message)
+        {
+            if (param == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName, message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The check parameter not null or empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="param">
+        /// The parameter.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">
+        /// The parameter name.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="message">
+        /// The message.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"> Throws ArgumentException when parameter is null. </exception>
+        //internal static void CheckParameterNotNullOrEmpty(string param, string parameterName, string message)
+        //{
+        //    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(param))
+        //    {
+        //        throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+        //    }
+        //}
+    }
+}

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/VariableTest.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// https://www.tf.org/api_docs/python/tf/variable_scope
+        /// https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/variable_scope
         /// how to create a new variable
         /// </summary>
         [TestMethod]

test/TensorFlowNET.UnitTest/c_test_util.cs

@@ -12,42 +12,51 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
     {
         public static Operation Add(Operation l, Operation r, Graph graph, Status s, string name = "add")
         {
-            var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "AddN", name);
-
-            var inputs = new TF_Output[]
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
-                new TF_Output(l, 0),
-                new TF_Output(r, 0),
-            };
+                var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "AddN", name);
 
-            c_api.TF_AddInputList(desc, inputs, inputs.Length);
+                var inputs = new TF_Output[]
+                {
+                    new TF_Output(l, 0),
+                    new TF_Output(r, 0),
+                };
 
-            var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
-            s.Check();
+                c_api.TF_AddInputList(desc, inputs, inputs.Length);
 
-            return op;
+                var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
+                s.Check();
+
+                return op;
+            }
         }
 
         [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "RedundantAssignment")]
         public static bool GetAttrValue(Operation oper, string attr_name, ref AttrValue attr_value, Status s)
         {
-            using (var buffer = new Buffer())
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
-                c_api.TF_OperationGetAttrValueProto(oper, attr_name, buffer, s);
-                attr_value = AttrValue.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
-            }
+                using (var buffer = new Buffer())
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_OperationGetAttrValueProto(oper, attr_name, buffer, s);
+                    attr_value = AttrValue.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
+                }
 
-            return s.Code == TF_Code.TF_OK;
+                return s.Code == TF_Code.TF_OK;
+            }
         }
 
         public static GraphDef GetGraphDef(Graph graph)
         {
-            using (var s = new Status())
-            using (var buffer = new Buffer())
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
-                c_api.TF_GraphToGraphDef(graph, buffer, s);
-                s.Check();
-                return GraphDef.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
+                using (var s = new Status())
+                using (var buffer = new Buffer())
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_GraphToGraphDef(graph, buffer, s);
+                    s.Check();
+                    return GraphDef.Parser.ParseFrom(buffer.MemoryBlock.Stream());
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             {
                 return false;
             }
+
             bool found_t = false;
             bool found_n = false;
             foreach (var attr in node_def.Attr)
@@ -67,19 +77,16 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
                     if (attr.Value.Type == DataType.DtInt32)
                     {
                         found_t = true;
-                    }
-                    else
+                    } else
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
-                }
-                else if (attr.Key == "N")
+                } else if (attr.Key == "N")
                 {
                     if (attr.Value.I == n)
                     {
                         found_n = true;
-                    }
-                    else
+                    } else
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
         public static bool IsNeg(NodeDef node_def, string input)
         {
             return node_def.Op == "Neg" && node_def.Name == "neg" &&
-                node_def.Input.Count == 1 && node_def.Input[0] == input;
+                   node_def.Input.Count == 1 && node_def.Input[0] == input;
         }
 
         public static bool IsPlaceholder(NodeDef node_def)
@@ -111,13 +118,11 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
                     if (attr.Value.Type == DataType.DtInt32)
                     {
                         found_dtype = true;
-                    }
-                    else
+                    } else
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
-                }
-                else if (attr.Key == "shape")
+                } else if (attr.Key == "shape")
                 {
                     found_shape = true;
                 }
@@ -132,72 +137,82 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             {
                 return false;
             }
+
             bool found_dtype = false;
             bool found_value = false;
-            foreach (var attr in node_def.Attr) {
+            foreach (var attr in node_def.Attr)
+            {
                 if (attr.Key == "dtype")
                 {
                     if (attr.Value.Type == DataType.DtInt32)
                     {
                         found_dtype = true;
-                    }
-                    else
+                    } else
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
-                }
-                else if (attr.Key == "value")
+                } else if (attr.Key == "value")
                 {
                     if (attr.Value.Tensor != null &&
                         attr.Value.Tensor.IntVal.Count == 1 &&
                         attr.Value.Tensor.IntVal[0] == v)
                     {
                         found_value = true;
-                    }
-                    else
+                    } else
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
             }
+
             return found_dtype && found_value;
         }
 
         public static Operation Neg(Operation n, Graph graph, Status s, string name = "neg")
         {
-            OperationDescription desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Neg", name);
-            var neg_input = new TF_Output(n, 0);
-            c_api.TF_AddInput(desc, neg_input);
-            var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
-            s.Check();
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            {
+                OperationDescription desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Neg", name);
+                var neg_input = new TF_Output(n, 0);
+                c_api.TF_AddInput(desc, neg_input);
+                var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
+                s.Check();
 
-            return op;
+                return op;
+            }
         }
 
         public static Operation Placeholder(Graph graph, Status s, string name = "feed", TF_DataType dtype = TF_DataType.TF_INT32, long[] dims = null)
         {
-            var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Placeholder", name);
-            c_api.TF_SetAttrType(desc, "dtype", dtype);
-            if (dims != null)
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
             {
-                c_api.TF_SetAttrShape(desc, "shape", dims, dims.Length);
-            }
-            var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
-            s.Check();
+                var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Placeholder", name);
+                c_api.TF_SetAttrType(desc, "dtype", dtype);
+                if (dims != null)
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_SetAttrShape(desc, "shape", dims, dims.Length);
+                }
+
+                var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
+                s.Check();
 
-            return op;
+                return op;
+            }
         }
 
         public static Operation Const(Tensor t, Graph graph, Status s, string name)
         {
-            var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Const", name);
-            c_api.TF_SetAttrTensor(desc, "value", t, s);
-            s.Check();
-            c_api.TF_SetAttrType(desc, "dtype", t.dtype);
-            var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
-            s.Check();
-
-            return op;
+            lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
+            {
+                var desc = c_api.TF_NewOperation(graph, "Const", name);
+                c_api.TF_SetAttrTensor(desc, "value", t, s);
+                s.Check();
+                c_api.TF_SetAttrType(desc, "dtype", t.dtype);
+                var op = c_api.TF_FinishOperation(desc, s);
+                s.Check();
+
+                return op;
+            }
         }
 
         public static Operation ScalarConst(int v, Graph graph, Status s, string name = "scalar")
@@ -205,4 +220,4 @@ namespace TensorFlowNET.UnitTest
             return Const(new Tensor(v), graph, s, name);
         }
     }
-}
+}