2 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/logcontext.py b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
index a78e53812f..94fa7cac98 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logcontext.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
 
     __slots__ = [
         "previous_context", "name", "ru_stime", "ru_utime",
-        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "usage_start", "usage_end",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "usage_start", "usage_end",
         "main_thread", "alive",
         "request", "tag",
     ]
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
             pass
 
+        def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_ms):
+            pass
+
         def __nonzero__(self):
             return False
 
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         # ms spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time
         self.db_txn_duration_ms = 0
 
+        # ms spent waiting for db txns to be scheduled
+        self.db_sched_duration_ms = 0
+
         self.usage_start = None
         self.usage_end = None
         self.main_thread = threading.current_thread()
@@ -210,6 +217,15 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         self.db_txn_count += 1
         self.db_txn_duration_ms += duration_ms
 
+    def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_ms):
+        """Record a use of the database pool
+
+        Args:
+            sched_ms (int): number of milliseconds it took us to get a
+                connection
+        """
+        self.db_sched_duration_ms += sched_ms
+
 
 class LoggingContextFilter(logging.Filter):
     """Logging filter that adds values from the current logging context to each
diff --git a/synapse/util/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index d25629cc50..059bb7fedf 100644
--- a/synapse/util/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/util/metrics.py
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ block_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
     ),
 )
 
+# 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"],
+)
+
 
 def measure_func(name):
     def wrapper(func):
@@ -96,7 +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_ms", "created_context"
+        "ru_stime",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "created_context",
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, clock, name):
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ 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_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:
@@ -149,6 +157,10 @@ class Measure(object):
             (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:
             self.start_context.__exit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)