1 files changed, 35 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
index b217c35f99..615f1828dd 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/handler.py
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
         if self._is_master:
             self._server_notices_sender = hs.get_server_notices_sender()
 
+        if hs.config.redis.redis_enabled:
+            # If we're using Redis, it's the background worker that should
+            # receive USER_IP commands and store the relevant client IPs.
+            self._should_insert_client_ips = hs.config.worker.run_background_tasks
+        else:
+            # If we're NOT using Redis, this must be handled by the master
+            self._should_insert_client_ips = hs.get_instance_name() == "master"
+
     def _add_command_to_stream_queue(
         self, conn: IReplicationConnection, cmd: Union[RdataCommand, PositionCommand]
     ) -> None:
@@ -401,23 +409,37 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
     ) -> Optional[Awaitable[None]]:
         user_ip_cache_counter.inc()
 
-        if self._is_master:
+        if self._is_master or self._should_insert_client_ips:
+            # We make a point of only returning an awaitable if there's actually
+            # something to do; on_USER_IP is not an async function, but
+            # _handle_user_ip is.
+            # If on_USER_IP returns an awaitable, it gets scheduled as a
+            # background process (see `BaseReplicationStreamProtocol.handle_command`).
             return self._handle_user_ip(cmd)
         else:
+            # Returning None when this process definitely has nothing to do
+            # reduces the overhead of handling the USER_IP command, which is
+            # currently broadcast to all workers regardless of utility.
             return None
 
     async def _handle_user_ip(self, cmd: UserIpCommand) -> None:
-        await self._store.insert_client_ip(
-            cmd.user_id,
-            cmd.access_token,
-            cmd.ip,
-            cmd.user_agent,
-            cmd.device_id,
-            cmd.last_seen,
-        )
-
-        assert self._server_notices_sender is not None
-        await self._server_notices_sender.on_user_ip(cmd.user_id)
+        """
+        Handles a User IP, branching depending on whether we are the main process
+        and/or the background worker.
+        """
+        if self._is_master:
+            assert self._server_notices_sender is not None
+            await self._server_notices_sender.on_user_ip(cmd.user_id)
+
+        if self._should_insert_client_ips:
+            await self._store.insert_client_ip(
+                cmd.user_id,
+                cmd.access_token,
+                cmd.ip,
+                cmd.user_agent,
+                cmd.device_id,
+                cmd.last_seen,
+            )
 
     def on_RDATA(self, conn: IReplicationConnection, cmd: RdataCommand) -> None:
         if cmd.instance_name == self._instance_name:
@@ -698,7 +720,7 @@ class ReplicationCommandHandler:
         access_token: str,
         ip: str,
         user_agent: str,
-        device_id: str,
+        device_id: Optional[str],
         last_seen: int,
     ) -> None:
         """Tell the master that the user made a request."""