1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index d0c99c35e3..8377650b68 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
         Returns:
             A Deferred map from ((type, state_key)->Event)
         """
+        # FIXME this claims to get the state at a stream position, but
+        # get_recent_events_for_room operates by topo ordering. This therefore
+        # does not reliably give you the state at the given stream position.
+        # (https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3305)
         last_events, _ = yield self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
             room_id, end_token=stream_position.room_key, limit=1,
         )
@@ -1042,7 +1046,13 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         Returns:
             Deferred(tuple): Returns a tuple of the form:
-            `([RoomSyncResultBuilder], [InvitedSyncResult], newly_joined_rooms)`
+            `(room_entries, invited_rooms, newly_joined_rooms, newly_left_rooms)`
+
+            where:
+                room_entries is a list [RoomSyncResultBuilder]
+                invited_rooms is a list [InvitedSyncResult]
+                newly_joined rooms is a list[str] of room ids
+                newly_left_rooms is a list[str] of room ids
         """
         user_id = sync_result_builder.sync_config.user.to_string()
         since_token = sync_result_builder.since_token