3 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 9cef9d184b..acae4d9e0d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
     def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip):
         """
         Takes a dictionary sent by the client in the login / registration
-        protocol and handles the login flow.
+        protocol and handles the User-Interactive Auth flow.
 
         As a side effect, this function fills in the 'creds' key on the user's
         session with a map, which maps each auth-type (str) to the relevant
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index 41e1781df7..2cf34e51cb 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ._base import BaseHandler
 from synapse.api.constants import (
     EventTypes, JoinRules,
 )
+from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn
 from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
         if search_filter:
             # We explicitly don't bother caching searches or requests for
             # appservice specific lists.
+            logger.info("Bypassing cache as search request.")
             return self._get_public_room_list(
                 limit, since_token, search_filter, network_tuple=network_tuple,
             )
@@ -77,13 +79,16 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
         key = (limit, since_token, network_tuple)
         result = self.response_cache.get(key)
         if not result:
+            logger.info("No cached result, calculating one.")
             result = self.response_cache.set(
                 key,
-                self._get_public_room_list(
+                preserve_fn(self._get_public_room_list)(
                     limit, since_token, network_tuple=network_tuple
                 )
             )
-        return result
+        else:
+            logger.info("Using cached deferred result.")
+        return make_deferred_yieldable(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_public_room_list(self, limit=None, since_token=None,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 219529936f..b12988f3c9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership, EventTypes
 from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
-from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure, measure_func
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 from synapse.push.clientformat import format_push_rules_for_user
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
         if not result:
             result = self.response_cache.set(
                 sync_config.request_key,
-                self._wait_for_sync_for_user(
+                preserve_fn(self._wait_for_sync_for_user)(
                     sync_config, since_token, timeout, full_state
                 )
             )
-        return result
+        return make_deferred_yieldable(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _wait_for_sync_for_user(self, sync_config, since_token, timeout,