1 files changed, 61 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index 4ea930d3e8..e4b5687a4b 100644
--- a/synapse/util/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/util/metrics.py
@@ -27,25 +27,62 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
 
-block_timer = metrics.register_distribution(
-    "block_timer",
-    labels=["block_name"]
+# total number of times we have hit this block
+block_counter = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_count",
+    labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        # the following are all deprecated aliases for the same metric
+        metrics.name_prefix + x for x in (
+            "_block_timer:count",
+            "_block_ru_utime:count",
+            "_block_ru_stime:count",
+            "_block_db_txn_count:count",
+            "_block_db_txn_duration:count",
+        )
+    )
+)
+
+block_timer = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_time_seconds",
+    labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_timer:total",
+    ),
 )
 
-block_ru_utime = metrics.register_distribution(
-    "block_ru_utime", labels=["block_name"]
+block_ru_utime = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_ru_utime_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_ru_utime:total",
+    ),
 )
 
-block_ru_stime = metrics.register_distribution(
-    "block_ru_stime", labels=["block_name"]
+block_ru_stime = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_ru_stime_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_ru_stime:total",
+    ),
 )
 
-block_db_txn_count = metrics.register_distribution(
-    "block_db_txn_count", labels=["block_name"]
+block_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_db_txn_count", labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_db_txn_count:total",
+    ),
 )
 
-block_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_distribution(
-    "block_db_txn_duration", labels=["block_name"]
+# seconds spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time, in this block
+block_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_db_txn_duration_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
+    alternative_names=(
+        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_db_txn_duration:total",
+    ),
+)
+
+# seconds spent waiting for a db connection, in this block
+block_db_sched_duration = metrics.register_counter(
+    "block_db_sched_duration_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
 )
 
 
@@ -64,7 +101,9 @@ def measure_func(name):
 class Measure(object):
     __slots__ = [
         "clock", "name", "start_context", "start", "new_context", "ru_utime",
-        "ru_stime", "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration", "created_context"
+        "ru_stime",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "created_context",
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, clock, name):
@@ -84,13 +123,16 @@ class Measure(object):
 
         self.ru_utime, self.ru_stime = self.start_context.get_resource_usage()
         self.db_txn_count = self.start_context.db_txn_count
-        self.db_txn_duration = self.start_context.db_txn_duration
+        self.db_txn_duration_ms = self.start_context.db_txn_duration_ms
+        self.db_sched_duration_ms = self.start_context.db_sched_duration_ms
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         if isinstance(exc_type, Exception) or not self.start_context:
             return
 
         duration = self.clock.time_msec() - self.start
+
+        block_counter.inc(self.name)
         block_timer.inc_by(duration, self.name)
 
         context = LoggingContext.current_context()
@@ -114,7 +156,12 @@ class Measure(object):
             context.db_txn_count - self.db_txn_count, self.name
         )
         block_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
-            context.db_txn_duration - self.db_txn_duration, self.name
+            (context.db_txn_duration_ms - self.db_txn_duration_ms) / 1000.,
+            self.name
+        )
+        block_db_sched_duration.inc_by(
+            (context.db_sched_duration_ms - self.db_sched_duration_ms) / 1000.,
+            self.name
         )
 
         if self.created_context: