1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index 0e8b467a3e..4d84f4595a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def start_reactor(
 
 def quit_with_error(error_string):
     message_lines = error_string.split("\n")
-    line_length = max([len(l) for l in message_lines if len(l) < 80]) + 2
+    line_length = max(len(l) for l in message_lines if len(l) < 80) + 2
     sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + "\n")
     for line in message_lines:
         sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.rstrip(),))
@@ -276,9 +276,19 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):
         # It is now safe to start your Synapse.
         hs.start_listening(listeners)
         hs.get_datastore().db.start_profiling()
+        hs.get_pusherpool().start()
 
         setup_sentry(hs)
         setup_sdnotify(hs)
+
+        # We now freeze all allocated objects in the hopes that (almost)
+        # everything currently allocated are things that will be used for the
+        # rest of time. Doing so means less work each GC (hopefully).
+        #
+        # This only works on Python 3.7
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
+            gc.collect()
+            gc.freeze()
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
         reactor = hs.get_reactor()