Merge pull request #3604 from matrix-org/rav/background_process_fixes

Wrap a number of things that run in the background

changelog.d/3604.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add metrics to track resource usage by background processes

synapse/app/homeserver.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 from synapse.http.server import RootRedirect
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
 from synapse.metrics import RegistryProxy
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.metrics.resource import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource
 from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
 from synapse.python_dependencies import CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS, check_requirements
@@ -427,6 +428,9 @@ def profiled(*args, **kargs):
     # currently either 0 or 1
     stats_process = []
 
+    def start_phone_stats_home():
+        run_as_background_process("phone_stats_home", phone_stats_home)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def phone_stats_home():
         logger.info("Gathering stats for reporting")
@@ -498,7 +502,10 @@ def performance_stats_init():
             )
 
     def generate_user_daily_visit_stats():
-        hs.get_datastore().generate_user_daily_visits()
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "generate_user_daily_visits",
+            hs.get_datastore().generate_user_daily_visits,
+        )
 
     # Rather than update on per session basis, batch up the requests.
     # If you increase the loop period, the accuracy of user_daily_visits
@@ -507,15 +514,15 @@ def generate_user_daily_visit_stats():
 
     if hs.config.report_stats:
         logger.info("Scheduling stats reporting for 3 hour intervals")
-        clock.looping_call(phone_stats_home, 3 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+        clock.looping_call(start_phone_stats_home, 3 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
 
         # We need to defer this init for the cases that we daemonize
         # otherwise the process ID we get is that of the non-daemon process
         clock.call_later(0, performance_stats_init)
 
         # We wait 5 minutes to send the first set of stats as the server can
         # be quite busy the first few minutes
-        clock.call_later(5 * 60, phone_stats_home)
+        clock.call_later(5 * 60, start_phone_stats_home)
 
     if hs.config.daemonize and hs.config.print_pidfile:
         print (hs.config.pid_file)

synapse/groups/attestations.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
 from synapse.util.logcontext import run_in_background
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         self.attestations = hs.get_groups_attestation_signing()
 
         self._renew_attestations_loop = self.clock.looping_call(
-            self._renew_attestations, 30 * 60 * 1000,
+            self._start_renew_attestations, 30 * 60 * 1000,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ def on_renew_attestation(self, group_id, user_id, content):
 
         defer.returnValue({})
 
+    def _start_renew_attestations(self):
+        run_as_background_process("renew_attestations", self._renew_attestations)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _renew_attestations(self):
         """Called periodically to check if we need to update any of our attestations

synapse/replication/tcp/client.py

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def await_sync(self, data):
         """Returns a deferred that is resolved when we receive a SYNC command
         with given data.
 
-        Used by tests.
+        [Not currently] used by tests.
         """
         return self.awaiting_syncs.setdefault(data, defer.Deferred())
 

synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from twisted.internet.protocol import Factory
 
 from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure, measure_func
 
 from .protocol import ServerReplicationStreamProtocol
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ def on_shutdown(self):
         for conn in self.connections:
             conn.send_error("server shutting down")
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_notifier_poke(self):
         """Checks if there is actually any new data and sends it to the
         connections if there are.
@@ -132,14 +132,16 @@ def on_notifier_poke(self):
                 stream.discard_updates_and_advance()
             return
 
-        # If we're in the process of checking for new updates, mark that fact
-        # and return
+        self.pending_updates = True
+
         if self.is_looping:
-            logger.debug("Noitifier poke loop already running")
-            self.pending_updates = True
+            logger.debug("Notifier poke loop already running")
             return
 
-        self.pending_updates = True
+        run_as_background_process("replication_notifier", self._run_notifier_loop)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _run_notifier_loop(self):
         self.is_looping = True
 
         try:

synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     SynapseError,
 )
 from synapse.http.matrixfederationclient import MatrixFederationHttpClient
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
@@ -100,10 +101,15 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         )
 
         self.clock.looping_call(
-            self._update_recently_accessed,
+            self._start_update_recently_accessed,
             UPDATE_RECENTLY_ACCESSED_TS,
         )
 
+    def _start_update_recently_accessed(self):
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "update_recently_accessed_media", self._update_recently_accessed,
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _update_recently_accessed(self):
         remote_media = self.recently_accessed_remotes

synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     wrap_json_request_handler,
 )
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_string
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs, media_repo, media_storage):
         self._cache.start()
 
         self._cleaner_loop = self.clock.looping_call(
-            self._expire_url_cache_data, 10 * 1000
+            self._start_expire_url_cache_data, 10 * 1000,
         )
 
     def render_OPTIONS(self, request):
@@ -371,6 +372,11 @@ def _download_url(self, url, user):
             "etag": headers["ETag"][0] if "ETag" in headers else None,
         })
 
+    def _start_expire_url_cache_data(self):
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "expire_url_cache_data", self._expire_url_cache_data,
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _expire_url_cache_data(self):
         """Clean up expired url cache content, media and thumbnails.

synapse/storage/devices.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedInlineCallbacks, cachedList
 
 from ._base import Cache, SQLBaseStore
@@ -711,6 +712,9 @@ def _prune_txn(txn):
 
             logger.info("Pruned %d device list outbound pokes", txn.rowcount)
 
-        return self.runInteraction(
-            "_prune_old_outbound_device_pokes", _prune_txn
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "prune_old_outbound_device_pokes",
+            self.runInteraction,
+            "_prune_old_outbound_device_pokes",
+            _prune_txn,
         )

synapse/storage/event_federation.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
 from synapse.storage.events import EventsWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.signatures import SignatureWorkerStore
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
         )
 
         hs.get_clock().looping_call(
-            self._delete_old_forward_extrem_cache, 60 * 60 * 1000
+            self._delete_old_forward_extrem_cache, 60 * 60 * 1000,
         )
 
     def _update_min_depth_for_room_txn(self, txn, room_id, depth):
@@ -548,9 +549,11 @@ def _delete_old_forward_extrem_cache_txn(txn):
                 sql,
                 (self.stream_ordering_month_ago, self.stream_ordering_month_ago,)
             )
-        return self.runInteraction(
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "delete_old_forward_extrem_cache",
+            self.runInteraction,
             "_delete_old_forward_extrem_cache",
-            _delete_old_forward_extrem_cache_txn
+            _delete_old_forward_extrem_cache_txn,
         )
 
     def clean_room_for_join(self, room_id):

synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.storage._base import LoggingTransaction, SQLBaseStore
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 
@@ -458,11 +459,12 @@ def remove_push_actions_from_staging(self, event_id):
                 "Error removing push actions after event persistence failure",
             )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _find_stream_orderings_for_times(self):
-        yield self.runInteraction(
+        run_as_background_process(
+            "event_push_action_stream_orderings",
+            self.runInteraction,
             "_find_stream_orderings_for_times",
-            self._find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn
+            self._find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn,
         )
 
     def _find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn(self, txn):
@@ -604,7 +606,7 @@ def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
 
         self._doing_notif_rotation = False
         self._rotate_notif_loop = self._clock.looping_call(
-            self._rotate_notifs, 30 * 60 * 1000
+            self._start_rotate_notifs, 30 * 60 * 1000,
         )
 
     def _set_push_actions_for_event_and_users_txn(self, txn, events_and_contexts,
@@ -787,6 +789,9 @@ def _remove_old_push_actions_before_txn(self, txn, room_id, user_id,
             WHERE room_id = ? AND user_id = ? AND stream_ordering <= ?
         """, (room_id, user_id, stream_ordering))
 
+    def _start_rotate_notifs(self):
+        run_as_background_process("rotate_notifs", self._rotate_notifs)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _rotate_notifs(self):
         if self._doing_notif_rotation or self.stream_ordering_day_ago is None:

synapse/storage/transactions.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
 
 from ._base import SQLBaseStore
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
         super(TransactionStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
 
-        self._clock.looping_call(self._cleanup_transactions, 30 * 60 * 1000)
+        self._clock.looping_call(self._start_cleanup_transactions, 30 * 60 * 1000)
 
     def get_received_txn_response(self, transaction_id, origin):
         """For an incoming transaction from a given origin, check if we have
@@ -271,6 +272,9 @@ def _get_destinations_needing_retry(self, txn):
         txn.execute(query, (self._clock.time_msec(),))
         return self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
+    def _start_cleanup_transactions(self):
+        run_as_background_process("cleanup_transactions", self._cleanup_transactions)
+
     def _cleanup_transactions(self):
         now = self._clock.time_msec()
         month_ago = now - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000

tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py

@@ -11,23 +11,44 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
 import tempfile
 
 from mock import Mock, NonCallableMock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 
 from synapse.replication.tcp.client import (
     ReplicationClientFactory,
     ReplicationClientHandler,
 )
 from synapse.replication.tcp.resource import ReplicationStreamProtocolFactory
+from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext, make_deferred_yieldable
 
 from tests import unittest
 from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
+class TestReplicationClientHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
+    """Overrides on_rdata so that we can wait for it to happen"""
+    def __init__(self, store):
+        super(TestReplicationClientHandler, self).__init__(store)
+        self._rdata_awaiters = []
+
+    def await_replication(self):
+        d = Deferred()
+        self._rdata_awaiters.append(d)
+        return make_deferred_yieldable(d)
+
+    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
+        awaiters = self._rdata_awaiters
+        self._rdata_awaiters = []
+        super(TestReplicationClientHandler, self).on_rdata(stream_name, token, rows)
+        with PreserveLoggingContext():
+            for a in awaiters:
+                a.callback(None)
+
+
 class BaseSlavedStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
@@ -52,20 +73,22 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.addCleanup(listener.stopListening)
         self.streamer = server_factory.streamer
 
-        self.replication_handler = ReplicationClientHandler(self.slaved_store)
+        self.replication_handler = TestReplicationClientHandler(self.slaved_store)
         client_factory = ReplicationClientFactory(
             self.hs, "client_name", self.replication_handler
         )
         client_connector = reactor.connectUNIX(path, client_factory)
         self.addCleanup(client_factory.stopTrying)
         self.addCleanup(client_connector.disconnect)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def replicate(self):
-        yield self.streamer.on_notifier_poke()
-        d = self.replication_handler.await_sync("replication_test")
-        self.streamer.send_sync_to_all_connections("replication_test")
-        yield d
+        """Tell the master side of replication that something has happened, and then
+        wait for the replication to occur.
+        """
+        # xxx: should we be more specific in what we wait for?
+        d = self.replication_handler.await_replication()
+        self.streamer.on_notifier_poke()
+        return d
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check(self, method, args, expected_result=None):