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-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/devicemessage.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py29
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/site.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/metric.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py32
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/state.py45
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py55
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/media_repository.py23
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/prepare_database.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/47/last_access_media.sql16
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/user_directory.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/logcontext.py48
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/metrics.py26
16 files changed, 252 insertions, 91 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/devicemessage.py b/synapse/handlers/devicemessage.py
index f7fad15c62..d996aa90bb 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/devicemessage.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/devicemessage.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id, UserID
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class DeviceMessageHandler(object):
         """
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
-        self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.is_mine = hs.is_mine
         self.federation = hs.get_federation_sender()
 
         hs.get_replication_layer().register_edu_handler(
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ class DeviceMessageHandler(object):
         message_type = content["type"]
         message_id = content["message_id"]
         for user_id, by_device in content["messages"].items():
+            # we use UserID.from_string to catch invalid user ids
+            if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
+                logger.warning("Request for keys for non-local user %s",
+                               user_id)
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Not a user here")
+
             messages_by_device = {
                 device_id: {
                     "content": message_content,
@@ -77,7 +84,8 @@ class DeviceMessageHandler(object):
         local_messages = {}
         remote_messages = {}
         for user_id, by_device in messages.items():
-            if self.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            # we use UserID.from_string to catch invalid user ids
+            if self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
                 messages_by_device = {
                     device_id: {
                         "content": message_content,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index 668a90e495..5af8abf66b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, CodeMessageException
-from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
+from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id, UserID
 from synapse.util.logcontext import preserve_fn, make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class E2eKeysHandler(object):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.federation = hs.get_replication_layer()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
-        self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.is_mine = hs.is_mine
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
         # doesn't really work as part of the generic query API, because the
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class E2eKeysHandler(object):
         remote_queries = {}
 
         for user_id, device_ids in device_keys_query.items():
-            if self.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            # we use UserID.from_string to catch invalid user ids
+            if self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
                 local_query[user_id] = device_ids
             else:
                 remote_queries[user_id] = device_ids
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ class E2eKeysHandler(object):
 
         result_dict = {}
         for user_id, device_ids in query.items():
-            if not self.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            # we use UserID.from_string to catch invalid user ids
+            if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
                 logger.warning("Request for keys for non-local user %s",
                                user_id)
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Not a user here")
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ class E2eKeysHandler(object):
         remote_queries = {}
 
         for user_id, device_keys in query.get("one_time_keys", {}).items():
-            if self.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            # we use UserID.from_string to catch invalid user ids
+            if self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
                 for device_id, algorithm in device_keys.items():
                     local_query.append((user_id, device_id, algorithm))
             else:
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 269b65ca41..165c684d0d 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ response_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
     ),
 )
 
+# seconds spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time, when processing
+# this request
 response_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
     "response_db_txn_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
     alternative_names=(
@@ -100,6 +102,10 @@ response_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
     ),
 )
 
+# seconds spent waiting for a db connection, when processing this request
+response_db_sched_duration = metrics.register_counter(
+    "response_db_sched_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"]
+)
 
 _next_request_id = 0
 
@@ -316,15 +322,6 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
 
     def _send_response(self, request, code, response_json_object,
                        response_code_message=None):
-        # could alternatively use request.notifyFinish() and flip a flag when
-        # the Deferred fires, but since the flag is RIGHT THERE it seems like
-        # a waste.
-        if request._disconnected:
-            logger.warn(
-                "Not sending response to request %s, already disconnected.",
-                request)
-            return
-
         outgoing_responses_counter.inc(request.method, str(code))
 
         # TODO: Only enable CORS for the requests that need it.
@@ -377,7 +374,10 @@ class RequestMetrics(object):
             context.db_txn_count, request.method, self.name, tag
         )
         response_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
-            context.db_txn_duration, request.method, self.name, tag
+            context.db_txn_duration_ms / 1000., request.method, self.name, tag
+        )
+        response_db_sched_duration.inc_by(
+            context.db_sched_duration_ms / 1000., request.method, self.name, tag
         )
 
 
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ class RootRedirect(resource.Resource):
 def respond_with_json(request, code, json_object, send_cors=False,
                       response_code_message=None, pretty_print=False,
                       version_string="", canonical_json=True):
+    # could alternatively use request.notifyFinish() and flip a flag when
+    # the Deferred fires, but since the flag is RIGHT THERE it seems like
+    # a waste.
+    if request._disconnected:
+        logger.warn(
+            "Not sending response to request %s, already disconnected.",
+            request)
+        return
+
     if pretty_print:
         json_bytes = encode_pretty_printed_json(json_object) + "\n"
     else:
diff --git a/synapse/http/site.py b/synapse/http/site.py
index cd1492b1c3..e422c8dfae 100644
--- a/synapse/http/site.py
+++ b/synapse/http/site.py
@@ -66,14 +66,15 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
             context = LoggingContext.current_context()
             ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
             db_txn_count = context.db_txn_count
-            db_txn_duration = context.db_txn_duration
+            db_txn_duration_ms = context.db_txn_duration_ms
+            db_sched_duration_ms = context.db_sched_duration_ms
         except Exception:
             ru_utime, ru_stime = (0, 0)
-            db_txn_count, db_txn_duration = (0, 0)
+            db_txn_count, db_txn_duration_ms = (0, 0)
 
         self.site.access_logger.info(
             "%s - %s - {%s}"
-            " Processed request: %dms (%dms, %dms) (%dms/%d)"
+            " Processed request: %dms (%dms, %dms) (%dms/%dms/%d)"
             " %sB %s \"%s %s %s\" \"%s\"",
             self.getClientIP(),
             self.site.site_tag,
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
             int(time.time() * 1000) - self.start_time,
             int(ru_utime * 1000),
             int(ru_stime * 1000),
-            int(db_txn_duration * 1000),
+            db_sched_duration_ms,
+            db_txn_duration_ms,
             int(db_txn_count),
             self.sentLength,
             self.code,
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/metric.py b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
index f480aae614..1e783e5ff4 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/metric.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 
 from itertools import chain
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def flatten(items):
@@ -153,7 +156,11 @@ class CallbackMetric(BaseMetric):
         self.callback = callback
 
     def render(self):
-        value = self.callback()
+        try:
+            value = self.callback()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to render %s", self.name)
+            return ["# FAILED to render " + self.name]
 
         if self.is_scalar():
             return list(self._render_for_labels([], value))
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index 97c82c150e..b2c76440b7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import urlparse
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-UPDATE_RECENTLY_ACCESSED_REMOTES_TS = 60 * 1000
+UPDATE_RECENTLY_ACCESSED_TS = 60 * 1000
 
 
 class MediaRepository(object):
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
         self.remote_media_linearizer = Linearizer(name="media_remote")
 
         self.recently_accessed_remotes = set()
+        self.recently_accessed_locals = set()
 
         # List of StorageProviders where we should search for media and
         # potentially upload to.
@@ -99,19 +100,34 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
         )
 
         self.clock.looping_call(
-            self._update_recently_accessed_remotes,
-            UPDATE_RECENTLY_ACCESSED_REMOTES_TS
+            self._update_recently_accessed,
+            UPDATE_RECENTLY_ACCESSED_TS,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _update_recently_accessed_remotes(self):
-        media = self.recently_accessed_remotes
+    def _update_recently_accessed(self):
+        remote_media = self.recently_accessed_remotes
         self.recently_accessed_remotes = set()
 
+        local_media = self.recently_accessed_locals
+        self.recently_accessed_locals = set()
+
         yield self.store.update_cached_last_access_time(
-            media, self.clock.time_msec()
+            local_media, remote_media, self.clock.time_msec()
         )
 
+    def mark_recently_accessed(self, server_name, media_id):
+        """Mark the given media as recently accessed.
+
+        Args:
+            server_name (str|None): Origin server of media, or None if local
+            media_id (str): The media ID of the content
+        """
+        if server_name:
+            self.recently_accessed_remotes.add((server_name, media_id))
+        else:
+            self.recently_accessed_locals.add(media_id)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_content(self, media_type, upload_name, content, content_length,
                        auth_user):
@@ -173,6 +189,8 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
             respond_404(request)
             return
 
+        self.mark_recently_accessed(None, media_id)
+
         media_type = media_info["media_type"]
         media_length = media_info["media_length"]
         upload_name = name if name else media_info["upload_name"]
@@ -204,7 +222,7 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
             Deferred: Resolves once a response has successfully been written
                 to request
         """
-        self.recently_accessed_remotes.add((server_name, media_id))
+        self.mark_recently_accessed(server_name, media_id)
 
         # We linearize here to ensure that we don't try and download remote
         # media multiple times concurrently
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
index 8c9653843b..12e84a2b7c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class ThumbnailResource(Resource):
                 yield self._respond_local_thumbnail(
                     request, media_id, width, height, method, m_type
                 )
+            self.media_repo.mark_recently_accessed(None, media_id)
         else:
             if self.dynamic_thumbnails:
                 yield self._select_or_generate_remote_thumbnail(
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class ThumbnailResource(Resource):
                     request, server_name, media_id,
                     width, height, method, m_type
                 )
+            self.media_repo.mark_recently_accessed(server_name, media_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _respond_local_thumbnail(self, request, media_id, width, height,
diff --git a/synapse/state.py b/synapse/state.py
index 9e624b4937..1f9abf9d3d 100644
--- a/synapse/state.py
+++ b/synapse/state.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class StateHandler(object):
             if conflicted_state:
                 logger.info("Resolving conflicted state for %r", room_id)
                 with Measure(self.clock, "state._resolve_events"):
-                    new_state = yield resolve_events(
+                    new_state = yield resolve_events_with_factory(
                         state_groups_ids.values(),
                         state_map_factory=lambda ev_ids: self.store.get_events(
                             ev_ids, get_prev_content=False, check_redacted=False,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class StateHandler(object):
         }
 
         with Measure(self.clock, "state._resolve_events"):
-            new_state = resolve_events(state_set_ids, state_map)
+            new_state = resolve_events_with_state_map(state_set_ids, state_map)
 
         new_state = {
             key: state_map[ev_id] for key, ev_id in new_state.items()
@@ -420,19 +420,17 @@ def _ordered_events(events):
     return sorted(events, key=key_func)
 
 
-def resolve_events(state_sets, state_map_factory):
+def resolve_events_with_state_map(state_sets, state_map):
     """
     Args:
         state_sets(list): List of dicts of (type, state_key) -> event_id,
             which are the different state groups to resolve.
-        state_map_factory(dict|callable): If callable, then will be called
-            with a list of event_ids that are needed, and should return with
-            a Deferred of dict of event_id to event. Otherwise, should be
-            a dict from event_id to event of all events in state_sets.
+        state_map(dict): a dict from event_id to event, for all events in
+            state_sets.
 
     Returns
-        dict[(str, str), synapse.events.FrozenEvent] is a map from
-        (type, state_key) to event.
+        dict[(str, str), synapse.events.FrozenEvent]:
+            a map from (type, state_key) to event.
     """
     if len(state_sets) == 1:
         return state_sets[0]
@@ -441,13 +439,6 @@ def resolve_events(state_sets, state_map_factory):
         state_sets,
     )
 
-    if callable(state_map_factory):
-        return _resolve_with_state_fac(
-            unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, state_map_factory
-        )
-
-    state_map = state_map_factory
-
     auth_events = _create_auth_events_from_maps(
         unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, state_map
     )
@@ -491,8 +482,26 @@ def _seperate(state_sets):
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
-def _resolve_with_state_fac(unconflicted_state, conflicted_state,
-                            state_map_factory):
+def resolve_events_with_factory(state_sets, state_map_factory):
+    """
+    Args:
+        state_sets(list): List of dicts of (type, state_key) -> event_id,
+            which are the different state groups to resolve.
+        state_map_factory(func): will be called
+            with a list of event_ids that are needed, and should return with
+            a Deferred of dict of event_id to event.
+
+    Returns
+        Deferred[dict[(str, str), synapse.events.FrozenEvent]]:
+            a map from (type, state_key) to event.
+    """
+    if len(state_sets) == 1:
+        defer.returnValue(state_sets[0])
+
+    unconflicted_state, conflicted_state = _seperate(
+        state_sets,
+    )
+
     needed_events = set(
         event_id
         for event_ids in conflicted_state.itervalues()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index b971f0cb18..68125006eb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -291,33 +291,33 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def runInteraction(self, desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Wraps the .runInteraction() method on the underlying db_pool."""
-        current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
+        """Starts a transaction on the database and runs a given function
 
-        start_time = time.time() * 1000
+        Arguments:
+            desc (str): description of the transaction, for logging and metrics
+            func (func): callback function, which will be called with a
+                database transaction (twisted.enterprise.adbapi.Transaction) as
+                its first argument, followed by `args` and `kwargs`.
+
+            args (list): positional args to pass to `func`
+            kwargs (dict): named args to pass to `func`
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: The result of func
+        """
+        current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
         after_callbacks = []
         final_callbacks = []
 
         def inner_func(conn, *args, **kwargs):
-            with LoggingContext("runInteraction") as context:
-                sql_scheduling_timer.inc_by(time.time() * 1000 - start_time)
-
-                if self.database_engine.is_connection_closed(conn):
-                    logger.debug("Reconnecting closed database connection")
-                    conn.reconnect()
-
-                current_context.copy_to(context)
-                return self._new_transaction(
-                    conn, desc, after_callbacks, final_callbacks, current_context,
-                    func, *args, **kwargs
-                )
+            return self._new_transaction(
+                conn, desc, after_callbacks, final_callbacks, current_context,
+                func, *args, **kwargs
+            )
 
         try:
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                result = yield self._db_pool.runWithConnection(
-                    inner_func, *args, **kwargs
-                )
+            result = yield self.runWithConnection(inner_func, *args, **kwargs)
 
             for after_callback, after_args, after_kwargs in after_callbacks:
                 after_callback(*after_args, **after_kwargs)
@@ -329,14 +329,27 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def runWithConnection(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Wraps the .runInteraction() method on the underlying db_pool."""
+        """Wraps the .runWithConnection() method on the underlying db_pool.
+
+        Arguments:
+            func (func): callback function, which will be called with a
+                database connection (twisted.enterprise.adbapi.Connection) as
+                its first argument, followed by `args` and `kwargs`.
+            args (list): positional args to pass to `func`
+            kwargs (dict): named args to pass to `func`
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: The result of func
+        """
         current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
         start_time = time.time() * 1000
 
         def inner_func(conn, *args, **kwargs):
             with LoggingContext("runWithConnection") as context:
-                sql_scheduling_timer.inc_by(time.time() * 1000 - start_time)
+                sched_duration_ms = time.time() * 1000 - start_time
+                sql_scheduling_timer.inc_by(sched_duration_ms)
+                current_context.add_database_scheduled(sched_duration_ms)
 
                 if self.database_engine.is_connection_closed(conn):
                     logger.debug("Reconnecting closed database connection")
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index ad1d782705..7a9cd3ec90 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
-from synapse.state import resolve_events
+from synapse.state import resolve_events_with_factory
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
 from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
 
@@ -535,6 +535,12 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 # the events we have yet to persist, so we need a slightly more
                 # complicated event lookup function than simply looking the events
                 # up in the db.
+
+                logger.info(
+                    "Resolving state for %s with %i state sets",
+                    room_id, len(state_sets),
+                )
+
                 events_map = {ev.event_id: ev for ev, _ in events_context}
 
                 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -557,7 +563,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         to_return.update(evs)
                     defer.returnValue(to_return)
 
-                current_state = yield resolve_events(
+                current_state = yield resolve_events_with_factory(
                     state_sets,
                     state_map_factory=get_events,
                 )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/media_repository.py b/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
index 6ebc372498..e6cdbb0545 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
@@ -173,7 +173,14 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             desc="store_cached_remote_media",
         )
 
-    def update_cached_last_access_time(self, origin_id_tuples, time_ts):
+    def update_cached_last_access_time(self, local_media, remote_media, time_ms):
+        """Updates the last access time of the given media
+
+        Args:
+            local_media (iterable[str]): Set of media_ids
+            remote_media (iterable[(str, str)]): Set of (server_name, media_id)
+            time_ms: Current time in milliseconds
+        """
         def update_cache_txn(txn):
             sql = (
                 "UPDATE remote_media_cache SET last_access_ts = ?"
@@ -181,8 +188,18 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             )
 
             txn.executemany(sql, (
-                (time_ts, media_origin, media_id)
-                for media_origin, media_id in origin_id_tuples
+                (time_ms, media_origin, media_id)
+                for media_origin, media_id in remote_media
+            ))
+
+            sql = (
+                "UPDATE local_media_repository SET last_access_ts = ?"
+                " WHERE media_id = ?"
+            )
+
+            txn.executemany(sql, (
+                (time_ms, media_id)
+                for media_id in local_media
             ))
 
         return self.runInteraction("update_cached_last_access_time", update_cache_txn)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index d1691bbac2..c845a0cec5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Remember to update this number every time a change is made to database
 # schema files, so the users will be informed on server restarts.
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 46
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 47
 
 dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/47/last_access_media.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/47/last_access_media.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f505fb22b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/47/last_access_media.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+ALTER TABLE local_media_repository ADD COLUMN last_access_ts BIGINT;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/user_directory.py b/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
index c9bff408ef..f150ef0103 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
@@ -641,8 +641,13 @@ class UserDirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
 
         if self.hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users:
-            join_clause = ""
-            where_clause = "?<>''"  # naughty hack to keep the same number of binds
+            # dummy to keep the number of binds & aliases the same
+            join_clause = """
+                LEFT JOIN (
+                    SELECT NULL as user_id WHERE NULL = ?
+                ) AS s USING (user_id)"
+            """
+            where_clause = ""
         else:
             join_clause = """
                 LEFT JOIN users_in_public_rooms AS p USING (user_id)
diff --git a/synapse/util/logcontext.py b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
index 48c9f6802d..94fa7cac98 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logcontext.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
@@ -52,13 +52,17 @@ except Exception:
 class LoggingContext(object):
     """Additional context for log formatting. Contexts are scoped within a
     "with" block.
+
     Args:
         name (str): Name for the context for debugging.
     """
 
     __slots__ = [
-        "previous_context", "name", "usage_start", "usage_end", "main_thread",
-        "__dict__", "tag", "alive",
+        "previous_context", "name", "ru_stime", "ru_utime",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "usage_start", "usage_end",
+        "main_thread", "alive",
+        "request", "tag",
     ]
 
     thread_local = threading.local()
@@ -83,6 +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
 
@@ -94,9 +101,17 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         self.ru_stime = 0.
         self.ru_utime = 0.
         self.db_txn_count = 0
-        self.db_txn_duration = 0.
+
+        # 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()
+        self.request = None
         self.tag = ""
         self.alive = True
 
@@ -105,7 +120,11 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def current_context(cls):
-        """Get the current logging context from thread local storage"""
+        """Get the current logging context from thread local storage
+
+        Returns:
+            LoggingContext: the current logging context
+        """
         return getattr(cls.thread_local, "current_context", cls.sentinel)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -155,11 +174,13 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         self.alive = False
 
     def copy_to(self, record):
-        """Copy fields from this context to the record"""
-        for key, value in self.__dict__.items():
-            setattr(record, key, value)
+        """Copy logging fields from this context to a log record or
+        another LoggingContext
+        """
 
-        record.ru_utime, record.ru_stime = self.get_resource_usage()
+        # 'request' is the only field we currently use in the logger, so that's
+        # all we need to copy
+        record.request = self.request
 
     def start(self):
         if threading.current_thread() is not self.main_thread:
@@ -194,7 +215,16 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
 
     def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
         self.db_txn_count += 1
-        self.db_txn_duration += duration_ms / 1000.
+        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):
diff --git a/synapse/util/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index 8d22ff3068..e4b5687a4b 100644
--- a/synapse/util/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/util/metrics.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
 
 # total number of times we have hit this block
-response_count = metrics.register_counter(
+block_counter = metrics.register_counter(
     "block_count",
     labels=["block_name"],
     alternative_names=(
@@ -72,13 +72,19 @@ block_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
     ),
 )
 
+# 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_count:total",
+        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"],
+)
+
 
 def measure_func(name):
     def wrapper(func):
@@ -95,7 +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):
@@ -115,13 +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()
@@ -145,7 +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: