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-rw-r--r--changelog.d/7420.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/7423.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/7427.feature1
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py83
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth_blocking.py104
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py51
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py52
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py19
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_auth.py36
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_auth.py23
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_sync.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/test_mau.py14
14 files changed, 264 insertions, 150 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/7420.misc b/changelog.d/7420.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e834a9163e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7420.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prevent methods in `synapse.handlers.auth` from polling the homeserver config every request.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/7423.misc b/changelog.d/7423.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb1767ac13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7423.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Speed up fetching device lists changes when handling `/sync` requests.
diff --git a/changelog.d/7427.feature b/changelog.d/7427.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce6140fdd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7427.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for running replication over Redis when using workers.
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index c5d1eb952b..1ad5ff9410 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 import synapse.logging.opentracing as opentracing
 import synapse.types
 from synapse import event_auth
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, LimitBlockingTypes, Membership, UserTypes
+from synapse.api.auth_blocking import AuthBlocking
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError,
     Codes,
     InvalidClientTokenError,
     MissingClientTokenError,
-    ResourceLimitError,
 )
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
-from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
 from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.types import StateMap, UserID
 from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR, register_cache
@@ -77,7 +76,11 @@ class Auth(object):
         self.token_cache = LruCache(CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR * 10000)
         register_cache("cache", "token_cache", self.token_cache)
 
+        self._auth_blocking = AuthBlocking(self.hs)
+
         self._account_validity = hs.config.account_validity
+        self._track_appservice_user_ips = hs.config.track_appservice_user_ips
+        self._macaroon_secret_key = hs.config.macaroon_secret_key
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_from_context(self, room_version: str, event, context, do_sig_check=True):
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                 opentracing.set_tag("authenticated_entity", user_id)
                 opentracing.set_tag("appservice_id", app_service.id)
 
-                if ip_addr and self.hs.config.track_appservice_user_ips:
+                if ip_addr and self._track_appservice_user_ips:
                     yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
                         user_id=user_id,
                         access_token=access_token,
@@ -454,7 +457,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         # access_tokens include a nonce for uniqueness: any value is acceptable
         v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("nonce = "))
 
-        v.verify(macaroon, self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+        v.verify(macaroon, self._macaroon_secret_key)
 
     def _verify_expiry(self, caveat):
         prefix = "time < "
@@ -663,71 +666,5 @@ class Auth(object):
                 % (user_id, room_id),
             )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_auth_blocking(self, user_id=None, threepid=None, user_type=None):
-        """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
-        such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
-
-        Args:
-            user_id(str|None): If present, checks for presence against existing
-                MAU cohort
-
-            threepid(dict|None): If present, checks for presence against configured
-                reserved threepid. Used in cases where the user is trying register
-                with a MAU blocked server, normally they would be rejected but their
-                threepid is on the reserved list. user_id and
-                threepid should never be set at the same time.
-
-            user_type(str|None): If present, is used to decide whether to check against
-                certain blocking reasons like MAU.
-        """
-
-        # Never fail an auth check for the server notices users or support user
-        # This can be a problem where event creation is prohibited due to blocking
-        if user_id is not None:
-            if user_id == self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid:
-                return
-            if (yield self.store.is_support_user(user_id)):
-                return
-
-        if self.hs.config.hs_disabled:
-            raise ResourceLimitError(
-                403,
-                self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message,
-                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
-                admin_contact=self.hs.config.admin_contact,
-                limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.HS_DISABLED,
-            )
-        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
-            assert not (user_id and threepid)
-
-            # If the user is already part of the MAU cohort or a trial user
-            if user_id:
-                timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
-                if timestamp:
-                    return
-
-                is_trial = yield self.store.is_trial_user(user_id)
-                if is_trial:
-                    return
-            elif threepid:
-                # If the user does not exist yet, but is signing up with a
-                # reserved threepid then pass auth check
-                if is_threepid_reserved(
-                    self.hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids, threepid
-                ):
-                    return
-            elif user_type == UserTypes.SUPPORT:
-                # If the user does not exist yet and is of type "support",
-                # allow registration. Support users are excluded from MAU checks.
-                return
-            # Else if there is no room in the MAU bucket, bail
-            current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
-            if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
-                raise ResourceLimitError(
-                    403,
-                    "Monthly Active User Limit Exceeded",
-                    admin_contact=self.hs.config.admin_contact,
-                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
-                    limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.MONTHLY_ACTIVE_USER,
-                )
+    def check_auth_blocking(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._auth_blocking.check_auth_blocking(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth_blocking.py b/synapse/api/auth_blocking.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c499b6b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/api/auth_blocking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 logging
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LimitBlockingTypes, UserTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, ResourceLimitError
+from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AuthBlocking(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+        self._server_notices_mxid = hs.config.server_notices_mxid
+        self._hs_disabled = hs.config.hs_disabled
+        self._hs_disabled_message = hs.config.hs_disabled_message
+        self._admin_contact = hs.config.admin_contact
+        self._max_mau_value = hs.config.max_mau_value
+        self._limit_usage_by_mau = hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau
+        self._mau_limits_reserved_threepids = hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_auth_blocking(self, user_id=None, threepid=None, user_type=None):
+        """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
+        such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str|None): If present, checks for presence against existing
+                MAU cohort
+
+            threepid(dict|None): If present, checks for presence against configured
+                reserved threepid. Used in cases where the user is trying register
+                with a MAU blocked server, normally they would be rejected but their
+                threepid is on the reserved list. user_id and
+                threepid should never be set at the same time.
+
+            user_type(str|None): If present, is used to decide whether to check against
+                certain blocking reasons like MAU.
+        """
+
+        # Never fail an auth check for the server notices users or support user
+        # This can be a problem where event creation is prohibited due to blocking
+        if user_id is not None:
+            if user_id == self._server_notices_mxid:
+                return
+            if (yield self.store.is_support_user(user_id)):
+                return
+
+        if self._hs_disabled:
+            raise ResourceLimitError(
+                403,
+                self._hs_disabled_message,
+                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+                admin_contact=self._admin_contact,
+                limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.HS_DISABLED,
+            )
+        if self._limit_usage_by_mau is True:
+            assert not (user_id and threepid)
+
+            # If the user is already part of the MAU cohort or a trial user
+            if user_id:
+                timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+                if timestamp:
+                    return
+
+                is_trial = yield self.store.is_trial_user(user_id)
+                if is_trial:
+                    return
+            elif threepid:
+                # If the user does not exist yet, but is signing up with a
+                # reserved threepid then pass auth check
+                if is_threepid_reserved(self._mau_limits_reserved_threepids, threepid):
+                    return
+            elif user_type == UserTypes.SUPPORT:
+                # If the user does not exist yet and is of type "support",
+                # allow registration. Support users are excluded from MAU checks.
+                return
+            # Else if there is no room in the MAU bucket, bail
+            current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+            if current_mau >= self._max_mau_value:
+                raise ResourceLimitError(
+                    403,
+                    "Monthly Active User Limit Exceeded",
+                    admin_contact=self._admin_contact,
+                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+                    limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.MONTHLY_ACTIVE_USER,
+                )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 4f76b7a743..00718d7f2d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -1143,10 +1143,14 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
                 user_id
             )
 
-            tracked_users = set(users_who_share_room)
-
-            # Always tell the user about their own devices
-            tracked_users.add(user_id)
+            # Always tell the user about their own devices. We check as the user
+            # ID is almost certainly already included (unless they're not in any
+            # rooms) and taking a copy of the set is relatively expensive.
+            if user_id not in users_who_share_room:
+                users_who_share_room = set(users_who_share_room)
+                users_who_share_room.add(user_id)
+
+            tracked_users = users_who_share_room
 
             # Step 1a, check for changes in devices of users we share a room with
             users_that_have_changed = await self.store.get_users_whose_devices_changed(
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
index bf4f1a5949..b14a3d9fca 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
         self._instance_id = hs.get_instance_id()
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
 
-        # Set of streams that we've caught up with.
-        self._streams_connected = set()  # type: Set[str]
-
         self._streams = {
             stream.NAME: stream(hs) for stream in STREAMS_MAP.values()
         }  # type: Dict[str, Stream]
@@ -99,9 +96,13 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
         # The factory used to create connections.
         self._factory = None  # type: Optional[ReconnectingClientFactory]
 
-        # The currently connected connections.
+        # The currently connected connections. (The list of places we need to send
+        # outgoing replication commands to.)
         self._connections = []  # type: List[AbstractConnection]
 
+        # For each connection, the incoming streams that are coming from that connection
+        self._streams_by_connection = {}  # type: Dict[AbstractConnection, Set[str]]
+
         LaterGauge(
             "synapse_replication_tcp_resource_total_connections",
             "",
@@ -257,9 +258,11 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
         #   2. so we don't race with getting a POSITION command and fetching
         #      missing RDATA.
         with await self._position_linearizer.queue(cmd.stream_name):
-            if stream_name not in self._streams_connected:
-                # If the stream isn't marked as connected then we haven't seen a
-                # `POSITION` command yet, and so we may have missed some rows.
+            # make sure that we've processed a POSITION for this stream *on this
+            # connection*. (A POSITION on another connection is no good, as there
+            # is no guarantee that we have seen all the intermediate updates.)
+            sbc = self._streams_by_connection.get(conn)
+            if not sbc or stream_name not in sbc:
                 # Let's drop the row for now, on the assumption we'll receive a
                 # `POSITION` soon and we'll catch up correctly then.
                 logger.debug(
@@ -302,21 +305,25 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
             # Ignore POSITION that are just our own echoes
             return
 
-        stream = self._streams.get(cmd.stream_name)
+        logger.info("Handling '%s %s'", cmd.NAME, cmd.to_line())
+
+        stream_name = cmd.stream_name
+        stream = self._streams.get(stream_name)
         if not stream:
-            logger.error("Got POSITION for unknown stream: %s", cmd.stream_name)
+            logger.error("Got POSITION for unknown stream: %s", stream_name)
             return
 
         # We protect catching up with a linearizer in case the replication
         # connection reconnects under us.
-        with await self._position_linearizer.queue(cmd.stream_name):
+        with await self._position_linearizer.queue(stream_name):
             # We're about to go and catch up with the stream, so remove from set
             # of connected streams.
-            self._streams_connected.discard(cmd.stream_name)
+            for streams in self._streams_by_connection.values():
+                streams.discard(stream_name)
 
             # We clear the pending batches for the stream as the fetching of the
             # missing updates below will fetch all rows in the batch.
-            self._pending_batches.pop(cmd.stream_name, [])
+            self._pending_batches.pop(stream_name, [])
 
             # Find where we previously streamed up to.
             current_token = stream.current_token()
@@ -326,6 +333,12 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
             # between then and now.
             missing_updates = cmd.token != current_token
             while missing_updates:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Fetching replication rows for '%s' between %i and %i",
+                    stream_name,
+                    current_token,
+                    cmd.token,
+                )
                 (
                     updates,
                     current_token,
@@ -341,16 +354,18 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
 
                 for token, rows in _batch_updates(updates):
                     await self.on_rdata(
-                        cmd.stream_name,
+                        stream_name,
                         cmd.instance_name,
                         token,
                         [stream.parse_row(row) for row in rows],
                     )
 
+            logger.info("Caught up with stream '%s' to %i", stream_name, cmd.token)
+
             # We've now caught up to position sent to us, notify handler.
-            await self._replication_data_handler.on_position(cmd.stream_name, cmd.token)
+            await self._replication_data_handler.on_position(stream_name, cmd.token)
 
-            self._streams_connected.add(cmd.stream_name)
+            self._streams_by_connection.setdefault(conn, set()).add(stream_name)
 
     async def on_REMOTE_SERVER_UP(
         self, conn: AbstractConnection, cmd: RemoteServerUpCommand
@@ -408,6 +423,12 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
     def lost_connection(self, connection: AbstractConnection):
         """Called when a connection is closed/lost.
         """
+        # we no longer need _streams_by_connection for this connection.
+        streams = self._streams_by_connection.pop(connection, None)
+        if streams:
+            logger.info(
+                "Lost replication connection; streams now disconnected: %s", streams
+            )
         try:
             self._connections.remove(connection)
         except ValueError:
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
index 41c623d737..db69f92557 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import txredisapi
 
-from synapse.logging.context import PreserveLoggingContext
+from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.replication.tcp.commands import (
     Command,
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
     """Connection to redis subscribed to replication stream.
 
-    Parses incoming messages from redis into replication commands, and passes
-    them to `ReplicationCommandHandler`
+    This class fulfils two functions:
+
+    (a) it implements the twisted Protocol API, where it handles the SUBSCRIBEd redis
+    connection, parsing *incoming* messages into replication commands, and passing them
+    to `ReplicationCommandHandler`
+
+    (b) it implements the AbstractConnection API, where it sends *outgoing* commands
+    onto outbound_redis_connection.
 
     Due to the vagaries of `txredisapi` we don't want to have a custom
     constructor, so instead we expect the defined attributes below to be set
@@ -50,8 +56,8 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
 
     Attributes:
         handler: The command handler to handle incoming commands.
-        stream_name: The *redis* stream name to subscribe to (not anything to
-            do with Synapse replication streams).
+        stream_name: The *redis* stream name to subscribe to and publish from
+            (not anything to do with Synapse replication streams).
         outbound_redis_connection: The connection to redis to use to send
             commands.
     """
@@ -61,13 +67,23 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
     outbound_redis_connection = None  # type: txredisapi.RedisProtocol
 
     def connectionMade(self):
+        logger.info("Connected to redis")
         super().connectionMade()
-        logger.info("Connected to redis instance")
-        self.subscribe(self.stream_name)
-        self.send_command(ReplicateCommand())
-
+        run_as_background_process("subscribe-replication", self._send_subscribe)
         self.handler.new_connection(self)
 
+    async def _send_subscribe(self):
+        # it's important to make sure that we only send the REPLICATE command once we
+        # have successfully subscribed to the stream - otherwise we might miss the
+        # POSITION response sent back by the other end.
+        logger.info("Sending redis SUBSCRIBE for %s", self.stream_name)
+        await make_deferred_yieldable(self.subscribe(self.stream_name))
+        logger.info(
+            "Successfully subscribed to redis stream, sending REPLICATE command"
+        )
+        await self._async_send_command(ReplicateCommand())
+        logger.info("REPLICATE successfully sent")
+
     def messageReceived(self, pattern: str, channel: str, message: str):
         """Received a message from redis.
         """
@@ -120,8 +136,8 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
             logger.warning("Unhandled command: %r", cmd)
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
+        logger.info("Lost connection to redis")
         super().connectionLost(reason)
-        logger.info("Lost connection to redis instance")
         self.handler.lost_connection(self)
 
     def send_command(self, cmd: Command):
@@ -130,6 +146,10 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
         Args:
             cmd (Command)
         """
+        run_as_background_process("send-cmd", self._async_send_command, cmd)
+
+    async def _async_send_command(self, cmd: Command):
+        """Encode a replication command and send it over our outbound connection"""
         string = "%s %s" % (cmd.NAME, cmd.to_line())
         if "\n" in string:
             raise Exception("Unexpected newline in command: %r", string)
@@ -140,15 +160,9 @@ class RedisSubscriber(txredisapi.SubscriberProtocol, AbstractConnection):
         # remote instances.
         tcp_outbound_commands_counter.labels(cmd.NAME, "redis").inc()
 
-        async def _send():
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                # Note that we use the other connection as we can't send
-                # commands using the subscription connection.
-                await self.outbound_redis_connection.publish(
-                    self.stream_name, encoded_string
-                )
-
-        run_as_background_process("send-cmd", _send)
+        await make_deferred_yieldable(
+            self.outbound_redis_connection.publish(self.stream_name, encoded_string)
+        )
 
 
 class RedisDirectTcpReplicationClientFactory(txredisapi.SubscriberFactory):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
index 536cef3abd..fe6d6ecfe0 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         # Get set of users who *may* have changed. Users not in the returned
         # list have definitely not changed.
-        to_check = list(
-            self._device_list_stream_cache.get_entities_changed(user_ids, from_key)
+        to_check = self._device_list_stream_cache.get_entities_changed(
+            user_ids, from_key
         )
 
         if not to_check:
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
index 38dc3f501e..e54f80d76e 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Set
+from typing import Dict, FrozenSet, List, Mapping, Optional, Set, Union
 
 from six import integer_types
 
 from sortedcontainers import SortedDict
 
+from synapse.types import Collection
 from synapse.util import caches
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ class StreamChangeCache:
         return False
 
     def get_entities_changed(
-        self, entities: Iterable[EntityType], stream_pos: int
-    ) -> Set[EntityType]:
+        self, entities: Collection[EntityType], stream_pos: int
+    ) -> Union[Set[EntityType], FrozenSet[EntityType]]:
         """
         Returns subset of entities that have had new things since the given
         position.  Entities unknown to the cache will be returned.  If the
@@ -94,7 +95,17 @@ class StreamChangeCache:
         """
         changed_entities = self.get_all_entities_changed(stream_pos)
         if changed_entities is not None:
-            result = set(changed_entities).intersection(entities)
+            # We now do an intersection, trying to do so in the most efficient
+            # way possible (some of these sets are *large*). First check in the
+            # given iterable is already set that we can reuse, otherwise we
+            # create a set of the *smallest* of the two iterables and call
+            # `intersection(..)` on it (this can be twice as fast as the reverse).
+            if isinstance(entities, (set, frozenset)):
+                result = entities.intersection(changed_entities)
+            elif len(changed_entities) < len(entities):
+                result = set(changed_entities).intersection(entities)
+            else:
+                result = set(entities).intersection(changed_entities)
             self.metrics.inc_hits()
         else:
             result = set(entities)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_auth.py b/tests/api/test_auth.py
index cc0b10e7f6..0bfb86bf1f 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_auth.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs.handlers = TestHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth = Auth(self.hs)
 
+        # AuthBlocking reads from the hs' config on initialization. We need to
+        # modify its config instead of the hs'
+        self.auth_blocking = self.auth._auth_blocking
+
         self.test_user = "@foo:bar"
         self.test_token = b"_test_token_"
 
@@ -321,15 +325,15 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_blocking_mau(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 50
         lots_of_users = 100
         small_number_of_users = 1
 
         # Ensure no error thrown
         yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.auth.check_auth_blocking())
 
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
         self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users)
@@ -349,8 +353,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_blocking_mau__depending_on_user_type(self):
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 50
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
         self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(100))
         # Support users allowed
@@ -370,12 +374,12 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_reserved_threepid(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 1
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 1
         self.store.get_monthly_active_count = lambda: defer.succeed(2)
         threepid = {"medium": "email", "address": "reserved@server.com"}
         unknown_threepid = {"medium": "email", "address": "unreserved@server.com"}
-        self.hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids = [threepid]
+        self.auth_blocking._mau_limits_reserved_threepids = [threepid]
 
         with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
             yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.auth.check_auth_blocking())
@@ -389,8 +393,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_hs_disabled(self):
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled = True
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
         with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
             yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.auth.check_auth_blocking())
         self.assertEquals(e.exception.admin_contact, self.hs.config.admin_contact)
@@ -404,10 +408,10 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         # this should be the default, but we had a bug where the test was doing the wrong
         # thing, so let's make it explicit
-        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = None
+        self.auth_blocking._server_notices_mxid = None
 
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled = True
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
         with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
             yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.auth.check_auth_blocking())
         self.assertEquals(e.exception.admin_contact, self.hs.config.admin_contact)
@@ -416,8 +420,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_server_notices_mxid_special_cased(self):
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled = True
         user = "@user:server"
-        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = user
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        self.auth_blocking._server_notices_mxid = user
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
         yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user))
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
index 52c4ac8b11..c01b04e1dc 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs.handlers = AuthHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth_handler = self.hs.handlers.auth_handler
         self.macaroon_generator = self.hs.get_macaroon_generator()
+
         # MAU tests
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        # AuthBlocking reads from the hs' config on initialization. We need to
+        # modify its config instead of the hs'
+        self.auth_blocking = self.hs.get_auth()._auth_blocking
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 50
+
         self.small_number_of_users = 1
         self.large_number_of_users = 100
 
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_disabled(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = False
         # Ensure does not throw exception
         yield defer.ensureDeferred(
             self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id(
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_exceeded_large(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.large_number_of_users)
         )
@@ -159,11 +164,11 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_parity(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
         # If not in monthly active cohort
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value)
         )
         with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
             yield defer.ensureDeferred(
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             )
 
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value)
         )
         with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
             yield defer.ensureDeferred(
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
         )
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value)
         )
         yield defer.ensureDeferred(
             self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id(
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
         )
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value)
         )
         yield defer.ensureDeferred(
             self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_not_exceeded(self):
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
         self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_sync.py b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
index 4cbe9784ed..e178d7765b 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
@@ -30,28 +30,31 @@ class SyncTestCase(tests.unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.sync_handler = self.hs.get_sync_handler()
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
 
-    def test_wait_for_sync_for_user_auth_blocking(self):
+        # AuthBlocking reads from the hs' config on initialization. We need to
+        # modify its config instead of the hs'
+        self.auth_blocking = self.hs.get_auth()._auth_blocking
 
+    def test_wait_for_sync_for_user_auth_blocking(self):
         user_id1 = "@user1:test"
         user_id2 = "@user2:test"
         sync_config = self._generate_sync_config(user_id1)
 
         self.reactor.advance(100)  # So we get not 0 time
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 1
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 1
 
         # Check that the happy case does not throw errors
         self.get_success(self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id1))
         self.get_success(self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(sync_config))
 
         # Test that global lock works
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled = True
         e = self.get_failure(
             self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(sync_config), ResourceLimitError
         )
         self.assertEquals(e.value.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
 
-        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
+        self.auth_blocking._hs_disabled = False
 
         sync_config = self._generate_sync_config(user_id2)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mau.py b/tests/test_mau.py
index 1fbe0d51ff..eb159e3ba5 100644
--- a/tests/test_mau.py
+++ b/tests/test_mau.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import json
 
 from mock import Mock
 
+from synapse.api.auth_blocking import AuthBlocking
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import register, sync
@@ -45,11 +46,17 @@ class TestMauLimit(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
         self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
         self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 2
-        self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 0
         self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = "@server:red"
         self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
         self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
         self.hs.config.server_notices_room_name = "Test Server Notice Room"
+        self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 0
+
+        # AuthBlocking reads config options during hs creation. Recreate the
+        # hs' copy of AuthBlocking after we've updated config values above
+        self.auth_blocking = AuthBlocking(self.hs)
+        self.hs.get_auth()._auth_blocking = self.auth_blocking
+
         return self.hs
 
     def test_simple_deny_mau(self):
@@ -121,6 +128,7 @@ class TestMauLimit(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
 
     def test_trial_users_cant_come_back(self):
+        self.auth_blocking._mau_trial_days = 1
         self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 1
 
         # We should be able to register more than the limit initially
@@ -169,8 +177,8 @@ class TestMauLimit(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
 
     def test_tracked_but_not_limited(self):
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 1  # should not matter
-        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.auth_blocking._max_mau_value = 1  # should not matter
+        self.auth_blocking._limit_usage_by_mau = False
         self.hs.config.mau_stats_only = True
 
         # Simply being able to create 2 users indicates that the