Replace device_27_unique_idx bg update with a fg one

UPGRADE.rst

@@ -75,9 +75,15 @@ for example:
      wget https://packages.matrix.org/debian/pool/main/m/matrix-synapse-py3/matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
      dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
 
-Upgrading to v1.13.0
+Upgrading to v1.14.0
 ====================
 
+This version includes a database update which is run as part of the upgrade,
+and which may take a couple of minutes in the case of a large server. Synapse
+will not respond to HTTP requests while this update is taking place.
+
+Upgrading to v1.13.0
+====================
 
 Incorrect database migration in old synapse versions
 ----------------------------------------------------
@@ -136,12 +142,12 @@ back to v1.12.4 you need to:
 2. Decrease the schema version in the database:
 
    .. code:: sql
-    
+
       UPDATE schema_version SET version = 57;
 
 3. Downgrade Synapse by following the instructions for your installation method
    in the "Rolling back to older versions" section above.
-    
+
 
 Upgrading to v1.12.0
 ====================

changelog.d/7562.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve performance of `mark_as_sent_devices_by_remote`.

synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py

@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
 
 BG_UPDATE_REMOVE_DUP_OUTBOUND_POKES = "remove_dup_outbound_pokes"
 
-BG_UPDATE_DROP_DEVICE_LISTS_OUTBOUND_LAST_SUCCESS_NON_UNIQUE_IDX = (
-    "drop_device_lists_outbound_last_success_non_unique_idx"
-)
-
 
 class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def get_device(self, user_id, device_id):
@@ -749,19 +745,13 @@ def __init__(self, database: Database, db_conn, hs):
             BG_UPDATE_REMOVE_DUP_OUTBOUND_POKES, self._remove_duplicate_outbound_pokes,
         )
 
-        # create a unique index on device_lists_outbound_last_success
-        self.db.updates.register_background_index_update(
+        # a pair of background updates that were added during the 1.14 release cycle,
+        # but replaced with 58/06dlols_unique_idx.py
+        self.db.updates.register_noop_background_update(
             "device_lists_outbound_last_success_unique_idx",
-            index_name="device_lists_outbound_last_success_unique_idx",
-            table="device_lists_outbound_last_success",
-            columns=["destination", "user_id"],
-            unique=True,
         )
-
-        # once that completes, we can remove the old non-unique index.
-        self.db.updates.register_background_update_handler(
-            BG_UPDATE_DROP_DEVICE_LISTS_OUTBOUND_LAST_SUCCESS_NON_UNIQUE_IDX,
-            self._drop_device_lists_outbound_last_success_non_unique_idx,
+        self.db.updates.register_noop_background_update(
+            "drop_device_lists_outbound_last_success_non_unique_idx",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -838,20 +828,6 @@ def _txn(txn):
 
         return rows
 
-    async def _drop_device_lists_outbound_last_success_non_unique_idx(
-        self, progress, batch_size
-    ):
-        def f(txn):
-            txn.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS device_lists_outbound_last_success_idx")
-
-        await self.db.runInteraction(
-            "drop_device_lists_outbound_last_success_non_unique_idx", f,
-        )
-        await self.db.updates._end_background_update(
-            BG_UPDATE_DROP_DEVICE_LISTS_OUTBOUND_LAST_SUCCESS_NON_UNIQUE_IDX
-        )
-        return 1
-
 
 class DeviceStore(DeviceWorkerStore, DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, database: Database, db_conn, hs):

synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/delta/58/06dlols_unique_idx.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+This migration rebuilds the device_lists_outbound_last_success table without duplicate
+entries, and with a UNIQUE index.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from io import StringIO
+
+from synapse.storage.engines import BaseDatabaseEngine, PostgresEngine
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import execute_statements_from_stream
+from synapse.storage.types import Cursor
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def run_upgrade(*args, **kwargs):
+    pass
+
+
+def run_create(cur: Cursor, database_engine: BaseDatabaseEngine, *args, **kwargs):
+    # some instances might already have this index, in which case we can skip this
+    if isinstance(database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+        cur.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT 1 FROM pg_class WHERE relkind = 'i'
+            AND relname = 'device_lists_outbound_last_success_unique_idx'
+            """
+        )
+
+        if cur.rowcount:
+            logger.info(
+                "Unique index exists on device_lists_outbound_last_success: "
+                "skipping rebuild"
+            )
+            return
+
+    logger.info("Rebuilding device_lists_outbound_last_success with unique index")
+    execute_statements_from_stream(cur, StringIO(_rebuild_commands))
+
+
+# there might be duplicates, so the easiest way to achieve this is to create a new
+# table with the right data, and renaming it into place
+
+_rebuild_commands = """
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS device_lists_outbound_last_success_new;
+
+CREATE TABLE device_lists_outbound_last_success_new (
+    destination TEXT NOT NULL,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    stream_id BIGINT NOT NULL
+);
+
+-- this took about 30 seconds on matrix.org's 16 million rows.
+INSERT INTO device_lists_outbound_last_success_new
+    SELECT destination, user_id, MAX(stream_id) FROM device_lists_outbound_last_success
+    GROUP BY destination, user_id;
+
+-- and this another 30 seconds.
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX device_lists_outbound_last_success_unique_idx
+    ON device_lists_outbound_last_success_new (destination, user_id);
+
+DROP TABLE device_lists_outbound_last_success;
+
+ALTER TABLE device_lists_outbound_last_success_new
+    RENAME TO device_lists_outbound_last_success;
+"""

synapse/storage/database.py

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     "device_lists_remote_extremeties": "device_lists_remote_extremeties_unique_idx",
     "device_lists_remote_cache": "device_lists_remote_cache_unique_idx",
     "event_search": "event_search_event_id_idx",
-    "device_lists_outbound_last_success": "device_lists_outbound_last_success_unique_idx",
 }
 
 

synapse/storage/prepare_database.py

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 import os
 import re
 from collections import Counter
+from typing import TextIO
 
 import attr
 
 from synapse.storage.engines.postgres import PostgresEngine
+from synapse.storage.types import Cursor
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -479,8 +481,7 @@ def _apply_module_schema_files(cur, database_engine, modname, names_and_streams)
             )
 
         logger.info("applying schema %s for %s", name, modname)
-        for statement in get_statements(stream):
-            cur.execute(statement)
+        execute_statements_from_stream(cur, stream)
 
         # Mark as done.
         cur.execute(
@@ -538,8 +539,12 @@ def get_statements(f):
 
 def executescript(txn, schema_path):
     with open(schema_path, "r") as f:
-        for statement in get_statements(f):
-            txn.execute(statement)
+        execute_statements_from_stream(txn, f)
+
+
+def execute_statements_from_stream(cur: Cursor, f: TextIO):
+    for statement in get_statements(f):
+        cur.execute(statement)
 
 
 def _get_or_create_schema_state(txn, database_engine):