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-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3576.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3578.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3704.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3771.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3788.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3789.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3790.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3795.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3800.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3803.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3804.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3805.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3806.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3808.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3810.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3822.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3823.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3824.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3826.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3827.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3834.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3835.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3840.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3841.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3845.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3846.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3847.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3851.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3853.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3855.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3856.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3857.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3858.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3859.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3860.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3868.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3871.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3872.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3874.bugfix0
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3875.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3877.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3888.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3911.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3916.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3925.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3927.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3932.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3936.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3947.misc1
-rw-r--r--contrib/grafana/synapse.json592
-rw-r--r--docker/Dockerfile3
-rwxr-xr-xdocker/start.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/appservice.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/client_reader.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/event_creator.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_reader.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_sender.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py1
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/media_repository.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/pusher.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/synchrotron.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/user_dir.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_client.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py49
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/mailer.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/python_dependencies.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/state/__init__.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/http/test_fedclient.py4
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py1
77 files changed, 573 insertions, 275 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ee864c3c63..45d3cdb131 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,77 @@
+Synapse 0.33.5.1 (2018-09-25)
+=============================
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Fix incompatibility with older Twisted version in tests. Thanks 
+  @OlegGirko! ([\#3940](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3940))
+
+
+Synapse 0.33.5 (2018-09-24)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+Synapse 0.33.5rc1 (2018-09-17)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Python 3.5 and 3.6 support is now in beta. ([\#3576](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3576))
+- Implement `event_format` filter param in `/sync` ([\#3790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3790))
+- Add synapse_admin_mau:registered_reserved_users metric to expose number of real reaserved users ([\#3846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3846))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Remove connection ID for replication prometheus metrics, as it creates a large number of new series. ([\#3788](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3788))
+- guest users should not be part of mau total ([\#3800](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3800))
+- Bump dependency on pyopenssl 16.x, to avoid incompatibility with recent Twisted. ([\#3804](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3804))
+- Fix existing room tags not coming down sync when joining a room ([\#3810](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3810))
+- Fix jwt import check ([\#3824](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3824))
+- fix VOIP crashes under Python 3 (#3821) ([\#3835](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3835))
+- Fix manhole so that it works with latest openssh clients ([\#3841](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3841))
+- Fix outbound requests occasionally wedging, which can result in federation breaking between servers. ([\#3845](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3845))
+- Show heroes if room name/canonical alias has been deleted ([\#3851](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3851))
+- Fix handling of redacted events from federation ([\#3859](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3859))
+-  ([\#3874](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3874))
+- Mitigate outbound federation randomly becoming wedged ([\#3875](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3875))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- CircleCI tests now run on the potential merge of a PR. ([\#3704](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3704))
+- http/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3771))
+- Improve human readable error messages for threepid registration/account update ([\#3789](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3789))
+- Make /sync slightly faster by avoiding needless copies ([\#3795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3795))
+- handlers/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3803](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3803))
+- Limit the number of PDUs/EDUs per federation transaction ([\#3805](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3805))
+- Only start postgres instance for postgres tests on Travis CI ([\#3806](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3806))
+- tests/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3808](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3808))
+- crypto/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3822](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3822))
+- rest/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3823))
+- add some logging for the keyring queue ([\#3826](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3826))
+- speed up lazy loading by 2-3x ([\#3827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3827))
+- Improved Dockerfile to remove build requirements after building reducing the image size. ([\#3834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3834))
+- Disable lazy loading for incremental syncs for now ([\#3840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3840))
+- federation/ is now ported to Python 3. ([\#3847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3847))
+- Log when we retry outbound requests ([\#3853](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3853))
+- Removed some excess logging messages. ([\#3855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3855))
+- Speed up purge history for rooms that have been previously purged ([\#3856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3856))
+- Refactor some HTTP timeout code. ([\#3857](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3857))
+- Fix running merged builds on CircleCI ([\#3858](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3858))
+- Fix typo in replication stream exception. ([\#3860](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3860))
+- Add in flight real time metrics for Measure blocks ([\#3871](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3871))
+- Disable buffering and automatic retrying in treq requests to prevent timeouts. ([\#3872](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3872))
+- mention jemalloc in the README ([\#3877](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3877))
+- Remove unmaintained "nuke-room-from-db.sh" script ([\#3888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3888))
+
+
 Synapse 0.33.4 (2018-09-07)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3576.feature b/changelog.d/3576.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 02a10e370d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3576.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Python 3.5+ is now supported.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3578.bugfix b/changelog.d/3578.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c52b6fa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3578.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix problem when playing media from Chrome using direct URL (thanks @remjey!)
diff --git a/changelog.d/3704.misc b/changelog.d/3704.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index aaae0fbd63..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3704.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CircleCI tests now run on the potential merge of a PR.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3771.misc b/changelog.d/3771.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 47aa34bc04..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3771.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http/ is now ported to Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3788.bugfix b/changelog.d/3788.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 72316fb881..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3788.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove connection ID for replication prometheus metrics, as it creates a large number of new series.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3789.misc b/changelog.d/3789.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d2d5d91091..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3789.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve human readable error messages for threepid registration/account update
diff --git a/changelog.d/3790.feature b/changelog.d/3790.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c4ac62fb5..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3790.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement `event_format` filter param in `/sync`
diff --git a/changelog.d/3795.misc b/changelog.d/3795.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f64ee5e2b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3795.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make /sync slightly faster by avoiding needless copies
diff --git a/changelog.d/3800.bugfix b/changelog.d/3800.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2e18b4a6..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3800.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-guest users should not be part of mau total
diff --git a/changelog.d/3803.misc b/changelog.d/3803.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b60653c29..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3803.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-handlers/ is now ported to Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3804.bugfix b/changelog.d/3804.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a0cef20e3f..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3804.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump dependency on pyopenssl 16.x, to avoid incompatibility with recent Twisted.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3805.misc b/changelog.d/3805.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 257feeb071..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3805.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Limit the number of PDUs/EDUs per federation transaction
diff --git a/changelog.d/3806.misc b/changelog.d/3806.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c722eef2d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3806.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Only start postgres instance for postgres tests on Travis CI
diff --git a/changelog.d/3808.misc b/changelog.d/3808.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e5e1cd9e0e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3808.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tests/ is now ported to Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3810.bugfix b/changelog.d/3810.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b938a81ae..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3810.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix existing room tags not coming down sync when joining a room
diff --git a/changelog.d/3822.misc b/changelog.d/3822.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5250f31896..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3822.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-crypto/ is now ported to Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3823.misc b/changelog.d/3823.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0da491ddaa..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3823.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-rest/ is now ported to Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3824.bugfix b/changelog.d/3824.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 99f199dcc6..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3824.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix jwt import check
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3826.misc b/changelog.d/3826.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a4d9a012f9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3826.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-add some logging for the keyring queue
diff --git a/changelog.d/3827.misc b/changelog.d/3827.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index bc294706cf..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3827.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-speed up lazy loading by 2-3x
diff --git a/changelog.d/3834.misc b/changelog.d/3834.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8902f8fba7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3834.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improved Dockerfile to remove build requirements after building reducing the image size.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3835.bugfix b/changelog.d/3835.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 00dbcbc8dc..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3835.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fix VOIP crashes under Python 3 (#3821)
diff --git a/changelog.d/3840.misc b/changelog.d/3840.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b9585ae9be..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3840.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Disable lazy loading for incremental syncs for now
diff --git a/changelog.d/3841.bugfix b/changelog.d/3841.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a48a7dd66..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3841.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix manhole so that it works with latest openssh clients
diff --git a/changelog.d/3845.bugfix b/changelog.d/3845.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b7e8f1934..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3845.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix outbound requests occasionally wedging, which can result in federation breaking between servers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3846.feature b/changelog.d/3846.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 453c11d3f8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3846.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add synapse_admin_mau:registered_reserved_users metric to expose number of real reaserved users 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3847.misc b/changelog.d/3847.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index bf8b5afea4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3847.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-federation/ is now ported to Python 3.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3851.bugfix b/changelog.d/3851.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index b53a9efe7b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3851.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Show heroes if room name/canonical alias has been deleted
diff --git a/changelog.d/3853.misc b/changelog.d/3853.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index db45d4983d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3853.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Log when we retry outbound requests
diff --git a/changelog.d/3855.misc b/changelog.d/3855.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a25bb020ba..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3855.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed some excess logging messages.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3856.misc b/changelog.d/3856.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 36c311eb3d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3856.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up purge history for rooms that have been previously purged
diff --git a/changelog.d/3857.misc b/changelog.d/3857.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e128d193d9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3857.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor some HTTP timeout code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3858.misc b/changelog.d/3858.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4644db5330..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3858.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix running merged builds on CircleCI
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3859.bugfix b/changelog.d/3859.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ec5b172464..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3859.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix handling of redacted events from federation
diff --git a/changelog.d/3860.misc b/changelog.d/3860.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 364239d3e3..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3860.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix typo in replication stream exception.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3868.bugfix b/changelog.d/3868.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99da8389a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3868.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix broken invite email links for self hosted riots 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3871.misc b/changelog.d/3871.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index dd9510ceb6..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3871.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add in flight real time metrics for Measure blocks
diff --git a/changelog.d/3872.misc b/changelog.d/3872.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b450c506d8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3872.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Disable buffering and automatic retrying in treq requests to prevent timeouts.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3874.bugfix b/changelog.d/3874.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3874.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/changelog.d/3875.bugfix b/changelog.d/3875.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d2147dd4b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3875.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Mitigate outbound federation randomly becoming wedged
diff --git a/changelog.d/3877.misc b/changelog.d/3877.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a80fec4bd8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3877.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mention jemalloc in the README
diff --git a/changelog.d/3888.misc b/changelog.d/3888.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a10ede547e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3888.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove unmaintained "nuke-room-from-db.sh" script
diff --git a/changelog.d/3911.misc b/changelog.d/3911.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e31311d520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3911.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the docker image building on python 3
diff --git a/changelog.d/3916.feature b/changelog.d/3916.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13282d992b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3916.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Always LL ourselves if we're in a room
diff --git a/changelog.d/3925.misc b/changelog.d/3925.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e41f78ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3925.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix spurious exceptions when remote http client closes conncetion
diff --git a/changelog.d/3927.misc b/changelog.d/3927.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bd8e25f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3927.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log exceptions thrown by background tasks
diff --git a/changelog.d/3932.bugfix b/changelog.d/3932.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7578414ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3932.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix some instances of ExpiringCache not expiring cache items
diff --git a/changelog.d/3936.bugfix b/changelog.d/3936.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49b02b9e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3936.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix out-of-bounds error when LLing yourself
diff --git a/changelog.d/3947.misc b/changelog.d/3947.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a9a22bed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3947.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Require attrs 16.0.0 or later
diff --git a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
index c58612594a..dc3f4a1d1c 100644
--- a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
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       "id": "grafana",
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+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(synapse_storage_schedule_time_bucket{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "format": "time_series",
+              "hide": false,
+              "intervalFactor": 1,
+              "legendFormat": "{{job}} {{index}} 99%",
+              "refId": "A",
+              "step": 20
+            },
+            {
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95, rate(synapse_storage_schedule_time_bucket{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "format": "time_series",
+              "intervalFactor": 1,
+              "legendFormat": "{{job}} {{index}} 95%",
+              "refId": "B"
+            },
+            {
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.90, rate(synapse_storage_schedule_time_bucket{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "format": "time_series",
+              "intervalFactor": 1,
+              "legendFormat": "{{job}} {{index}} 90%",
+              "refId": "C"
+            }
+          ],
+          "thresholds": [],
+          "timeFrom": null,
+          "timeShift": null,
+          "title": "Db scheduling time quantiles",
+          "tooltip": {
+            "shared": true,
+            "sort": 0,
+            "value_type": "individual"
+          },
+          "type": "graph",
+          "xaxis": {
+            "buckets": null,
+            "mode": "time",
+            "name": null,
+            "show": true,
+            "values": []
+          },
+          "yaxes": [
+            {
+              "decimals": null,
+              "format": "s",
+              "label": "",
+              "logBase": 1,
+              "max": null,
+              "min": "0",
+              "show": true
+            },
+            {
+              "format": "short",
+              "label": null,
+              "logBase": 1,
+              "max": null,
+              "min": null,
+              "show": false
+            }
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "aliasColors": {},
+          "bars": false,
+          "dashLength": 10,
+          "dashes": false,
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "editable": true,
           "error": false,
           "fill": 0,
@@ -2559,7 +2775,7 @@
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 25
+            "y": 31
           },
           "id": 10,
           "legend": {
@@ -2648,7 +2864,7 @@
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 25
+            "y": 31
           },
           "id": 11,
           "legend": {
@@ -2672,11 +2888,11 @@
           "renderer": "flot",
           "seriesOverrides": [],
           "spaceLength": 10,
-          "stack": false,
+          "stack": true,
           "steppedLine": true,
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": "topk(5, rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "instant": false,
               "interval": "",
@@ -2753,7 +2969,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 17
+            "y": 60
           },
           "id": 12,
           "legend": {
@@ -2841,7 +3057,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 17
+            "y": 60
           },
           "id": 26,
           "legend": {
@@ -2929,7 +3145,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 30
+            "y": 73
           },
           "id": 13,
           "legend": {
@@ -3017,7 +3233,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 30
+            "y": 73
           },
           "id": 27,
           "legend": {
@@ -3105,7 +3321,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 43
+            "y": 86
           },
           "id": 28,
           "legend": {
@@ -3192,7 +3408,7 @@
             "h": 13,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 43
+            "y": 86
           },
           "id": 25,
           "legend": {
@@ -3295,7 +3511,7 @@
             "h": 10,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 55
+            "y": 68
           },
           "id": 1,
           "legend": {
@@ -3387,7 +3603,7 @@
             "h": 10,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 55
+            "y": 68
           },
           "id": 8,
           "legend": {
@@ -3477,7 +3693,7 @@
             "h": 10,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 65
+            "y": 78
           },
           "id": 38,
           "legend": {
@@ -3563,7 +3779,7 @@
             "h": 10,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 65
+            "y": 78
           },
           "id": 39,
           "legend": {
@@ -3643,13 +3859,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 75
+            "y": 88
           },
           "id": 65,
           "legend": {
@@ -3745,13 +3961,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 90
+            "y": 27
           },
           "id": 91,
           "legend": {
@@ -3841,7 +4057,7 @@
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 90
+            "y": 27
           },
           "id": 21,
           "legend": {
@@ -3920,13 +4136,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 99
+            "y": 36
           },
           "id": 89,
           "legend": {
@@ -4006,13 +4222,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 99
+            "y": 36
           },
           "id": 93,
           "legend": {
@@ -4027,7 +4243,7 @@
           "lines": true,
           "linewidth": 1,
           "links": [],
-          "nullPointMode": "null",
+          "nullPointMode": "connected",
           "percentage": false,
           "pointradius": 5,
           "points": false,
@@ -4090,13 +4306,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 108
+            "y": 45
           },
           "id": 95,
           "legend": {
@@ -4189,7 +4405,7 @@
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 108
+            "y": 45
           },
           "heatmap": {},
           "highlightCards": true,
@@ -4251,13 +4467,13 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 19
+            "y": 97
           },
           "id": 2,
           "legend": {
@@ -4357,20 +4573,24 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         },
         {
           "aliasColors": {},
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 19
+            "y": 97
           },
           "id": 41,
           "legend": {
@@ -4439,20 +4659,24 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         },
         {
           "aliasColors": {},
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 26
+            "y": 104
           },
           "id": 42,
           "legend": {
@@ -4520,20 +4744,24 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         },
         {
           "aliasColors": {},
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 7,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 26
+            "y": 104
           },
           "id": 43,
           "legend": {
@@ -4601,7 +4829,11 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         }
       ],
       "repeat": null,
@@ -4623,7 +4855,7 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
@@ -4644,7 +4876,7 @@
           "lines": true,
           "linewidth": 1,
           "links": [],
-          "nullPointMode": "null",
+          "nullPointMode": "connected",
           "percentage": false,
           "pointradius": 5,
           "points": false,
@@ -4708,7 +4940,7 @@
           "bars": false,
           "dashLength": 10,
           "dashes": false,
-          "datasource": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}",
+          "datasource": "$datasource",
           "fill": 1,
           "gridPos": {
             "h": 9,
@@ -4729,7 +4961,7 @@
           "lines": true,
           "linewidth": 1,
           "links": [],
-          "nullPointMode": "null",
+          "nullPointMode": "connected",
           "percentage": false,
           "pointradius": 5,
           "points": false,
@@ -4856,9 +5088,19 @@
             "selected": false,
             "text": "5m",
             "value": "5m"
+          },
+          {
+            "selected": false,
+            "text": "10m",
+            "value": "10m"
+          },
+          {
+            "selected": false,
+            "text": "15m",
+            "value": "15m"
           }
         ],
-        "query": "30s,1m,2m,5m",
+        "query": "30s,1m,2m,5m,10m,15m",
         "refresh": 2,
         "type": "interval"
       },
@@ -4872,7 +5114,7 @@
         "multi": false,
         "name": "instance",
         "options": [],
-        "query": "label_values(process_cpu_user_seconds_total{job=~\"synapse.*\"}, instance)",
+        "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, instance)",
         "refresh": 2,
         "regex": "",
         "sort": 0,
@@ -4895,7 +5137,7 @@
         "multiFormat": "regex values",
         "name": "job",
         "options": [],
-        "query": "label_values(process_cpu_user_seconds_total{job=~\"synapse.*\"}, job)",
+        "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, job)",
         "refresh": 2,
         "refresh_on_load": false,
         "regex": "",
@@ -4919,7 +5161,7 @@
         "multiFormat": "regex values",
         "name": "index",
         "options": [],
-        "query": "label_values(process_cpu_user_seconds_total{job=~\"synapse.*\"}, index)",
+        "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, index)",
         "refresh": 2,
         "refresh_on_load": false,
         "regex": "",
@@ -4965,5 +5207,5 @@
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Synapse",
   "uid": "000000012",
-  "version": 127
+  "version": 3
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 20d3fe3bd8..1d00defc2d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM docker.io/python:2-alpine3.8
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=2
+FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.8
 
 COPY . /synapse
 
diff --git a/docker/start.py b/docker/start.py
index 90e8b9c51a..346df8c87f 100755
--- a/docker/start.py
+++ b/docker/start.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import glob
+import codecs
 
 # Utility functions
 convert = lambda src, dst, environ: open(dst, "w").write(jinja2.Template(open(src).read()).render(**environ))
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def generate_secrets(environ, secrets):
                 with open(filename) as handle: value = handle.read()
             else:
                 print("Generating a random secret for {}".format(name))
-                value = os.urandom(32).encode("hex")
+                value = codecs.encode(os.urandom(32), "hex").decode()
                 with open(filename, "w") as handle: handle.write(value)
             environ[secret] = value
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 9dbe0b9f10..b1f7a89fba 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "0.33.4"
+__version__ = "0.33.5.1"
diff --git a/synapse/app/appservice.py b/synapse/app/appservice.py
index 86b5067400..02039f7e79 100644
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     def start():
         ps.get_datastore().start_profiling()
-        ps.get_state_handler().start_caching()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/client_reader.py b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
index ce2b113dbb..4c73c637bb 100644
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     ss.start_listening(config.worker_listeners)
 
     def start():
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
diff --git a/synapse/app/event_creator.py b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
index f98e456ea0..bc82197b2a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     ss.start_listening(config.worker_listeners)
 
     def start():
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index 60f5973505..18ca71ef99 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     ss.start_listening(config.worker_listeners)
 
     def start():
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index 60dd09aac3..6501c57792 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     def start():
         ps.get_datastore().start_profiling()
-        ps.get_state_handler().start_caching()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-sender", config)
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index 8c0b9c67b0..b076fbe522 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     ss.start_listening(config.worker_listeners)
 
     def start():
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 3241ded188..8c5d858b0b 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     def start():
         hs.get_pusherpool().start()
-        hs.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         hs.get_datastore().start_profiling()
         hs.get_datastore().start_doing_background_updates()
         hs.get_federation_client().start_get_pdu_cache()
diff --git a/synapse/app/media_repository.py b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
index e3dbb3b4e6..992d182dba 100644
--- a/synapse/app/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     ss.start_listening(config.worker_listeners)
 
     def start():
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index 244c604de9..2ec4c7defb 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ def start(config_options):
     def start():
         ps.get_pusherpool().start()
         ps.get_datastore().start_profiling()
-        ps.get_state_handler().start_caching()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
index 6662340797..df81b7bcbe 100644
--- a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     def start():
         ss.get_datastore().start_profiling()
-        ss.get_state_handler().start_caching()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/user_dir.py b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
index 96ffcaf073..b383e79c1c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/user_dir.py
+++ b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     def start():
         ps.get_datastore().start_profiling()
-        ps.get_state_handler().start_caching()
 
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index fe67b2ff42..5a92428f56 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.transport_layer = hs.get_federation_transport_client()
 
+        self._get_pdu_cache = ExpiringCache(
+            cache_name="get_pdu_cache",
+            clock=self._clock,
+            max_len=1000,
+            expiry_ms=120 * 1000,
+            reset_expiry_on_get=False,
+        )
+
     def _clear_tried_cache(self):
         """Clear pdu_destination_tried cache"""
         now = self._clock.time_msec()
@@ -82,17 +90,6 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             if destination_dict:
                 self.pdu_destination_tried[event_id] = destination_dict
 
-    def start_get_pdu_cache(self):
-        self._get_pdu_cache = ExpiringCache(
-            cache_name="get_pdu_cache",
-            clock=self._clock,
-            max_len=1000,
-            expiry_ms=120 * 1000,
-            reset_expiry_on_get=False,
-        )
-
-        self._get_pdu_cache.start()
-
     @log_function
     def make_query(self, destination, query_type, args,
                    retry_on_dns_fail=False, ignore_backoff=False):
@@ -229,10 +226,9 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
 
         # TODO: Rate limit the number of times we try and get the same event.
 
-        if self._get_pdu_cache:
-            ev = self._get_pdu_cache.get(event_id)
-            if ev:
-                defer.returnValue(ev)
+        ev = self._get_pdu_cache.get(event_id)
+        if ev:
+            defer.returnValue(ev)
 
         pdu_attempts = self.pdu_destination_tried.setdefault(event_id, {})
 
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
                 )
                 continue
 
-        if self._get_pdu_cache is not None and signed_pdu:
+        if signed_pdu:
             self._get_pdu_cache[event_id] = signed_pdu
 
         defer.returnValue(signed_pdu)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 9bca4e7067..c7d69d9d80 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -722,6 +722,13 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
             }
 
             if full_state:
+                if lazy_load_members:
+                    # always make sure we LL ourselves so we know we're in the room
+                    # (if we are) to fix https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/7209
+                    # We only need apply this on full state syncs given we disabled
+                    # LL for incr syncs in #3840.
+                    types.append((EventTypes.Member, sync_config.user.to_string()))
+
                 if batch:
                     current_state_ids = yield self.store.get_state_ids_for_event(
                         batch.events[-1].event_id, types=types,
@@ -790,7 +797,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
             else:
                 state_ids = {}
                 if lazy_load_members:
-                    if types:
+                    if types and batch.events:
                         # We're returning an incremental sync, with no
                         # "gap" since the previous sync, so normally there would be
                         # no state to return.
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 2d5c23e673..b4b25cab19 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -84,10 +84,21 @@ def wrap_json_request_handler(h):
             logger.info(
                 "%s SynapseError: %s - %s", request, code, e.msg
             )
-            respond_with_json(
-                request, code, e.error_dict(), send_cors=True,
-                pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
-            )
+
+            # Only respond with an error response if we haven't already started
+            # writing, otherwise lets just kill the connection
+            if request.startedWriting:
+                if request.transport:
+                    try:
+                        request.transport.abortConnection()
+                    except Exception:
+                        # abortConnection throws if the connection is already closed
+                        pass
+            else:
+                respond_with_json(
+                    request, code, e.error_dict(), send_cors=True,
+                    pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
+                )
 
         except Exception:
             # failure.Failure() fishes the original Failure out
@@ -100,16 +111,26 @@ def wrap_json_request_handler(h):
                 request,
                 f.getTraceback().rstrip(),
             )
-            respond_with_json(
-                request,
-                500,
-                {
-                    "error": "Internal server error",
-                    "errcode": Codes.UNKNOWN,
-                },
-                send_cors=True,
-                pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
-            )
+            # Only respond with an error response if we haven't already started
+            # writing, otherwise lets just kill the connection
+            if request.startedWriting:
+                if request.transport:
+                    try:
+                        request.transport.abortConnection()
+                    except Exception:
+                        # abortConnection throws if the connection is already closed
+                        pass
+            else:
+                respond_with_json(
+                    request,
+                    500,
+                    {
+                        "error": "Internal server error",
+                        "errcode": Codes.UNKNOWN,
+                    },
+                    send_cors=True,
+                    pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
+                )
 
     return wrap_async_request_handler(wrapped_request_handler)
 
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
index 167167be0a..173908299c 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import logging
 import threading
 
 import six
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, PreserveLoggingContext
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 _background_process_start_count = Counter(
     "synapse_background_process_start_count",
     "Number of background processes started",
@@ -191,6 +195,8 @@ def run_as_background_process(desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
 
             try:
                 yield func(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception("Background process '%s' threw an exception", desc)
             finally:
                 proc.update_metrics()
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/mailer.py b/synapse/push/mailer.py
index b78ce10396..1a5a10d974 100644
--- a/synapse/push/mailer.py
+++ b/synapse/push/mailer.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class Mailer(object):
 
     def make_room_link(self, room_id):
         if self.hs.config.email_riot_base_url:
-            base_url = self.hs.config.email_riot_base_url
+            base_url = "%s/#/room" % (self.hs.config.email_riot_base_url)
         elif self.app_name == "Vector":
             # need /beta for Universal Links to work on iOS
             base_url = "https://vector.im/beta/#/room"
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 0d8de600cf..c779f69fa0 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "phonenumbers>=8.2.0": ["phonenumbers"],
     "six": ["six"],
     "prometheus_client": ["prometheus_client"],
-    "attrs": ["attr"],
+
+    # we use attr.s(slots), which arrived in 16.0.0
+    "attrs>=16.0.0": ["attr>=16.0.0"],
     "netaddr>=0.7.18": ["netaddr"],
 }
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
index ca90964d1d..f911b120b1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class DownloadResource(Resource):
             b" script-src 'none';"
             b" plugin-types application/pdf;"
             b" style-src 'unsafe-inline';"
+            b" media-src 'self';"
             b" object-src 'self';"
         )
         server_name, media_id, name = parse_media_id(request)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index cad2dec33a..af01040a38 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
             # don't spider URLs more often than once an hour
             expiry_ms=60 * 60 * 1000,
         )
-        self._cache.start()
 
         self._cleaner_loop = self.clock.looping_call(
             self._start_expire_url_cache_data, 10 * 1000,
diff --git a/synapse/state/__init__.py b/synapse/state/__init__.py
index d7ae22a661..b22495c1f9 100644
--- a/synapse/state/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/state/__init__.py
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ class StateHandler(object):
         self.hs = hs
         self._state_resolution_handler = hs.get_state_resolution_handler()
 
-    def start_caching(self):
-        # TODO: remove this shim
-        self._state_resolution_handler.start_caching()
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_state(self, room_id, event_type=None, state_key="",
                           latest_event_ids=None):
@@ -428,9 +424,6 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
         self._state_cache = None
         self.resolve_linearizer = Linearizer(name="state_resolve_lock")
 
-    def start_caching(self):
-        logger.debug("start_caching")
-
         self._state_cache = ExpiringCache(
             cache_name="state_cache",
             clock=self.clock,
@@ -440,8 +433,6 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
             reset_expiry_on_get=True,
         )
 
-        self._state_cache.start()
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def resolve_state_groups(
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py b/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
index ce85b2ae11..921a9c5b29 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class ExpiringCache(object):
 
         self.metrics = register_cache("expiring", cache_name, self)
 
-    def start(self):
         if not self._expiry_ms:
             # Don't bother starting the loop if things never expire
             return
diff --git a/tests/http/test_fedclient.py b/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
index 66c09f63b6..f3cb1423f0 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class FederationClientTests(HomeserverTestCase):
     def test_client_never_connect(self):
         """
         If the HTTP request is not connected and is timed out, it'll give a
-        ConnectingCancelledError.
+        ConnectingCancelledError or TimeoutError.
         """
         d = self.cl.get_json("testserv:8008", "foo/bar", timeout=10000)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class FederationClientTests(HomeserverTestCase):
         self.reactor.advance(10.5)
         f = self.failureResultOf(d)
 
-        self.assertIsInstance(f.value, ConnectingCancelledError)
+        self.assertIsInstance(f.value, (ConnectingCancelledError, TimeoutError))
 
     def test_client_connect_no_response(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
index 5cbada4eda..50bc7702d2 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class ExpiringCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_time_eviction(self):
         clock = MockClock()
         cache = ExpiringCache("test", clock, expiry_ms=1000)
-        cache.start()
 
         cache["key"] = 1
         clock.advance_time(0.5)