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-rw-r--r--changelog.d/9881.feature1
-rw-r--r--mypy.ini3
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/generic_worker.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/homeserver.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/cache.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/python_dependencies.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/__init__.py26
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py49
8 files changed, 91 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/9881.feature b/changelog.d/9881.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..088a517e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9881.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add experimental option to track memory usage of the caches.
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 32e6197409..c46d5bb722 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -172,3 +172,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-txacme.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-pympler.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 1a15ceee81..f3ae7ac69a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ def start(config_options):
         config.server.update_user_directory = False
 
     synapse.events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
+    synapse.util.caches.lrucache.TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE = config.caches.track_memory_usage
 
     hs = GenericWorkerServer(
         config.server_name,
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 8e78134bbe..5bd439a3ba 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ def setup(config_options):
         sys.exit(0)
 
     events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
+    synapse.util.caches.lrucache.TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE = config.caches.track_memory_usage
 
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server_name,
diff --git a/synapse/config/cache.py b/synapse/config/cache.py
index 41b9b3f51f..91165ee1ce 100644
--- a/synapse/config/cache.py
+++ b/synapse/config/cache.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import re
 import threading
 from typing import Callable, Dict
 
+from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 # The prefix for all cache factor-related environment variables
@@ -189,6 +191,15 @@ class CacheConfig(Config):
                 )
             self.cache_factors[cache] = factor
 
+        self.track_memory_usage = cache_config.get("track_memory_usage", False)
+        if self.track_memory_usage:
+            try:
+                check_requirements("cache_memory")
+            except DependencyException as e:
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    e.message  # noqa: B306, DependencyException.message is a property
+                )
+
         # Resize all caches (if necessary) with the new factors we've loaded
         self.resize_all_caches()
 
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 2a1c925ee8..d709033c27 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
     # hiredis is not a *strict* dependency, but it makes things much faster.
     # (if it is not installed, we fall back to slow code.)
     "redis": ["txredisapi>=1.4.7", "hiredis"],
+    "cache_memory": ["pympler"],
 }
 
 ALL_OPTIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = set()  # type: Set[str]
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
index 46af7fa473..fc97d956e9 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ from synapse.config.cache import add_resizable_cache
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+# Whether to track estimated memory usage of the LruCaches.
+TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE = False
+
+
 caches_by_name = {}  # type: Dict[str, Sized]
 collectors_by_name = {}  # type: Dict[str, CacheMetric]
 
@@ -32,6 +37,11 @@ cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:hits", "", ["name"])
 cache_evicted = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:evicted_size", "", ["name"])
 cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:total", "", ["name"])
 cache_max_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_max_size", "", ["name"])
+cache_memory_usage = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_caches_cache_memory_usage",
+    "Estimated size in bytes of the caches",
+    ["name"],
+)
 
 response_cache_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:size", "", ["name"])
 response_cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:hits", "", ["name"])
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ class CacheMetric:
     hits = attr.ib(default=0)
     misses = attr.ib(default=0)
     evicted_size = attr.ib(default=0)
+    memory_usage = attr.ib(default=None)
 
     def inc_hits(self):
         self.hits += 1
@@ -62,6 +73,19 @@ class CacheMetric:
     def inc_evictions(self, size=1):
         self.evicted_size += size
 
+    def inc_memory_usage(self, memory: int):
+        if self.memory_usage is None:
+            self.memory_usage = 0
+
+        self.memory_usage += memory
+
+    def dec_memory_usage(self, memory: int):
+        self.memory_usage -= memory
+
+    def clear_memory_usage(self):
+        if self.memory_usage is not None:
+            self.memory_usage = 0
+
     def describe(self):
         return []
 
@@ -81,6 +105,8 @@ class CacheMetric:
                 cache_total.labels(self._cache_name).set(self.hits + self.misses)
                 if getattr(self._cache, "max_size", None):
                     cache_max_size.labels(self._cache_name).set(self._cache.max_size)
+                if self.memory_usage is not None:
+                    cache_memory_usage.labels(self._cache_name).set(self.memory_usage)
             if self._collect_callback:
                 self._collect_callback()
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py b/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
index a0e87a2a79..0f0a74baca 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
@@ -32,9 +32,35 @@ from typing import (
 from typing_extensions import Literal
 
 from synapse.config import cache as cache_config
-from synapse.util.caches import CacheMetric, register_cache
+from synapse.util.caches import TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE, CacheMetric, register_cache
 from synapse.util.caches.treecache import TreeCache
 
+try:
+    from pympler.asizeof import Asizer
+
+    def _get_size_of(val: Any, *, recurse=True) -> int:
+        """Get an estimate of the size in bytes of the object.
+
+        Args:
+            val: The object to size.
+            recurse: If true will include referenced values in the size,
+                otherwise only sizes the given object.
+        """
+        # Ignore singleton values when calculating memory usage.
+        if val in ((), None, ""):
+            return 0
+
+        sizer = Asizer()
+        sizer.exclude_refs((), None, "")
+        return sizer.asizeof(val, limit=100 if recurse else 0)
+
+
+except ImportError:
+
+    def _get_size_of(val: Any, *, recurse=True) -> int:
+        return 0
+
+
 # Function type: the type used for invalidation callbacks
 FT = TypeVar("FT", bound=Callable[..., Any])
 
@@ -56,7 +82,7 @@ def enumerate_leaves(node, depth):
 
 
 class _Node:
-    __slots__ = ["prev_node", "next_node", "key", "value", "callbacks"]
+    __slots__ = ["prev_node", "next_node", "key", "value", "callbacks", "memory"]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -70,6 +96,7 @@ class _Node:
         self.next_node = next_node
         self.key = key
         self.value = value
+        self.memory = 0
 
         # Set of callbacks to run when the node gets deleted. We store as a list
         # rather than a set to keep memory usage down (and since we expect few
@@ -82,6 +109,15 @@ class _Node:
 
         self.add_callbacks(callbacks)
 
+        if TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE:
+            self.memory = (
+                _get_size_of(key)
+                + _get_size_of(value)
+                + _get_size_of(self.callbacks, recurse=False)
+                + _get_size_of(self, recurse=False)
+            )
+            self.memory += _get_size_of(self.memory, recurse=False)
+
     def add_callbacks(self, callbacks: Collection[Callable[[], None]]) -> None:
         """Add to stored list of callbacks, removing duplicates."""
 
@@ -231,6 +267,9 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
             if size_callback:
                 cached_cache_len[0] += size_callback(node.value)
 
+            if TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE and metrics:
+                metrics.inc_memory_usage(node.memory)
+
         def move_node_to_front(node):
             prev_node = node.prev_node
             next_node = node.next_node
@@ -256,6 +295,9 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
 
             node.run_and_clear_callbacks()
 
+            if TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE and metrics:
+                metrics.dec_memory_usage(node.memory)
+
             return deleted_len
 
         @overload
@@ -371,6 +413,9 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
             if size_callback:
                 cached_cache_len[0] = 0
 
+            if TRACK_MEMORY_USAGE and metrics:
+                metrics.clear_memory_usage()
+
         @synchronized
         def cache_contains(key: KT) -> bool:
             return key in cache