diff --git a/changelog.d/7815.bugfix b/changelog.d/7815.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e7c7d412e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7815.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix detection of out of sync remote device lists when receiving events from remote users.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 930ae088c6..e43bccd721 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from synapse.logging.context import (
run_in_background,
)
from synapse.logging.utils import log_function
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
from synapse.replication.http.devices import ReplicationUserDevicesResyncRestServlet
from synapse.replication.http.federation import (
ReplicationCleanRoomRestServlet,
@@ -789,15 +790,25 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
resync = True
if resync:
- await self.store.mark_remote_user_device_cache_as_stale(event.sender)
+ run_as_background_process(
+ "resync_device_due_to_pdu", self._resync_device, event.sender
+ )
- # Immediately attempt a resync in the background
- if self.config.worker_app:
- return run_in_background(self._user_device_resync, event.sender)
- else:
- return run_in_background(
- self._device_list_updater.user_device_resync, event.sender
- )
+ async def _resync_device(self, sender: str) -> None:
+ """We have detected that the device list for the given user may be out
+ of sync, so we try and resync them.
+ """
+
+ try:
+ await self.store.mark_remote_user_device_cache_as_stale(sender)
+
+ # Immediately attempt a resync in the background
+ if self.config.worker_app:
+ await self._user_device_resync(user_id=sender)
+ else:
+ await self._device_list_updater.user_device_resync(sender)
+ except Exception:
+ logger.exception("Failed to resync device for %s", sender)
@log_function
async def backfill(self, dest, room_id, limit, extremities):
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