Add ability to wait for locks and add locks to purge history / room deletion

changelog.d/15791.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix bug where purging history and paginating simultaneously could lead to database corruption when using workers.

synapse/federation/federation_server.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 )
 from synapse.federation.persistence import TransactionActions
 from synapse.federation.units import Edu, Transaction
+from synapse.handlers.worker_lock import DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME
 from synapse.http.servlet import assert_params_in_dict
 from synapse.logging.context import (
     make_deferred_yieldable,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self._event_auth_handler = hs.get_event_auth_handler()
         self._room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self._e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
+        self._worker_lock_handler = hs.get_worker_locks_handler()
 
         self._state_storage_controller = hs.get_storage_controllers().state
 
@@ -1236,9 +1238,18 @@ async def _process_incoming_pdus_in_room_inner(
                 logger.info("handling received PDU in room %s: %s", room_id, event)
                 try:
                     with nested_logging_context(event.event_id):
-                        await self._federation_event_handler.on_receive_pdu(
-                            origin, event
-                        )
+                        # We're taking out a lock within a lock, which could
+                        # lead to deadlocks if we're not careful. However, it is
+                        # safe on this occasion as we only ever take a write
+                        # lock when deleting a room, which we would never do
+                        # while holding the `_INBOUND_EVENT_HANDLING_LOCK_NAME`
+                        # lock.
+                        async with self._worker_lock_handler.acquire_read_write_lock(
+                            DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=False
+                        ):
+                            await self._federation_event_handler.on_receive_pdu(
+                                origin, event
+                            )
                 except FederationError as e:
                     # XXX: Ideally we'd inform the remote we failed to process
                     # the event, but we can't return an error in the transaction

synapse/handlers/message.py

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 from synapse.events.utils import SerializeEventConfig, maybe_upsert_event_field
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
 from synapse.handlers.directory import DirectoryHandler
+from synapse.handlers.worker_lock import DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME
 from synapse.logging import opentracing
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self._events_shard_config = self.config.worker.events_shard_config
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
         self._notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+        self._worker_lock_handler = hs.get_worker_locks_handler()
 
         self.room_prejoin_state_types = self.hs.config.api.room_prejoin_state
 
@@ -1010,6 +1012,37 @@ async def create_and_send_nonmember_event(
                         event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
                     )
 
+        async with self._worker_lock_handler.acquire_read_write_lock(
+            DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=False
+        ):
+            return await self._create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+                requester=requester,
+                event_dict=event_dict,
+                allow_no_prev_events=allow_no_prev_events,
+                prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
+                state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
+                ratelimit=ratelimit,
+                txn_id=txn_id,
+                ignore_shadow_ban=ignore_shadow_ban,
+                outlier=outlier,
+                depth=depth,
+            )
+
+    async def _create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        self,
+        requester: Requester,
+        event_dict: dict,
+        allow_no_prev_events: bool = False,
+        prev_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        state_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        ratelimit: bool = True,
+        txn_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        ignore_shadow_ban: bool = False,
+        outlier: bool = False,
+        depth: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> Tuple[EventBase, int]:
+        room_id = event_dict["room_id"]
+
         # If we don't have any prev event IDs specified then we need to
         # check that the host is in the room (as otherwise populating the
         # prev events will fail), at which point we may as well check the
@@ -1924,7 +1957,10 @@ async def _send_dummy_events_to_fill_extremities(self) -> None:
         )
 
         for room_id in room_ids:
-            dummy_event_sent = await self._send_dummy_event_for_room(room_id)
+            async with self._worker_lock_handler.acquire_read_write_lock(
+                DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=False
+            ):
+                dummy_event_sent = await self._send_dummy_event_for_room(room_id)
 
             if not dummy_event_sent:
                 # Did not find a valid user in the room, so remove from future attempts

synapse/handlers/pagination.py

@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 BACKFILL_BECAUSE_TOO_MANY_GAPS_THRESHOLD = 3
 
 
+PURGE_HISTORY_LOCK_NAME = "purge_history_lock"
+
+DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME = "delete_room_lock"
+
+
 @attr.s(slots=True, auto_attribs=True)
 class PurgeStatus:
     """Object tracking the status of a purge request
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self._server_name = hs.hostname
         self._room_shutdown_handler = hs.get_room_shutdown_handler()
         self._relations_handler = hs.get_relations_handler()
+        self._worker_locks = hs.get_worker_locks_handler()
 
         self.pagination_lock = ReadWriteLock()
         # IDs of rooms in which there currently an active purge *or delete* operation.
@@ -356,7 +362,9 @@ async def _purge_history(
         """
         self._purges_in_progress_by_room.add(room_id)
         try:
-            async with self.pagination_lock.write(room_id):
+            async with self._worker_locks.acquire_read_write_lock(
+                PURGE_HISTORY_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=True
+            ):
                 await self._storage_controllers.purge_events.purge_history(
                     room_id, token, delete_local_events
                 )
@@ -412,7 +420,10 @@ async def purge_room(self, room_id: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
             room_id: room to be purged
             force: set true to skip checking for joined users.
         """
-        async with self.pagination_lock.write(room_id):
+        async with self._worker_locks.acquire_multi_read_write_lock(
+            [(PURGE_HISTORY_LOCK_NAME, room_id), (DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME, room_id)],
+            write=True,
+        ):
             # first check that we have no users in this room
             if not force:
                 joined = await self.store.is_host_joined(room_id, self._server_name)
@@ -471,7 +482,9 @@ async def get_messages(
 
         room_token = from_token.room_key
 
-        async with self.pagination_lock.read(room_id):
+        async with self._worker_locks.acquire_read_write_lock(
+            PURGE_HISTORY_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=False
+        ):
             (membership, member_event_id) = (None, None)
             if not use_admin_priviledge:
                 (
@@ -747,7 +760,9 @@ async def _shutdown_and_purge_room(
 
         self._purges_in_progress_by_room.add(room_id)
         try:
-            async with self.pagination_lock.write(room_id):
+            async with self._worker_locks.acquire_read_write_lock(
+                PURGE_HISTORY_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=True
+            ):
                 self._delete_by_id[delete_id].status = DeleteStatus.STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN
                 self._delete_by_id[
                     delete_id

synapse/handlers/room_member.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 from synapse.events.snapshot import EventContext
 from synapse.handlers.profile import MAX_AVATAR_URL_LEN, MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LEN
 from synapse.handlers.state_deltas import MatchChange, StateDeltasHandler
+from synapse.handlers.worker_lock import DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME
 from synapse.logging import opentracing
 from synapse.metrics import event_processing_positions
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.account_data_handler = hs.get_account_data_handler()
         self.event_auth_handler = hs.get_event_auth_handler()
+        self._worker_lock_handler = hs.get_worker_locks_handler()
 
         self.member_linearizer: Linearizer = Linearizer(name="member")
         self.member_as_limiter = Linearizer(max_count=10, name="member_as_limiter")
@@ -638,26 +640,29 @@ async def update_membership(
         # by application services), and then by room ID.
         async with self.member_as_limiter.queue(as_id):
             async with self.member_linearizer.queue(key):
-                with opentracing.start_active_span("update_membership_locked"):
-                    result = await self.update_membership_locked(
-                        requester,
-                        target,
-                        room_id,
-                        action,
-                        txn_id=txn_id,
-                        remote_room_hosts=remote_room_hosts,
-                        third_party_signed=third_party_signed,
-                        ratelimit=ratelimit,
-                        content=content,
-                        new_room=new_room,
-                        require_consent=require_consent,
-                        outlier=outlier,
-                        allow_no_prev_events=allow_no_prev_events,
-                        prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
-                        state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
-                        depth=depth,
-                        origin_server_ts=origin_server_ts,
-                    )
+                async with self._worker_lock_handler.acquire_read_write_lock(
+                    DELETE_ROOM_LOCK_NAME, room_id, write=False
+                ):
+                    with opentracing.start_active_span("update_membership_locked"):
+                        result = await self.update_membership_locked(
+                            requester,
+                            target,
+                            room_id,
+                            action,
+                            txn_id=txn_id,
+                            remote_room_hosts=remote_room_hosts,
+                            third_party_signed=third_party_signed,
+                            ratelimit=ratelimit,
+                            content=content,
+                            new_room=new_room,
+                            require_consent=require_consent,
+                            outlier=outlier,
+                            allow_no_prev_events=allow_no_prev_events,
+                            prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
+                            state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
+                            depth=depth,
+                            origin_server_ts=origin_server_ts,
+                        )
 
         return result