From c7095be9136825efc5bd85181b0395b833f96aee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:49:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/72] Refactor Keyring._start_key_lookups

There's an awful lot of deferreds and dictionaries flying around here. The
whole thing can be made much simpler and achieve the same effect.
---
 synapse/crypto/keyring.py    | 86 +++++++++++++++---------------------
 tests/crypto/test_keyring.py | 29 ------------
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index 341c86315273..efa72dc5fc6b 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -238,27 +238,9 @@ def _start_key_lookups(self, verify_requests):
         """
 
         try:
-            # create a deferred for each server we're going to look up the keys
-            # for; we'll resolve them once we have completed our lookups.
-            # These will be passed into wait_for_previous_lookups to block
-            # any other lookups until we have finished.
-            # The deferreds are called with no logcontext.
-            server_to_deferred = {
-                rq.server_name: defer.Deferred() for rq in verify_requests
-            }
-
-            # We want to wait for any previous lookups to complete before
-            # proceeding.
-            yield self.wait_for_previous_lookups(server_to_deferred)
+            ctx = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
-            # Actually start fetching keys.
-            self._get_server_verify_keys(verify_requests)
-
-            # When we've finished fetching all the keys for a given server_name,
-            # resolve the deferred passed to `wait_for_previous_lookups` so that
-            # any lookups waiting will proceed.
-            #
-            # map from server name to a set of request ids
+            # map from server name to a set of outstanding request ids
             server_to_request_ids = {}
 
             for verify_request in verify_requests:
@@ -266,40 +248,55 @@ def _start_key_lookups(self, verify_requests):
                 request_id = id(verify_request)
                 server_to_request_ids.setdefault(server_name, set()).add(request_id)
 
-            def remove_deferreds(res, verify_request):
+            # Wait for any previous lookups to complete before proceeding.
+            yield self.wait_for_previous_lookups(server_to_request_ids.keys())
+
+            # take out a lock on each of the servers by sticking a Deferred in
+            # key_downloads
+            for server_name in server_to_request_ids.keys():
+                self.key_downloads[server_name] = defer.Deferred()
+                logger.debug("Got key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
+
+            # When we've finished fetching all the keys for a given server_name,
+            # drop the lock by resolving the deferred in key_downloads.
+            def lookup_done(res, verify_request):
                 server_name = verify_request.server_name
-                request_id = id(verify_request)
-                server_to_request_ids[server_name].discard(request_id)
-                if not server_to_request_ids[server_name]:
-                    d = server_to_deferred.pop(server_name, None)
-                    if d:
-                        d.callback(None)
+                server_requests = server_to_request_ids[server_name]
+                server_requests.remove(id(verify_request))
+
+                # if there are no more requests for this server, we can drop the lock.
+                if not server_requests:
+                    with PreserveLoggingContext(ctx):
+                        logger.debug("Releasing key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
+
+                    d = self.key_downloads.pop(server_name)
+                    d.callback(None)
                 return res
 
             for verify_request in verify_requests:
-                verify_request.key_ready.addBoth(remove_deferreds, verify_request)
+                verify_request.key_ready.addBoth(lookup_done, verify_request)
+
+            # Actually start fetching keys.
+            self._get_server_verify_keys(verify_requests)
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Error starting key lookups")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def wait_for_previous_lookups(self, server_to_deferred):
+    def wait_for_previous_lookups(self, server_names):
         """Waits for any previous key lookups for the given servers to finish.
 
         Args:
-            server_to_deferred (dict[str, Deferred]): server_name to deferred which gets
-                resolved once we've finished looking up keys for that server.
-                The Deferreds should be regular twisted ones which call their
-                callbacks with no logcontext.
-
-        Returns: a Deferred which resolves once all key lookups for the given
-            servers have completed. Follows the synapse rules of logcontext
-            preservation.
+            server_names (Iterable[str]): list of servers which we want to look up
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[None]: resolves once all key lookups for the given servers have
+                completed. Follows the synapse rules of logcontext preservation.
         """
         loop_count = 1
         while True:
             wait_on = [
                 (server_name, self.key_downloads[server_name])
-                for server_name in server_to_deferred.keys()
+                for server_name in server_names
                 if server_name in self.key_downloads
             ]
             if not wait_on:
@@ -314,19 +311,6 @@ def wait_for_previous_lookups(self, server_to_deferred):
 
             loop_count += 1
 
-        ctx = LoggingContext.current_context()
-
-        def rm(r, server_name_):
-            with PreserveLoggingContext(ctx):
-                logger.debug("Releasing key lookup lock on %s", server_name_)
-                self.key_downloads.pop(server_name_, None)
-            return r
-
-        for server_name, deferred in server_to_deferred.items():
-            logger.debug("Got key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
-            self.key_downloads[server_name] = deferred
-            deferred.addBoth(rm, server_name)
-
     def _get_server_verify_keys(self, verify_requests):
         """Tries to find at least one key for each verify request
 
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
index 795703967d78..8d94a503d690 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
@@ -86,35 +86,6 @@ def check_context(self, _, expected):
             getattr(LoggingContext.current_context(), "request", None), expected
         )
 
-    def test_wait_for_previous_lookups(self):
-        kr = keyring.Keyring(self.hs)
-
-        lookup_1_deferred = defer.Deferred()
-        lookup_2_deferred = defer.Deferred()
-
-        # we run the lookup in a logcontext so that the patched inlineCallbacks can check
-        # it is doing the right thing with logcontexts.
-        wait_1_deferred = run_in_context(
-            kr.wait_for_previous_lookups, {"server1": lookup_1_deferred}
-        )
-
-        # there were no previous lookups, so the deferred should be ready
-        self.successResultOf(wait_1_deferred)
-
-        # set off another wait. It should block because the first lookup
-        # hasn't yet completed.
-        wait_2_deferred = run_in_context(
-            kr.wait_for_previous_lookups, {"server1": lookup_2_deferred}
-        )
-
-        self.assertFalse(wait_2_deferred.called)
-
-        # let the first lookup complete (in the sentinel context)
-        lookup_1_deferred.callback(None)
-
-        # now the second wait should complete.
-        self.successResultOf(wait_2_deferred)
-
     def test_verify_json_objects_for_server_awaits_previous_requests(self):
         key1 = signedjson.key.generate_signing_key(1)
 

From dcca56babad3a42ac9967995f7e6f9db51e37353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:57:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/72] Add a delay to key lookup lock release to fix stack
 overflow

A tactical call_later here should fix #5723
---
 synapse/crypto/keyring.py | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index efa72dc5fc6b..e8bb420ad1df 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ def _start_key_lookups(self, verify_requests):
 
             # When we've finished fetching all the keys for a given server_name,
             # drop the lock by resolving the deferred in key_downloads.
+            def drop_server_lock(server_name):
+                d = self.key_downloads.pop(server_name)
+                d.callback(None)
+
             def lookup_done(res, verify_request):
                 server_name = verify_request.server_name
                 server_requests = server_to_request_ids[server_name]
@@ -269,8 +273,10 @@ def lookup_done(res, verify_request):
                     with PreserveLoggingContext(ctx):
                         logger.debug("Releasing key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
 
-                    d = self.key_downloads.pop(server_name)
-                    d.callback(None)
+                    # ... but not immediately, as that can cause stack explosions if
+                    # we get a long queue of lookups.
+                    self.clock.call_later(0, drop_server_lock, server_name)
+
                 return res
 
             for verify_request in verify_requests:

From f214bff0c0af157429525098fb6ebb9ca0579fcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:58:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/72] changelog

---
 changelog.d/5724.bugfix | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5724.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5724.bugfix b/changelog.d/5724.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b3683daf6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5724.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix stack overflow in server key lookup code.
\ No newline at end of file

From 826e6ec3bdfca92a5815f032c3246fab9a2aef88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:15:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/72] Opentracing Documentation (#5703)

* Opentracing survival guide

* Update decorator names in doc

* Doc cleanup

These are all alterations as a result of comments in #5703, it
includes mostly typos and clarifications. The most interesting
changes are:

- Split developer and user docs into two sections
- Add a high level description of OpenTracing

* newsfile

* Move contributer specific info to docstring.

* Sample config.

* Trailing whitespace.

* Update 5703.misc

* Apply suggestions from code review

Mostly just rewording parts of the docs for clarity.

Co-Authored-By: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 changelog.d/5703.misc          |   1 +
 docs/opentracing.rst           | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/sample_config.yaml        |  14 +---
 synapse/config/tracer.py       |  14 +---
 synapse/logging/opentracing.py | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 230 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5703.misc
 create mode 100644 docs/opentracing.rst

diff --git a/changelog.d/5703.misc b/changelog.d/5703.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e9b2d734e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5703.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Documentation for opentracing.
diff --git a/docs/opentracing.rst b/docs/opentracing.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b91a2208a8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/opentracing.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+===========
+OpenTracing
+===========
+
+Background
+----------
+
+OpenTracing is a semi-standard being adopted by a number of distributed tracing
+platforms. It is a common api for facilitating vendor-agnostic tracing
+instrumentation. That is, we can use the OpenTracing api and select one of a
+number of tracer implementations to do the heavy lifting in the background.
+Our current selected implementation is Jaeger.
+
+OpenTracing is a tool which gives an insight into the causal relationship of
+work done in and between servers. The servers each track events and report them
+to a centralised server - in Synapse's case: Jaeger. The basic unit used to
+represent events is the span. The span roughly represents a single piece of work
+that was done and the time at which it occurred. A span can have child spans,
+meaning that the work of the child had to be completed for the parent span to
+complete, or it can have follow-on spans which represent work that is undertaken
+as a result of the parent but is not depended on by the parent to in order to
+finish.
+
+Since this is undertaken in a distributed environment a request to another
+server, such as an RPC or a simple GET, can be considered a span (a unit or
+work) for the local server. This causal link is what OpenTracing aims to
+capture and visualise. In order to do this metadata about the local server's
+span, i.e the 'span context', needs to be included with the request to the
+remote.
+
+It is up to the remote server to decide what it does with the spans
+it creates. This is called the sampling policy and it can be configured
+through Jaeger's settings.
+
+For OpenTracing concepts see 
+https://opentracing.io/docs/overview/what-is-tracing/.
+
+For more information about Jaeger's implementation see
+https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/
+
+=====================
+Seting up OpenTracing
+=====================
+
+To receive OpenTracing spans, start up a Jaeger server. This can be done
+using docker like so:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   docker run -d --name jaeger
+     -p 6831:6831/udp \
+     -p 6832:6832/udp \
+     -p 5778:5778 \
+     -p 16686:16686 \
+     -p 14268:14268 \
+     jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.13
+
+Latest documentation is probably at
+https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.13/getting-started/
+
+
+Enable OpenTracing in Synapse
+-----------------------------
+
+OpenTracing is not enabled by default. It must be enabled in the homeserver
+config by uncommenting the config options under ``opentracing`` as shown in
+the `sample config <./sample_config.yaml>`_. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+  opentracing:
+    tracer_enabled: true
+    homeserver_whitelist:
+      - "mytrustedhomeserver.org"
+      - "*.myotherhomeservers.com"
+
+Homeserver whitelisting
+-----------------------
+
+The homeserver whitelist is configured using regular expressions. A list of regular
+expressions can be given and their union will be compared when propagating any
+spans contexts to another homeserver. 
+
+Though it's mostly safe to send and receive span contexts to and from
+untrusted users since span contexts are usually opaque ids it can lead to
+two problems, namely:
+
+- If the span context is marked as sampled by the sending homeserver the receiver will
+  sample it. Therefore two homeservers with wildly different sampling policies
+  could incur higher sampling counts than intended.
+- Sending servers can attach arbitrary data to spans, known as 'baggage'. For safety this has been disabled in Synapse
+  but that doesn't prevent another server sending you baggage which will be logged
+  to OpenTracing's logs.
+
+==================
+Configuring Jaeger
+==================
+
+Sampling strategies can be set as in this document:
+https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.13/sampling/
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 5b804d16a463..0a96197ca65e 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -1422,18 +1422,8 @@ opentracing:
     #enabled: true
 
     # The list of homeservers we wish to send and receive span contexts and span baggage.
-    #
-    # Though it's mostly safe to send and receive span contexts to and from
-    # untrusted users since span contexts are usually opaque ids it can lead to
-    # two problems, namely:
-    # - If the span context is marked as sampled by the sending homeserver the receiver will
-    # sample it. Therefore two homeservers with wildly disparaging sampling policies
-    # could incur higher sampling counts than intended.
-    # - Span baggage can be arbitrary data. For safety this has been disabled in synapse
-    # but that doesn't prevent another server sending you baggage which will be logged
-    # to opentracing logs.
-    #
-    # This a list of regexes which are matched against the server_name of the
+    # See docs/opentracing.rst
+    # This is a list of regexes which are matched against the server_name of the
     # homeserver.
     #
     # By defult, it is empty, so no servers are matched.
diff --git a/synapse/config/tracer.py b/synapse/config/tracer.py
index a2ce9ab3f66f..4479454415d4 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tracer.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tracer.py
@@ -48,18 +48,8 @@ def generate_config_section(cls, **kwargs):
             #enabled: true
 
             # The list of homeservers we wish to send and receive span contexts and span baggage.
-            #
-            # Though it's mostly safe to send and receive span contexts to and from
-            # untrusted users since span contexts are usually opaque ids it can lead to
-            # two problems, namely:
-            # - If the span context is marked as sampled by the sending homeserver the receiver will
-            # sample it. Therefore two homeservers with wildly disparaging sampling policies
-            # could incur higher sampling counts than intended.
-            # - Span baggage can be arbitrary data. For safety this has been disabled in synapse
-            # but that doesn't prevent another server sending you baggage which will be logged
-            # to opentracing logs.
-            #
-            # This a list of regexes which are matched against the server_name of the
+            # See docs/opentracing.rst
+            # This is a list of regexes which are matched against the server_name of the
             # homeserver.
             #
             # By defult, it is empty, so no servers are matched.
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index 415040f5ee00..3da33d7826fe 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -24,6 +24,131 @@
 # this move the methods have work very similarly to opentracing's and it should only
 # be a matter of few regexes to move over to opentracing's access patterns proper.
 
+"""
+============================
+Using OpenTracing in Synapse
+============================
+
+Python-specific tracing concepts are at https://opentracing.io/guides/python/.
+Note that Synapse wraps OpenTracing in a small module (this one) in order to make the
+OpenTracing dependency optional. That means that the access patterns are
+different to those demonstrated in the OpenTracing guides. However, it is
+still useful to know, especially if OpenTracing is included as a full dependency
+in the future or if you are modifying this module.
+
+
+OpenTracing is encapsulated so that
+no span objects from OpenTracing are exposed in Synapse's code. This allows
+OpenTracing to be easily disabled in Synapse and thereby have OpenTracing as
+an optional dependency. This does however limit the number of modifiable spans
+at any point in the code to one. From here out references to `opentracing`
+in the code snippets refer to the Synapses module.
+
+Tracing
+-------
+
+In Synapse it is not possible to start a non-active span. Spans can be started
+using the ``start_active_span`` method. This returns a scope (see
+OpenTracing docs) which is a context manager that needs to be entered and
+exited. This is usually done by using ``with``.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   from synapse.logging.opentracing import start_active_span
+
+   with start_active_span("operation name"):
+       # Do something we want to tracer
+
+Forgetting to enter or exit a scope will result in some mysterious and grievous log
+context errors.
+
+At anytime where there is an active span ``opentracing.set_tag`` can be used to
+set a tag on the current active span.
+
+Tracing functions
+-----------------
+
+Functions can be easily traced using decorators. There is a decorator for
+'normal' function and for functions which are actually deferreds. The name of
+the function becomes the operation name for the span.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   from synapse.logging.opentracing import trace, trace_deferred
+
+   # Start a span using 'normal_function' as the operation name
+   @trace
+   def normal_function(*args, **kwargs):
+       # Does all kinds of cool and expected things
+       return something_usual_and_useful
+
+   # Start a span using 'deferred_function' as the operation name
+   @trace_deferred
+   @defer.inlineCallbacks
+   def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
+       # We start
+       yield we_wait
+       # we finish
+       defer.returnValue(something_usual_and_useful)
+
+Operation names can be explicitly set for functions by using
+``trace_using_operation_name`` and
+``trace_deferred_using_operation_name``
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   from synapse.logging.opentracing import (
+       trace_using_operation_name,
+       trace_deferred_using_operation_name
+   )
+
+   @trace_using_operation_name("A *much* better operation name")
+   def normal_function(*args, **kwargs):
+       # Does all kinds of cool and expected things
+       return something_usual_and_useful
+
+   @trace_deferred_using_operation_name("Another exciting operation name!")
+   @defer.inlineCallbacks
+   def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
+       # We start
+       yield we_wait
+       # we finish
+       defer.returnValue(something_usual_and_useful)
+
+Contexts and carriers
+---------------------
+
+There are a selection of wrappers for injecting and extracting contexts from
+carriers provided. Unfortunately OpenTracing's three context injection
+techniques are not adequate for our inject of OpenTracing span-contexts into
+Twisted's http headers, EDU contents and our database tables. Also note that
+the binary encoding format mandated by OpenTracing is not actually implemented
+by jaeger_client v4.0.0 - it will silently noop.
+Please refer to the end of ``logging/opentracing.py`` for the available
+injection and extraction methods.
+
+Homeserver whitelisting
+-----------------------
+
+Most of the whitelist checks are encapsulated in the modules's injection
+and extraction method but be aware that using custom carriers or crossing
+unchartered waters will require the enforcement of the whitelist.
+``logging/opentracing.py`` has a ``whitelisted_homeserver`` method which takes
+in a destination and compares it to the whitelist.
+
+=======
+Gotchas
+=======
+
+- Checking whitelists on span propagation
+- Inserting pii
+- Forgetting to enter or exit a scope
+- Span source: make sure that the span you expect to be active across a
+  function call really will be that one. Does the current function have more
+  than one caller? Will all of those calling functions have be in a context
+  with an active span?
+"""
+
 import contextlib
 import logging
 import re

From f337d2f0f089e5b53e13c85fef0b89e93defa5e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:31:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/72] Demo uses deprecated cli option (#5725)

* Remove deprecated 'verbose' cli arg

* Create 5725.bugfix
---
 changelog.d/5725.bugfix | 1 +
 demo/start.sh           | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5725.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5725.bugfix b/changelog.d/5725.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73ef419727d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5725.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+start.sh no longer uses deprecated cli option.
diff --git a/demo/start.sh b/demo/start.sh
index 1c4f12d0bb1b..eccaa2abebf1 100755
--- a/demo/start.sh
+++ b/demo/start.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
 
     if ! grep -F "Customisation made by demo/start.sh" -q  $DIR/etc/$port.config; then
         printf '\n\n# Customisation made by demo/start.sh\n' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        
+
         echo 'enable_registration: true' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
 
         # Warning, this heredoc depends on the interaction of tabs and spaces. Please don't
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
 		    tls: true
 		    resources:
 		      - names: [client, federation]
-		
+
 		  - port: $port
 		    tls: false
 		    bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1']
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
 
         # Generate tls keys
         openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout $DIR/etc/localhost\:$https_port.tls.key -out $DIR/etc/localhost\:$https_port.tls.crt -days 365 -nodes -subj "/O=matrix"
-        
+
         # Ignore keys from the trusted keys server
         echo '# Ignore keys from the trusted keys server' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
         echo 'trusted_key_servers:' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
     python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver \
         --config-path "$DIR/etc/$port.config" \
         -D \
-        -vv \
 
     popd
 done

From 54437c48ca0dcc745f11a362ce7dc7267b568896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Morgan <andrew@amorgan.xyz>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:59:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/72] 1.2.0rc1

---
 CHANGES.md               | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 changelog.d/5397.doc     |  1 -
 changelog.d/5544.feature |  2 -
 changelog.d/5589.feature |  1 -
 changelog.d/5597.feature |  1 -
 changelog.d/5606.misc    |  1 -
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diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index dc8c74fe5802..e42fe1ba4d07 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,84 @@
+Synapse 1.2.0rc1 (2019-07-22)
+=============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add support for opentracing. ([\#5544](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5544), [\#5712](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5712))
+- Add ability to pull all locally stored events out of synapse that a particular user can see. ([\#5589](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5589))
+- Add a basic admin command app to allow server operators to run Synapse admin commands separately from the main production instance. ([\#5597](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5597))
+- Add `sender` and `origin_server_ts` fields to `m.replace`. ([\#5613](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5613))
+- Add default push rule to ignore reactions. ([\#5623](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5623))
+- Include the original event when asking for its relations. ([\#5626](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5626))
+- Implement `session_lifetime` configuration option, after which access tokens will expire. ([\#5660](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5660))
+- Return "This account has been deactivated" when a deactivated user tries to login. ([\#5674](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5674))
+- Enable aggregations support by default ([\#5714](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5714))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix 'utime went backwards' errors on daemonization. ([\#5609](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5609))
+- Various minor fixes to the federation request rate limiter. ([\#5621](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5621))
+- Forbid viewing relations on an event once it has been redacted. ([\#5629](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5629))
+- Fix requests to the `/store_invite` endpoint of identity servers being sent in the wrong format. ([\#5638](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5638))
+- Fix newly-registered users not being able to lookup their own profile without joining a room. ([\#5644](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5644))
+- Fix bug in #5626 that prevented the original_event field from actually having the contents of the original event in a call to `/relations`. ([\#5654](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5654))
+- Fix 3PID bind requests being sent to identity servers as `application/x-form-www-urlencoded` data, which is deprecated. ([\#5658](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5658))
+- Fix some problems with authenticating redactions in recent room versions. ([\#5699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5699), [\#5700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5700), [\#5707](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5707))
+- Ignore redactions of m.room.create events. ([\#5701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5701))
+
+
+Updates to the Docker image
+---------------------------
+
+- Base Docker image on a newer Alpine Linux version (3.8 -> 3.10). ([\#5619](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5619))
+- Add missing space in default logging file format generated by the Docker image. ([\#5620](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5620))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add information about nginx normalisation to reverse_proxy.rst. Contributed by @skalarproduktraum - thanks! ([\#5397](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5397))
+- --no-pep517 should be --no-use-pep517 in the documentation to setup the development environment. ([\#5651](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5651))
+- Improvements to Postgres setup instructions. Contributed by @Lrizika - thanks! ([\#5661](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5661))
+- Minor tweaks to postgres documentation. ([\#5675](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5675))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove support for the `invite_3pid_guest` configuration setting. ([\#5625](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5625))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Move logging code out of `synapse.util` and into `synapse.logging`. ([\#5606](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5606), [\#5617](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5617))
+- Add a blacklist file to the repo to blacklist certain sytests from failing CI. ([\#5611](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5611))
+- Make runtime errors surrounding password reset emails much clearer. ([\#5616](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5616))
+- Remove dead code for persiting outgoing federation transactions. ([\#5622](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5622))
+- Add `lint.sh` to the scripts-dev folder which will run all linting steps required by CI. ([\#5627](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5627))
+- Move RegistrationHandler.get_or_create_user to test code. ([\#5628](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5628))
+- Add some more common python virtual-environment paths to the black exclusion list. ([\#5630](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5630))
+- Some counter metrics exposed over Prometheus have been renamed, with the old names preserved for backwards compatibility and deprecated. See `docs/metrics-howto.rst` for details. ([\#5636](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5636))
+- Unblacklist some user_directory sytests. ([\#5637](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5637))
+- Factor out some redundant code in the login implementation. ([\#5639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5639))
+- Update ModuleApi to avoid register(generate_token=True). ([\#5640](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5640))
+- Remove access-token support from RegistrationHandler.register, and rename it. ([\#5641](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5641))
+- Remove access-token support from `RegistrationStore.register`, and rename it. ([\#5642](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5642))
+- Improve logging for auto-join when a new user is created. ([\#5643](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5643))
+- Remove unused and unnecessary check for FederationDeniedError in _exception_to_failure. ([\#5645](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5645))
+- Fix a small typo in a code comment. ([\#5655](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5655))
+- Clean up exception handling around client access tokens. ([\#5656](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5656))
+- Add a mechanism for per-test homeserver configuration in the unit tests. ([\#5657](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5657))
+- Inline issue_access_token. ([\#5659](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5659))
+- Update the sytest BuildKite configuration to checkout Synapse in `/src`. ([\#5664](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5664))
+- Add a `docker` type to the towncrier configuration. ([\#5673](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5673))
+- Convert `synapse.federation.transport.server` to `async`. Might improve some stack traces. ([\#5689](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5689))
+- Documentation for opentracing. ([\#5703](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5703))
+
+
 Synapse 1.1.0 (2019-07-04)
 ==========================
 
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-Add information about nginx normalisation to reverse_proxy.rst. Contributed by @skalarproduktraum - thanks!
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-Add support for opentracing.
-
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-Add ability to pull all locally stored events out of synapse that a particular user can see.
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-Add a basic admin command app to allow server operators to run Synapse admin commands separately from the main production instance.
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+++ /dev/null
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-Move logging code out of `synapse.util` and into `synapse.logging`.
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+++ /dev/null
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-Fix 'utime went backwards' errors on daemonization.
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a blacklist file to the repo to blacklist certain sytests from failing CI.
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-Add `sender` and `origin_server_ts` fields to `m.replace`.
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-Make runtime errors surrounding password reset emails much clearer.
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-Move logging code out of `synapse.util` and into `synapse.logging`.
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+++ /dev/null
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-Base Docker image on a newer Alpine Linux version (3.8 -> 3.10).
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+++ /dev/null
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-Add missing space in default logging file format generated by the Docker image.
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-Include the original event when asking for its relations.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5627.misc b/changelog.d/5627.misc
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-Add `lint.sh` to the scripts-dev folder which will run all linting steps required by CI.
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-Move RegistrationHandler.get_or_create_user to test code.
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-Forbid viewing relations on an event once it has been redacted.
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-Some counter metrics exposed over Prometheus have been renamed, with the old names preserved for backwards compatibility and deprecated. See `docs/metrics-howto.rst` for details.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Unblacklist some user_directory sytests.
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-Fix requests to the `/store_invite` endpoint of identity servers being sent in the wrong format.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5639.misc b/changelog.d/5639.misc
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-Factor out some redundant code in the login implementation.
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-Update ModuleApi to avoid register(generate_token=True).
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-Remove access-token support from RegistrationHandler.register, and rename it.
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-Remove access-token support from `RegistrationStore.register`, and rename it.
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-Improve logging for auto-join when a new user is created.
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\ No newline at end of file
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-Fix 3PID bind requests being sent to identity servers as `application/x-form-www-urlencoded` data, which is deprecated.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5659.misc b/changelog.d/5659.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 686001295c33..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5659.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Inline issue_access_token.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5660.feature b/changelog.d/5660.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 82889fdaf16b..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5660.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement `session_lifetime` configuration option, after which access tokens will expire.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5661.doc b/changelog.d/5661.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index c70e62014e40..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5661.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improvements to Postgres setup instructions. Contributed by @Lrizika - thanks!
diff --git a/changelog.d/5664.misc b/changelog.d/5664.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ca7a0fbd0c7..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5664.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update the sytest BuildKite configuration to checkout Synapse in `/src`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5673.misc b/changelog.d/5673.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 194225635834..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5673.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a `docker` type to the towncrier configuration.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5674.feature b/changelog.d/5674.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 04bdfa4ad5eb..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5674.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Return "This account has been deactivated" when a deactivated user tries to login.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5675.doc b/changelog.d/5675.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cd4d0be1a5a..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5675.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Minor tweaks to postgres documentation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5689.misc b/changelog.d/5689.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa3e3f6a220..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5689.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Convert `synapse.federation.transport.server` to `async`. Might improve some stack traces.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/5699.bugfix b/changelog.d/5699.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 30d5e67f6774..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5699.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix some problems with authenticating redactions in recent room versions.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/5700.bugfix b/changelog.d/5700.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 51bce8d441e1..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5700.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix some problems with authenticating redactions in recent room versions.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/5701.bugfix b/changelog.d/5701.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index fd2866e16abe..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5701.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ignore redactions of m.room.create events.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5703.misc b/changelog.d/5703.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e9b2d734e03..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5703.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Documentation for opentracing.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5707.bugfix b/changelog.d/5707.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index aa3046c5e112..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5707.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix some problems with authenticating redactions in recent room versions.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5712.feature b/changelog.d/5712.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d3459129d14..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5712.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Add support for opentracing.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/5714.feature b/changelog.d/5714.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd32e5e3858..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5714.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Enable aggregations support by default
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index cf22fabd6118..f26e49da3623 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0rc1"

From 5ea773c50568088b30e15728b65480d0335fe14e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:15:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/72] Cache get_version_string.

The version of a module isn't going to change over the lifetime of the
process (assuming no funky hot reloading is going on, which it isn't),
so let's just cache the result to avoid spawning lots of git
subprocesses.

Fixes #5672.
---
 synapse/util/versionstring.py | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/util/versionstring.py b/synapse/util/versionstring.py
index a4d9a462f790..fa404b9d7563 100644
--- a/synapse/util/versionstring.py
+++ b/synapse/util/versionstring.py
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@
 
 
 def get_version_string(module):
+    """Given a module calculate a git-aware version string for it.
+
+    If called on a module not in a git checkout will return `__verison__`.
+
+    Args:
+        module (module)
+
+    Returns:
+        str
+    """
+
+    cached_version = getattr(module, "_synapse_version_string_cache", None)
+    if cached_version:
+        return cached_version
+
+    version_string = module.__version__
+
     try:
         null = open(os.devnull, "w")
         cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(module.__file__))
@@ -80,8 +97,10 @@ def get_version_string(module):
                 s for s in (git_branch, git_tag, git_commit, git_dirty) if s
             )
 
-            return "%s (%s)" % (module.__version__, git_version)
+            version_string = "%s (%s)" % (module.__version__, git_version)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.info("Failed to check for git repository: %s", e)
 
-    return module.__version__
+    module._synapse_version_string_cache = version_string
+
+    return version_string

From 8b0d5b171e1af3eb9a8a380af1be0f9c71d22d17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Morgan <andrew@amorgan.xyz>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:15:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/72] Make changelog slightly more readable

---
 CHANGES.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e42fe1ba4d07..bb6bcb75ed94 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Internal Changes
 - Unblacklist some user_directory sytests. ([\#5637](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5637))
 - Factor out some redundant code in the login implementation. ([\#5639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5639))
 - Update ModuleApi to avoid register(generate_token=True). ([\#5640](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5640))
-- Remove access-token support from RegistrationHandler.register, and rename it. ([\#5641](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5641))
+- Remove access-token support from `RegistrationHandler.register`, and rename it. ([\#5641](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5641))
 - Remove access-token support from `RegistrationStore.register`, and rename it. ([\#5642](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5642))
 - Improve logging for auto-join when a new user is created. ([\#5643](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5643))
 - Remove unused and unnecessary check for FederationDeniedError in _exception_to_failure. ([\#5645](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5645))

From 2017369f7d134fb40f52564123819d6c77f4f9b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:18:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5730.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5730.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5730.misc b/changelog.d/5730.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88767fe2f763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5730.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Cache result of get_version_string to reduce overhead off /versions client and federation requests.

From 66f5ff72fd2179c2cbb6a7755d36273d51a2e32f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Robinson <jasonr@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:21:19 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 10/72] Add `user_type` to returned fields in admin API user
 list endpoints

Mostly user type will be empty (normal user) but there is also the
"support" user type.

Signed-off-by: Jason Robinson <jasonr@matrix.org>
---
 changelog.d/5731.misc       | 1 +
 synapse/storage/__init__.py | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5731.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5731.misc b/changelog.d/5731.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dffae5d874e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5731.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Return 'user_type' in admin API user endpoints results.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 6b0ca800876c..86a333a91916 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def get_users(self):
         return self._simple_select_list(
             table="users",
             keyvalues={},
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
             desc="get_users",
         )
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ def get_users_paginate(self, order, start, limit):
             orderby=order,
             start=start,
             limit=limit,
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
         )
         count = yield self.runInteraction("get_users_paginate", self.get_user_count_txn)
         retval = {"users": users, "total": count}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def search_users(self, term):
             table="users",
             term=term,
             col="name",
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
             desc="search_users",
         )
 

From 22e862304a9c3faac86d4373a50a3b7efd6758b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:09:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/72] Update changelog.d/5730.misc

Co-Authored-By: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 changelog.d/5730.misc | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changelog.d/5730.misc b/changelog.d/5730.misc
index 88767fe2f763..a99677f5e7a8 100644
--- a/changelog.d/5730.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/5730.misc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Cache result of get_version_string to reduce overhead off /versions client and federation requests.
+Cache result of get_version_string to reduce overhead of `/version` federation requests.

From c560b791e1eb50cded53886b926abdc102cf2e51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:19:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/72] Add process hooks to tell systemd our state.

Fixes #5676.
---
 synapse/app/_base.py           | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 synapse/python_dependencies.py |  1 +
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index 540dbd92369c..c010e7095580 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 
 import gc
 import logging
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
 import traceback
 
+import sdnotify
 from daemonize import Daemonize
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, error, reactor
@@ -242,9 +244,16 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):
         if hasattr(signal, "SIGHUP"):
 
             def handle_sighup(*args, **kwargs):
+                # Tell systemd our state, if we're using it. This will silently fail if
+                # we're not using systemd.
+                sd_channel = sdnotify.SystemdNotifier()
+                sd_channel.notify("RELOADING=1")
+
                 for i in _sighup_callbacks:
                     i(hs)
 
+                sd_channel.notify("READY=1")
+
             signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, handle_sighup)
 
             register_sighup(refresh_certificate)
@@ -260,6 +269,7 @@ def handle_sighup(*args, **kwargs):
         hs.get_datastore().start_profiling()
 
         setup_sentry(hs)
+        setup_sdnotify(hs)
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
         reactor = hs.get_reactor()
@@ -292,6 +302,25 @@ def setup_sentry(hs):
         scope.set_tag("worker_name", name)
 
 
+def setup_sdnotify(hs):
+    """Adds process state hooks to tell systemd what we are up to.
+    """
+
+    # Tell systemd our state, if we're using it. This will silently fail if
+    # we're not using systemd.
+    sd_channel = sdnotify.SystemdNotifier()
+
+    hs.get_reactor().addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "after",
+        "startup",
+        lambda: sd_channel.notify("READY=1\nMAINPID=%s" % (os.getpid())),
+    )
+
+    hs.get_reactor().addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "shutdown", lambda: sd_channel.notify("STOPPING=1")
+    )
+
+
 def install_dns_limiter(reactor, max_dns_requests_in_flight=100):
     """Replaces the resolver with one that limits the number of in flight DNS
     requests.
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index c6465c0386df..195a7a70c8c2 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "netaddr>=0.7.18",
     "Jinja2>=2.9",
     "bleach>=1.4.3",
+    "sdnotify>=0.3",
 ]
 
 CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {

From 79f689e6c2ead8b24bf75fcb99acd0fb0faca324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:51:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5732.feature | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5732.feature

diff --git a/changelog.d/5732.feature b/changelog.d/5732.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9021864350cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5732.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add sd_notify hooks to ease systemd integration and allows usage of Type=Notify.

From 80cfad233efc6b03c75ab5496db7079466eeb894 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:22:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/72] Call startup commands as system triggers.

This helps ensures that we only consider ourselves "up" once all the
startup functions have completed.
---
 synapse/app/appservice.py        | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/client_reader.py     | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/event_creator.py     | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/federation_reader.py | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/federation_sender.py | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py    | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/homeserver.py        | 2 +-
 synapse/app/media_repository.py  | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/pusher.py            | 2 +-
 synapse/app/synchrotron.py       | 4 +++-
 synapse/app/user_dir.py          | 4 +++-
 11 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/app/appservice.py b/synapse/app/appservice.py
index e01f3e5f3b04..54bb114dec74 100644
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ps.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ps, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ps, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-appservice", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/client_reader.py b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
index 29bddc4823f1..721bb5b119f3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-client-reader", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/event_creator.py b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
index 042cfd04afcf..473c8895d0fe 100644
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-event-creator", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index 76a97f8f3271..5255d9e8ccef 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-reader", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index fec49d509299..c5a2880e6995 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-sender", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index 1f1f1df78e5e..5b563c277883 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-frontend-proxy", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 0c075cb3f1eb..34c3f5ee99a0 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def start():
                 reactor.stop()
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger("before", "startup", start)
 
     return hs
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/media_repository.py b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
index d70780e9d54e..ea26f29acb88 100644
--- a/synapse/app/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-media-repository", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index 070de7d0b015..692ffa2f0482 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def start():
         _base.start(ps, config.worker_listeners)
         ps.get_pusherpool().start()
 
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger("before", "startup", start)
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-pusher", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
index 315c03069477..a1c3b162f7ed 100644
--- a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
@@ -451,7 +451,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-synchrotron", config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/user_dir.py b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
index 03ef21bd01d8..cb29a1afabec 100644
--- a/synapse/app/user_dir.py
+++ b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ def start(config_options):
     )
 
     ss.setup()
-    reactor.callWhenRunning(_base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners)
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
+    )
 
     _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-user-dir", config)
 

From 17c27df6ea81f18da186ada5e3b79200c84f6d55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:24:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/72] Update example systemd service file

---
 contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
index 595b69916c59..38d369ea3d49 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 Description=Synapse Matrix homeserver
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-abort
 
 User=synapse

From 0d0f6d12bc84b106ac83ecf824bd722a08070b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:05:00 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 16/72] Fix logging in workers (#5729)

This also adds a worker blacklist.
---
 .buildkite/pipeline.yml     |  3 ++-
 .buildkite/worker-blacklist | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 changelog.d/5729.removal    |  1 +
 synapse/config/workers.py   |  1 +
 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .buildkite/worker-blacklist
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5729.removal

diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index d5e5aeec6b84..c8ae1a44bed5 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -220,8 +220,10 @@ steps:
     env:
       POSTGRES: "1"
       WORKERS: "1"
+      BLACKLIST: "synapse-blacklist-with-workers"
     command:
       - "bash .buildkite/merge_base_branch.sh"
+      - "bash -c 'cat /src/sytest-blacklist /src/.buildkite/worker-blacklist > /src/synapse-blacklist-with-workers'"
       - "bash /synapse_sytest.sh"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.0.1:
@@ -229,7 +231,6 @@ steps:
           propagate-environment: true
           always-pull: true
           workdir: "/src"
-    soft_fail: true
     retry:
       automatic:
         - exit_status: -1
diff --git a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a211ed7b1874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This file serves as a blacklist for SyTest tests that we expect will fail in
+# Synapse when run under worker mode. For more details, see sytest-blacklist.
+
+Message history can be paginated
+
+m.room.history_visibility == "world_readable" allows/forbids appropriately for Guest users
+
+m.room.history_visibility == "world_readable" allows/forbids appropriately for Real users
+
+Can re-join room if re-invited
+
+/upgrade creates a new room
+
+The only membership state included in an initial sync is for all the senders in the timeline
+
+Local device key changes get to remote servers
+
+If remote user leaves room we no longer receive device updates
+
+Forgotten room messages cannot be paginated
+
+Inbound federation can get public room list
+
+Members from the gap are included in gappy incr LL sync
+
+Leaves are present in non-gapped incremental syncs
+
+Old leaves are present in gapped incremental syncs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/5729.removal b/changelog.d/5729.removal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3af5198e6bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5729.removal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ Synapse now no longer accepts the `-v`/`--verbose`, `-f`/`--log-file`, or `--log-config` command line flags, and removes the deprecated `verbose` and `log_file` configuration file options. Users of these options should migrate their options into the dedicated log configuration.
diff --git a/synapse/config/workers.py b/synapse/config/workers.py
index 246d72cd611b..bc0fc165e3a1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/workers.py
+++ b/synapse/config/workers.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.worker_listeners = config.get("worker_listeners", [])
         self.worker_daemonize = config.get("worker_daemonize")
         self.worker_pid_file = config.get("worker_pid_file")
+        self.worker_log_config = config.get("worker_log_config")
 
         # The host used to connect to the main synapse
         self.worker_replication_host = config.get("worker_replication_host", None)

From c96322c8d2f934e4ccd73e6eac3e2e7e7a4af916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:07:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 17/72] Don't package sytest-blacklist file.

I don't think its useful, and I don't even know where it would end up.
---
 MANIFEST.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 834ddfad39c6..919cd8a1cdb8 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ include demo/README
 include demo/demo.tls.dh
 include demo/*.py
 include demo/*.sh
-include sytest-blacklist
 
 recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.sql
 recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.sql.postgres
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ exclude Dockerfile
 exclude .dockerignore
 exclude test_postgresql.sh
 exclude .editorconfig
+exclude sytest-blacklist
 
 include pyproject.toml
 recursive-include changelog.d *

From d9ea9881d252790ac7f1e3525217e37ef9bbceb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:09:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 18/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5733.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5733.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5733.misc b/changelog.d/5733.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2a8c26383f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5733.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't package the sytest test blacklist file.

From b2a629ef498df2b0585c9474613dda778bec7be0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:49:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 19/72] Speed up current state background update.

Turns out that storing huge JSON arrays in the progress JSON isn't
something that postgres particularly likes.
---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 257bcdb2f80d..b3c002b9eb92 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -852,22 +852,25 @@ def add_membership_profile_txn(txn):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_current_state_membership(self, progress, batch_size):
         """Update the new membership column on current_state_events.
+
+        This works by iterating over all rooms in alphebetical order.
         """
 
-        if "rooms" not in progress:
-            rooms = yield self._simple_select_onecol(
-                table="current_state_events",
-                keyvalues={},
-                retcol="DISTINCT room_id",
-                desc="_background_current_state_membership_get_rooms",
-            )
-            progress["rooms"] = rooms
+        def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn, last_processed_room):
+            processed = 0
+            while processed < batch_size:
+                txn.execute(
+                    """
+                        SELECT MIN(room_id) FROM rooms WHERE room_id > ?
+                    """,
+                    (last_processed_room,),
+                )
+                row = txn.fetchone()
+                if not row or not row[0]:
+                    return processed, True
 
-        rooms = progress["rooms"]
+                next_room, = row
 
-        def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn):
-            processed = 0
-            while rooms and processed < batch_size:
                 sql = """
                     UPDATE current_state_events AS c
                     SET membership = (
@@ -876,24 +879,33 @@ def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn):
                     )
                     WHERE room_id = ?
                 """
-                txn.execute(sql, (rooms.pop(),))
+                txn.execute(sql, (next_room,))
                 processed += txn.rowcount
 
+                last_processed_room = next_room
+
             self._background_update_progress_txn(
-                txn, _CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME, progress
+                txn,
+                _CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME,
+                {"last_processed_room": last_processed_room},
             )
 
-            return processed
+            return processed, False
 
-        result = yield self.runInteraction(
+        # If we haven't got a last processed room then just use the empty
+        # string, which will compare before all room IDs correctly.
+        last_processed_room = progress.get("last_processed_room", "")
+
+        row_count, finished = yield self.runInteraction(
             "_background_current_state_membership_update",
             _background_current_state_membership_txn,
+            last_processed_room,
         )
 
-        if not rooms:
+        if finished:
             yield self._end_background_update(_CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        defer.returnValue(row_count)
 
 
 class _JoinedHostsCache(object):

From cf0006719d9086000ddcd2d3129364197a6fa875 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:53:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 20/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5738.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5738.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5738.misc b/changelog.d/5738.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5738.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From cda4460d99d0956359767ef7a2b8a9740d5aec7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:13:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 21/72] Also update systemd-with-workers contrib examples

---
 .../systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service | 3 ++-
 contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service     | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
index 9d980d516881..3507e2e9896b 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ After=matrix-synapse.service
 BindsTo=matrix-synapse.service
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
diff --git a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
index 3aae19034cb8..68e8991f187d 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Description=Synapse Matrix Homeserver
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse

From 1883223a01ee17b8813a2aca9493532bb07915d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:26:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 22/72] Mark flakey tests as blacklisted for worker mode

---
 .buildkite/worker-blacklist | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
index a211ed7b1874..8ed8eef1a356 100644
--- a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
+++ b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ Members from the gap are included in gappy incr LL sync
 
 Leaves are present in non-gapped incremental syncs
 
-Old leaves are present in gapped incremental syncs
\ No newline at end of file
+Old leaves are present in gapped incremental syncs
+
+User sees updates to presence from other users in the incremental sync.
+
+Gapped incremental syncs include all state changes
+
+Old members are included in gappy incr LL sync if they start speaking

From 22d2338aceed83c6b32081e0118c7653bb9474e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:27:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 23/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5740.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5740.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5740.misc b/changelog.d/5740.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97a476bef557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5740.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Blacklist some flakey tests in worker mode.

From 3db1377b261eaf3fcff486547d6302ccb24553e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:31:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 24/72] Log when we receive receipt from a different origin

---
 synapse/handlers/receipts.py | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
index a85dd8cdee69..e58bf7e360bf 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.handlers._base import BaseHandler
-from synapse.types import ReadReceipt
+from synapse.types import ReadReceipt, get_domain_from_id
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -40,18 +40,27 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
     def _received_remote_receipt(self, origin, content):
         """Called when we receive an EDU of type m.receipt from a remote HS.
         """
-        receipts = [
-            ReadReceipt(
-                room_id=room_id,
-                receipt_type=receipt_type,
-                user_id=user_id,
-                event_ids=user_values["event_ids"],
-                data=user_values.get("data", {}),
-            )
-            for room_id, room_values in content.items()
-            for receipt_type, users in room_values.items()
-            for user_id, user_values in users.items()
-        ]
+        receipts = []
+        for room_id, room_values in content.items():
+            for receipt_type, users in room_values.items():
+                for user_id, user_values in users.items():
+                    if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != origin:
+                        logger.info(
+                            "Received receipt for user %r from server %s, ignoring",
+                            user_id,
+                            origin,
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    receipts.append(
+                        ReadReceipt(
+                            room_id=room_id,
+                            receipt_type=receipt_type,
+                            user_id=user_id,
+                            event_ids=user_values["event_ids"],
+                            data=user_values.get("data", {}),
+                        )
+                    )
 
         yield self._handle_new_receipts(receipts)
 

From 18a466b84e52b6e8c51a878e612d86410d6af680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:31:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 25/72] Opentracing Utils (#5722)

* Add decerators for tracing functions

* Use the new clean contexts

* Context and edu utils

* Move opentracing setters

* Move whitelisting

* Sectioning comments

* Better args wrapper

* Docstrings

Co-Authored-By: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>

* Remove unused methods.

* Don't use global

* One tracing decorator to rule them all.
---
 changelog.d/5722.misc                  |   1 +
 synapse/logging/opentracing.py         | 455 +++++++++++++++++++------
 synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py |   2 +-
 3 files changed, 357 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5722.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5722.misc b/changelog.d/5722.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d236188dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5722.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a set of opentracing utils.
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index 04393697c03f..96a4714d82de 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # 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.import opentracing
+# limitations under the License.
 
 
 # NOTE
@@ -150,10 +150,13 @@ def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
 """
 
 import contextlib
+import inspect
 import logging
 import re
 from functools import wraps
 
+from canonicaljson import json
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.config import ConfigError
@@ -173,36 +176,12 @@ def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class _DumTagNames(object):
-    """wrapper of opentracings tags. We need to have them if we
-    want to reference them without opentracing around. Clearly they
-    should never actually show up in a trace. `set_tags` overwrites
-    these with the correct ones."""
+# Block everything by default
+# A regex which matches the server_names to expose traces for.
+# None means 'block everything'.
+_homeserver_whitelist = None
 
-    INVALID_TAG = "invalid-tag"
-    COMPONENT = INVALID_TAG
-    DATABASE_INSTANCE = INVALID_TAG
-    DATABASE_STATEMENT = INVALID_TAG
-    DATABASE_TYPE = INVALID_TAG
-    DATABASE_USER = INVALID_TAG
-    ERROR = INVALID_TAG
-    HTTP_METHOD = INVALID_TAG
-    HTTP_STATUS_CODE = INVALID_TAG
-    HTTP_URL = INVALID_TAG
-    MESSAGE_BUS_DESTINATION = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_ADDRESS = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_HOSTNAME = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_HOST_IPV4 = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_HOST_IPV6 = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_PORT = INVALID_TAG
-    PEER_SERVICE = INVALID_TAG
-    SAMPLING_PRIORITY = INVALID_TAG
-    SERVICE = INVALID_TAG
-    SPAN_KIND = INVALID_TAG
-    SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER = INVALID_TAG
-    SPAN_KIND_PRODUCER = INVALID_TAG
-    SPAN_KIND_RPC_CLIENT = INVALID_TAG
-    SPAN_KIND_RPC_SERVER = INVALID_TAG
+# Util methods
 
 
 def only_if_tracing(func):
@@ -219,11 +198,13 @@ def _only_if_tracing_inner(*args, **kwargs):
     return _only_if_tracing_inner
 
 
-# A regex which matches the server_names to expose traces for.
-# None means 'block everything'.
-_homeserver_whitelist = None
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def _noop_context_manager(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Does exactly what it says on the tin"""
+    yield
+
 
-tags = _DumTagNames
+# Setup
 
 
 def init_tracer(config):
@@ -260,12 +241,38 @@ def init_tracer(config):
     tags = opentracing.tags
 
 
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def _noop_context_manager(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Does absolutely nothing really well. Can be entered and exited arbitrarily.
-    Good substitute for an opentracing scope."""
-    yield
+# Whitelisting
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def set_homeserver_whitelist(homeserver_whitelist):
+    """Sets the homeserver whitelist
 
+    Args:
+        homeserver_whitelist (Iterable[str]): regex of whitelisted homeservers
+    """
+    global _homeserver_whitelist
+    if homeserver_whitelist:
+        # Makes a single regex which accepts all passed in regexes in the list
+        _homeserver_whitelist = re.compile(
+            "({})".format(")|(".join(homeserver_whitelist))
+        )
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def whitelisted_homeserver(destination):
+    """Checks if a destination matches the whitelist
+
+    Args:
+        destination (str)
+        """
+    _homeserver_whitelist
+    if _homeserver_whitelist:
+        return _homeserver_whitelist.match(destination)
+    return False
+
+
+# Start spans and scopes
 
 # Could use kwargs but I want these to be explicit
 def start_active_span(
@@ -285,8 +292,10 @@ def start_active_span(
     Returns:
         scope (Scope) or noop_context_manager
     """
+
     if opentracing is None:
         return _noop_context_manager()
+
     else:
         # We need to enter the scope here for the logcontext to become active
         return opentracing.tracer.start_active_span(
@@ -300,63 +309,13 @@ def start_active_span(
         )
 
 
-@only_if_tracing
-def close_active_span():
-    """Closes the active span. This will close it's logcontext if the context
-    was made for the span"""
-    opentracing.tracer.scope_manager.active.__exit__(None, None, None)
-
-
-@only_if_tracing
-def set_tag(key, value):
-    """Set's a tag on the active span"""
-    opentracing.tracer.active_span.set_tag(key, value)
-
-
-@only_if_tracing
-def log_kv(key_values, timestamp=None):
-    """Log to the active span"""
-    opentracing.tracer.active_span.log_kv(key_values, timestamp)
-
-
-# Note: we don't have a get baggage items because we're trying to hide all
-# scope and span state from synapse. I think this method may also be useless
-# as a result
-@only_if_tracing
-def set_baggage_item(key, value):
-    """Attach baggage to the active span"""
-    opentracing.tracer.active_span.set_baggage_item(key, value)
-
-
-@only_if_tracing
-def set_operation_name(operation_name):
-    """Sets the operation name of the active span"""
-    opentracing.tracer.active_span.set_operation_name(operation_name)
-
-
-@only_if_tracing
-def set_homeserver_whitelist(homeserver_whitelist):
-    """Sets the whitelist
-
-    Args:
-        homeserver_whitelist (iterable of strings): regex of whitelisted homeservers
-    """
-    global _homeserver_whitelist
-    if homeserver_whitelist:
-        # Makes a single regex which accepts all passed in regexes in the list
-        _homeserver_whitelist = re.compile(
-            "({})".format(")|(".join(homeserver_whitelist))
-        )
-
-
-@only_if_tracing
-def whitelisted_homeserver(destination):
-    """Checks if a destination matches the whitelist
-    Args:
-        destination (String)"""
-    if _homeserver_whitelist:
-        return _homeserver_whitelist.match(destination)
-    return False
+def start_active_span_follows_from(operation_name, contexts):
+    if opentracing is None:
+        return _noop_context_manager()
+    else:
+        references = [opentracing.follows_from(context) for context in contexts]
+        scope = start_active_span(operation_name, references=references)
+        return scope
 
 
 def start_active_span_from_context(
@@ -372,12 +331,16 @@ def start_active_span_from_context(
     Extracts a span context from Twisted Headers.
     args:
         headers (twisted.web.http_headers.Headers)
+
+        For the other args see opentracing.tracer
+
     returns:
         span_context (opentracing.span.SpanContext)
     """
     # Twisted encodes the values as lists whereas opentracing doesn't.
     # So, we take the first item in the list.
     # Also, twisted uses byte arrays while opentracing expects strings.
+
     if opentracing is None:
         return _noop_context_manager()
 
@@ -395,17 +358,90 @@ def start_active_span_from_context(
     )
 
 
+def start_active_span_from_edu(
+    edu_content,
+    operation_name,
+    references=[],
+    tags=None,
+    start_time=None,
+    ignore_active_span=False,
+    finish_on_close=True,
+):
+    """
+    Extracts a span context from an edu and uses it to start a new active span
+
+    Args:
+        edu_content (dict): and edu_content with a `context` field whose value is
+        canonical json for a dict which contains opentracing information.
+
+        For the other args see opentracing.tracer
+    """
+
+    if opentracing is None:
+        return _noop_context_manager()
+
+    carrier = json.loads(edu_content.get("context", "{}")).get("opentracing", {})
+    context = opentracing.tracer.extract(opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier)
+    _references = [
+        opentracing.child_of(span_context_from_string(x))
+        for x in carrier.get("references", [])
+    ]
+
+    # For some reason jaeger decided not to support the visualization of multiple parent
+    # spans or explicitely show references. I include the span context as a tag here as
+    # an aid to people debugging but it's really not an ideal solution.
+
+    references += _references
+
+    scope = opentracing.tracer.start_active_span(
+        operation_name,
+        child_of=context,
+        references=references,
+        tags=tags,
+        start_time=start_time,
+        ignore_active_span=ignore_active_span,
+        finish_on_close=finish_on_close,
+    )
+
+    scope.span.set_tag("references", carrier.get("references", []))
+    return scope
+
+
+# Opentracing setters for tags, logs, etc
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def set_tag(key, value):
+    """Sets a tag on the active span"""
+    opentracing.tracer.active_span.set_tag(key, value)
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def log_kv(key_values, timestamp=None):
+    """Log to the active span"""
+    opentracing.tracer.active_span.log_kv(key_values, timestamp)
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def set_operation_name(operation_name):
+    """Sets the operation name of the active span"""
+    opentracing.tracer.active_span.set_operation_name(operation_name)
+
+
+# Injection and extraction
+
+
 @only_if_tracing
 def inject_active_span_twisted_headers(headers, destination):
     """
-    Injects a span context into twisted headers inplace
+    Injects a span context into twisted headers in-place
 
     Args:
         headers (twisted.web.http_headers.Headers)
         span (opentracing.Span)
 
     Returns:
-        Inplace modification of headers
+        In-place modification of headers
 
     Note:
         The headers set by the tracer are custom to the tracer implementation which
@@ -437,7 +473,7 @@ def inject_active_span_byte_dict(headers, destination):
         span (opentracing.Span)
 
     Returns:
-        Inplace modification of headers
+        In-place modification of headers
 
     Note:
         The headers set by the tracer are custom to the tracer implementation which
@@ -458,9 +494,190 @@ def inject_active_span_byte_dict(headers, destination):
         headers[key.encode()] = [value.encode()]
 
 
+@only_if_tracing
+def inject_active_span_text_map(carrier, destination=None):
+    """
+    Injects a span context into a dict
+
+    Args:
+        carrier (dict)
+        destination (str): the name of the remote server. The span context
+        will only be injected if the destination matches the homeserver_whitelist
+        or destination is None.
+
+    Returns:
+        In-place modification of carrier
+
+    Note:
+        The headers set by the tracer are custom to the tracer implementation which
+        should be unique enough that they don't interfere with any headers set by
+        synapse or twisted. If we're still using jaeger these headers would be those
+        here:
+        https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-client-python/blob/master/jaeger_client/constants.py
+    """
+
+    if destination and not whitelisted_homeserver(destination):
+        return
+
+    opentracing.tracer.inject(
+        opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+    )
+
+
+def active_span_context_as_string():
+    """
+    Returns:
+        The active span context encoded as a string.
+    """
+    carrier = {}
+    if opentracing:
+        opentracing.tracer.inject(
+            opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+        )
+    return json.dumps(carrier)
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def span_context_from_string(carrier):
+    """
+    Returns:
+        The active span context decoded from a string.
+    """
+    carrier = json.loads(carrier)
+    return opentracing.tracer.extract(opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier)
+
+
+@only_if_tracing
+def extract_text_map(carrier):
+    """
+    Wrapper method for opentracing's tracer.extract for TEXT_MAP.
+    Args:
+        carrier (dict): a dict possibly containing a span context.
+
+    Returns:
+        The active span context extracted from carrier.
+    """
+    return opentracing.tracer.extract(opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier)
+
+
+# Tracing decorators
+
+
+def trace(func):
+    """
+    Decorator to trace a function.
+    Sets the operation name to that of the function's.
+    """
+    if opentracing is None:
+        return func
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def _trace_inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if opentracing is None:
+            return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        scope = start_active_span(func.__name__)
+        scope.__enter__()
+
+        try:
+            result = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            if isinstance(result, defer.Deferred):
+
+                def call_back(result):
+                    scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+                    return result
+
+                def err_back(result):
+                    scope.span.set_tag(tags.ERROR, True)
+                    scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+                    return result
+
+                result.addCallbacks(call_back, err_back)
+
+            else:
+                scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+
+            return result
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            scope.__exit__(type(e), None, e.__traceback__)
+            raise
+
+    return _trace_inner
+
+
+def trace_using_operation_name(operation_name):
+    """Decorator to trace a function. Explicitely sets the operation_name."""
+
+    def trace(func):
+        """
+        Decorator to trace a function.
+        Sets the operation name to that of the function's.
+        """
+        if opentracing is None:
+            return func
+
+        @wraps(func)
+        def _trace_inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            if opentracing is None:
+                return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+            scope = start_active_span(operation_name)
+            scope.__enter__()
+
+            try:
+                result = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+                if isinstance(result, defer.Deferred):
+
+                    def call_back(result):
+                        scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+                        return result
+
+                    def err_back(result):
+                        scope.span.set_tag(tags.ERROR, True)
+                        scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+                        return result
+
+                    result.addCallbacks(call_back, err_back)
+                else:
+                    scope.__exit__(None, None, None)
+
+                return result
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                scope.__exit__(type(e), None, e.__traceback__)
+                raise
+
+        return _trace_inner
+
+    return trace
+
+
+def tag_args(func):
+    """
+    Tags all of the args to the active span.
+    """
+
+    if not opentracing:
+        return func
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def _tag_args_inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        argspec = inspect.getargspec(func)
+        for i, arg in enumerate(argspec.args[1:]):
+            set_tag("ARG_" + arg, args[i])
+        set_tag("args", args[len(argspec.args) :])
+        set_tag("kwargs", kwargs)
+        return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return _tag_args_inner
+
+
 def trace_servlet(servlet_name, func):
     """Decorator which traces a serlet. It starts a span with some servlet specific
     tags such as the servlet_name and request information"""
+    if not opentracing:
+        return func
 
     @wraps(func)
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -477,6 +694,44 @@ def _trace_servlet_inner(request, *args, **kwargs):
             },
         ):
             result = yield defer.maybeDeferred(func, request, *args, **kwargs)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+            defer.returnValue(result)
 
     return _trace_servlet_inner
+
+
+# Helper class
+
+
+class _DummyTagNames(object):
+    """wrapper of opentracings tags. We need to have them if we
+    want to reference them without opentracing around. Clearly they
+    should never actually show up in a trace. `set_tags` overwrites
+    these with the correct ones."""
+
+    INVALID_TAG = "invalid-tag"
+    COMPONENT = INVALID_TAG
+    DATABASE_INSTANCE = INVALID_TAG
+    DATABASE_STATEMENT = INVALID_TAG
+    DATABASE_TYPE = INVALID_TAG
+    DATABASE_USER = INVALID_TAG
+    ERROR = INVALID_TAG
+    HTTP_METHOD = INVALID_TAG
+    HTTP_STATUS_CODE = INVALID_TAG
+    HTTP_URL = INVALID_TAG
+    MESSAGE_BUS_DESTINATION = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_ADDRESS = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_HOSTNAME = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_HOST_IPV4 = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_HOST_IPV6 = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_PORT = INVALID_TAG
+    PEER_SERVICE = INVALID_TAG
+    SAMPLING_PRIORITY = INVALID_TAG
+    SERVICE = INVALID_TAG
+    SPAN_KIND = INVALID_TAG
+    SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER = INVALID_TAG
+    SPAN_KIND_PRODUCER = INVALID_TAG
+    SPAN_KIND_RPC_CLIENT = INVALID_TAG
+    SPAN_KIND_RPC_SERVER = INVALID_TAG
+
+
+tags = _DummyTagNames
diff --git a/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py b/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
index 8c661302c9f0..4eed4f233822 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
 
     def close(self):
         if self.manager.active is not self:
-            logger.error("Tried to close a none active scope!")
+            logger.error("Tried to close a non-active scope!")
             return
 
         if self._finish_on_close:

From fadfde9aaaf37da6b3f8f4ca27a028f43cc8a3f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:32:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 26/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5743.bugfix | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5743.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5743.bugfix b/changelog.d/5743.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a160e9945f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5743.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log when we receive receipt from a different origin.

From 4806651744616bf48abf408034ab9560e33f60ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:00:55 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 27/72] Replace returnValue with return (#5736)

---
 changelog.d/5736.misc                         |   1 +
 docs/log_contexts.rst                         |   2 +-
 synapse/api/auth.py                           |  44 ++++---
 synapse/api/filtering.py                      |   2 +-
 synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py                 |   8 +-
 synapse/app/homeserver.py                     |   2 +-
 synapse/appservice/__init__.py                |  28 ++---
 synapse/appservice/api.py                     |  38 +++---
 synapse/appservice/scheduler.py               |   4 +-
 synapse/crypto/keyring.py                     |  14 +--
 synapse/events/builder.py                     |  16 ++-
 synapse/events/snapshot.py                    |  28 ++---
 synapse/events/third_party_rules.py           |   8 +-
 synapse/events/utils.py                       |   4 +-
 synapse/federation/federation_base.py         |   6 +-
 synapse/federation/federation_client.py       |  46 ++++---
 synapse/federation/federation_server.py       |  77 +++++-------
 .../sender/per_destination_queue.py           |   4 +-
 .../federation/sender/transaction_manager.py  |   2 +-
 synapse/federation/transport/client.py        |  30 ++---
 synapse/groups/attestations.py                |   2 +-
 synapse/groups/groups_server.py               |  92 +++++++-------
 synapse/handlers/account_data.py              |   4 +-
 synapse/handlers/account_validity.py          |   6 +-
 synapse/handlers/acme.py                      |   2 +-
 synapse/handlers/admin.py                     |  10 +-
 synapse/handlers/appservice.py                |  22 ++--
 synapse/handlers/auth.py                      |  44 +++----
 synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py        |   2 +-
 synapse/handlers/device.py                    |  22 ++--
 synapse/handlers/directory.py                 |  14 +--
 synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py                  |  10 +-
 synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py             |   8 +-
 synapse/handlers/events.py                    |   6 +-
 synapse/handlers/federation.py                |  82 +++++++------
 synapse/handlers/groups_local.py              |  26 ++--
 synapse/handlers/identity.py                  |  18 +--
 synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py              |  54 ++++-----
 synapse/handlers/message.py                   |  32 +++--
 synapse/handlers/pagination.py                |  14 +--
 synapse/handlers/presence.py                  |  54 ++++-----
 synapse/handlers/profile.py                   |  18 +--
 synapse/handlers/receipts.py                  |  14 +--
 synapse/handlers/register.py                  |  16 +--
 synapse/handlers/room.py                      |  16 +--
 synapse/handlers/room_list.py                 |  10 +-
 synapse/handlers/room_member.py               |  42 +++----
 synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py        |   2 +-
 synapse/handlers/search.py                    |  14 +--
 synapse/handlers/state_deltas.py              |   8 +-
 synapse/handlers/stats.py                     |   6 +-
 synapse/handlers/sync.py                      | 112 ++++++++----------
 synapse/handlers/typing.py                    |   4 +-
 synapse/handlers/user_directory.py            |   2 +-
 synapse/http/client.py                        |  28 ++---
 .../federation/matrix_federation_agent.py     |  46 ++++---
 synapse/http/federation/srv_resolver.py       |   8 +-
 synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py        |  16 +--
 synapse/logging/opentracing.py                |   6 +-
 synapse/module_api/__init__.py                |   2 +-
 synapse/notifier.py                           |  18 +--
 synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py      |  10 +-
 synapse/push/httppusher.py                    |  18 +--
 synapse/push/mailer.py                        |  84 ++++++-------
 synapse/push/presentable_names.py             |  25 ++--
 synapse/push/push_tools.py                    |   4 +-
 synapse/push/pusherpool.py                    |   6 +-
 synapse/replication/http/_base.py             |   2 +-
 synapse/replication/http/federation.py        |  10 +-
 synapse/replication/http/login.py             |   2 +-
 synapse/replication/http/membership.py        |   4 +-
 synapse/replication/http/register.py          |   4 +-
 synapse/replication/http/send_event.py        |   4 +-
 synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py      |  12 +-
 synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py     |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py                |  48 ++++----
 synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py   |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py           |  18 ++-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py              |   6 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py        |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py               |  14 +--
 synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py              |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py            |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py             |  14 +--
 synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py           |  10 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py              |   8 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py                |  46 +++----
 synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py                |  22 ++--
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py       |  32 ++---
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py  |   8 +-
 .../rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py  |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py          |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py  |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py       |  10 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py        |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py        |  64 +++++-----
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py          |   8 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py        |  18 ++-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py   |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py      |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py      |  38 +++---
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py     |   8 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py  |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py     |  14 +--
 .../v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py     |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py  |   2 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py          |  48 ++++----
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py          |   6 +-
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py    |  10 +-
 .../rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py    |   4 +-
 synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py     |  18 +--
 synapse/rest/media/v1/media_storage.py        |  12 +-
 synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py |  34 +++---
 .../resource_limits_server_notices.py         |   2 +-
 .../server_notices/server_notices_manager.py  |   6 +-
 synapse/state/__init__.py                     |  38 +++---
 synapse/state/v1.py                           |   8 +-
 synapse/state/v2.py                           |  26 ++--
 synapse/storage/__init__.py                   |   2 +-
 synapse/storage/_base.py                      |  14 +--
 synapse/storage/account_data.py               |  14 +--
 synapse/storage/appservice.py                 |  14 +--
 synapse/storage/background_updates.py         |  20 ++--
 synapse/storage/client_ips.py                 |  26 ++--
 synapse/storage/deviceinbox.py                |  10 +-
 synapse/storage/devices.py                    |  32 ++---
 synapse/storage/directory.py                  |  10 +-
 synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py              |   6 +-
 synapse/storage/end_to_end_keys.py            |   8 +-
 synapse/storage/event_federation.py           |  12 +-
 synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py         |  16 +--
 synapse/storage/events.py                     |  34 +++---
 synapse/storage/events_bg_updates.py          |   6 +-
 synapse/storage/events_worker.py              |  20 ++--
 synapse/storage/filtering.py                  |   4 +-
 synapse/storage/group_server.py               |  38 +++---
 synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py       |   2 +-
 synapse/storage/presence.py                   |   6 +-
 synapse/storage/profile.py                    |  12 +-
 synapse/storage/push_rule.py                  |  18 ++-
 synapse/storage/pusher.py                     |  10 +-
 synapse/storage/receipts.py                   |  36 +++---
 synapse/storage/registration.py               |  34 +++---
 synapse/storage/relations.py                  |   4 +-
 synapse/storage/room.py                       |  10 +-
 synapse/storage/roommember.py                 |  42 ++++---
 synapse/storage/search.py                     |  56 ++++-----
 synapse/storage/signatures.py                 |   2 +-
 synapse/storage/state.py                      |  54 ++++-----
 synapse/storage/stats.py                      |  16 +--
 synapse/storage/stream.py                     |  44 ++++---
 synapse/storage/tags.py                       |  12 +-
 synapse/storage/transactions.py               |   4 +-
 synapse/storage/user_directory.py             |  30 ++---
 synapse/storage/user_erasure_store.py         |   5 +-
 synapse/streams/events.py                     |   4 +-
 synapse/util/__init__.py                      |   2 +-
 synapse/util/async_helpers.py                 |   4 +-
 synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py            |   2 +-
 synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py         |   2 +-
 synapse/util/metrics.py                       |   2 +-
 synapse/util/retryutils.py                    |  16 ++-
 synapse/visibility.py                         |   8 +-
 tests/crypto/test_keyring.py                  |   6 +-
 tests/handlers/test_register.py               |   2 +-
 .../test_matrix_federation_agent.py           |   4 +-
 tests/http/federation/test_srv_resolver.py    |   2 +-
 tests/http/test_fedclient.py                  |   2 +-
 tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py        |   2 +-
 tests/storage/test_background_update.py       |   4 +-
 tests/storage/test_redaction.py               |   4 +-
 tests/storage/test_roommember.py              |   2 +-
 tests/storage/test_state.py                   |   2 +-
 tests/test_visibility.py                      |   6 +-
 tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py         |   8 +-
 tests/utils.py                                |   6 +-
 177 files changed, 1360 insertions(+), 1514 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5736.misc
 mode change 100755 => 100644 synapse/app/homeserver.py

diff --git a/changelog.d/5736.misc b/changelog.d/5736.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5713b8b32d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5736.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Replace uses of returnValue with plain return, as returnValue is not needed on Python 3.
diff --git a/docs/log_contexts.rst b/docs/log_contexts.rst
index f5cd5de8abac..4502cd94544c 100644
--- a/docs/log_contexts.rst
+++ b/docs/log_contexts.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ call any other functions.
         d = more_stuff()
         result = yield d            # also fine, of course
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def nonInlineCallbacksFun():
         logger.debug("just a wrapper really")
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 7ce6540bddd3..351790cca495 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def check_joined_room(self, room_id, user_id, current_state=None):
             )
 
         self._check_joined_room(member, user_id, room_id)
-        defer.returnValue(member)
+        return member
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_was_in_room(self, room_id, user_id):
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ def check_user_was_in_room(self, room_id, user_id):
             if forgot:
                 raise AuthError(403, "User %s not in room %s" % (user_id, room_id))
 
-        defer.returnValue(member)
+        return member
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_host_in_room(self, room_id, host):
         with Measure(self.clock, "check_host_in_room"):
             latest_event_ids = yield self.store.is_host_joined(room_id, host)
-            defer.returnValue(latest_event_ids)
+            return latest_event_ids
 
     def _check_joined_room(self, member, user_id, room_id):
         if not member or member.membership != Membership.JOIN:
@@ -219,9 +219,7 @@ def get_user_by_req(
                         device_id="dummy-device",  # stubbed
                     )
 
-                defer.returnValue(
-                    synapse.types.create_requester(user_id, app_service=app_service)
-                )
+                return synapse.types.create_requester(user_id, app_service=app_service)
 
             user_info = yield self.get_user_by_access_token(access_token, rights)
             user = user_info["user"]
@@ -262,10 +260,8 @@ def get_user_by_req(
 
             request.authenticated_entity = user.to_string()
 
-            defer.returnValue(
-                synapse.types.create_requester(
-                    user, token_id, is_guest, device_id, app_service=app_service
-                )
+            return synapse.types.create_requester(
+                user, token_id, is_guest, device_id, app_service=app_service
             )
         except KeyError:
             raise MissingClientTokenError()
@@ -276,25 +272,25 @@ def _get_appservice_user_id(self, request):
             self.get_access_token_from_request(request)
         )
         if app_service is None:
-            defer.returnValue((None, None))
+            return (None, None)
 
         if app_service.ip_range_whitelist:
             ip_address = IPAddress(self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request))
             if ip_address not in app_service.ip_range_whitelist:
-                defer.returnValue((None, None))
+                return (None, None)
 
         if b"user_id" not in request.args:
-            defer.returnValue((app_service.sender, app_service))
+            return (app_service.sender, app_service)
 
         user_id = request.args[b"user_id"][0].decode("utf8")
         if app_service.sender == user_id:
-            defer.returnValue((app_service.sender, app_service))
+            return (app_service.sender, app_service)
 
         if not app_service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
             raise AuthError(403, "Application service cannot masquerade as this user.")
         if not (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)):
             raise AuthError(403, "Application service has not registered this user")
-        defer.returnValue((user_id, app_service))
+        return (user_id, app_service)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_user_by_access_token(self, token, rights="access"):
@@ -330,7 +326,7 @@ def get_user_by_access_token(self, token, rights="access"):
                         msg="Access token has expired", soft_logout=True
                     )
 
-                defer.returnValue(r)
+                return r
 
         # otherwise it needs to be a valid macaroon
         try:
@@ -378,7 +374,7 @@ def get_user_by_access_token(self, token, rights="access"):
                 }
             else:
                 raise RuntimeError("Unknown rights setting %s", rights)
-            defer.returnValue(ret)
+            return ret
         except (
             _InvalidMacaroonException,
             pymacaroons.exceptions.MacaroonException,
@@ -506,7 +502,7 @@ def _verify_expiry(self, caveat):
     def _look_up_user_by_access_token(self, token):
         ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(token)
         if not ret:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         # we use ret.get() below because *lots* of unit tests stub out
         # get_user_by_access_token in a way where it only returns a couple of
@@ -518,7 +514,7 @@ def _look_up_user_by_access_token(self, token):
             "device_id": ret.get("device_id"),
             "valid_until_ms": ret.get("valid_until_ms"),
         }
-        defer.returnValue(user_info)
+        return user_info
 
     def get_appservice_by_req(self, request):
         token = self.get_access_token_from_request(request)
@@ -543,7 +539,7 @@ def is_server_admin(self, user):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def compute_auth_events(self, event, current_state_ids, for_verification=False):
         if event.type == EventTypes.Create:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         auth_ids = []
 
@@ -604,7 +600,7 @@ def compute_auth_events(self, event, current_state_ids, for_verification=False):
             if member_event.content["membership"] == Membership.JOIN:
                 auth_ids.append(member_event.event_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(auth_ids)
+        return auth_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_can_change_room_list(self, room_id, user):
@@ -618,7 +614,7 @@ def check_can_change_room_list(self, room_id, user):
 
         is_admin = yield self.is_server_admin(user)
         if is_admin:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         user_id = user.to_string()
         yield self.check_joined_room(room_id, user_id)
@@ -712,7 +708,7 @@ def check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
             #  * The user is a guest user, and has joined the room
             # else it will throw.
             member_event = yield self.check_user_was_in_room(room_id, user_id)
-            defer.returnValue((member_event.membership, member_event.event_id))
+            return (member_event.membership, member_event.event_id)
         except AuthError:
             visibility = yield self.state.get_current_state(
                 room_id, EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""
@@ -721,7 +717,7 @@ def check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
                 visibility
                 and visibility.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable"
             ):
-                defer.returnValue((Membership.JOIN, None))
+                return (Membership.JOIN, None)
                 return
             raise AuthError(
                 403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
diff --git a/synapse/api/filtering.py b/synapse/api/filtering.py
index 9b3daca29bbf..9f06556bd2b2 100644
--- a/synapse/api/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/api/filtering.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_user_filter(self, user_localpart, filter_id):
         result = yield self.store.get_user_filter(user_localpart, filter_id)
-        defer.returnValue(FilterCollection(result))
+        return FilterCollection(result)
 
     def add_user_filter(self, user_localpart, user_filter):
         self.check_valid_filter(user_filter)
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index 5b563c277883..e2822ca848b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
         yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
                 self.main_uri + request.uri.decode("ascii"), body, headers=headers
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue((200, result))
+            return (200, result)
         else:
             # Just interested in counts.
             result = yield self.store.count_e2e_one_time_keys(user_id, device_id)
-            defer.returnValue((200, {"one_time_key_counts": result}))
+            return (200, {"one_time_key_counts": result})
 
 
 class FrontendProxySlavedStore(
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 34c3f5ee99a0..7d6b51b5bc09
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def do_acme():
         if provision:
             yield acme.provision_certificate()
 
-        defer.returnValue(provision)
+        return provision
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def reprovision_acme():
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
index b26a31dd54d1..33b357942578 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
@@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ def _is_exclusive(self, ns_key, test_string):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _matches_user(self, event, store):
         if not event:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         if self.is_interested_in_user(event.sender):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
         # also check m.room.member state key
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member and self.is_interested_in_user(
             event.state_key
         ):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         if not store:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         does_match = yield self._matches_user_in_member_list(event.room_id, store)
-        defer.returnValue(does_match)
+        return does_match
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(num_args=1, cache_context=True)
     def _matches_user_in_member_list(self, room_id, store, cache_context):
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ def _matches_user_in_member_list(self, room_id, store, cache_context):
         # check joined member events
         for user_id in member_list:
             if self.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+                return True
+        return False
 
     def _matches_room_id(self, event):
         if hasattr(event, "room_id"):
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ def _matches_room_id(self, event):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _matches_aliases(self, event, store):
         if not store or not event:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         alias_list = yield store.get_aliases_for_room(event.room_id)
         for alias in alias_list:
             if self.is_interested_in_alias(alias):
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+                return True
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def is_interested(self, event, store=None):
@@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ def is_interested(self, event, store=None):
         """
         # Do cheap checks first
         if self._matches_room_id(event):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         if (yield self._matches_aliases(event, store)):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         if (yield self._matches_user(event, store)):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     def is_interested_in_user(self, user_id):
         return (
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/api.py b/synapse/appservice/api.py
index 571881775bf2..007ca75a9479 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/api.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/api.py
@@ -97,40 +97,40 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_user(self, service, user_id):
         if service.url is None:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         uri = service.url + ("/users/%s" % urllib.parse.quote(user_id))
         response = None
         try:
             response = yield self.get_json(uri, {"access_token": service.hs_token})
             if response is not None:  # just an empty json object
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             if e.code == 404:
-                defer.returnValue(False)
+                return False
                 return
             logger.warning("query_user to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
         except Exception as ex:
             logger.warning("query_user to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_alias(self, service, alias):
         if service.url is None:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         uri = service.url + ("/rooms/%s" % urllib.parse.quote(alias))
         response = None
         try:
             response = yield self.get_json(uri, {"access_token": service.hs_token})
             if response is not None:  # just an empty json object
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             logger.warning("query_alias to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
             if e.code == 404:
-                defer.returnValue(False)
+                return False
                 return
         except Exception as ex:
             logger.warning("query_alias to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_3pe(self, service, kind, protocol, fields):
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def query_3pe(self, service, kind, protocol, fields):
         else:
             raise ValueError("Unrecognised 'kind' argument %r to query_3pe()", kind)
         if service.url is None:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         uri = "%s%s/thirdparty/%s/%s" % (
             service.url,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def query_3pe(self, service, kind, protocol, fields):
                 logger.warning(
                     "query_3pe to %s returned an invalid response %r", uri, response
                 )
-                defer.returnValue([])
+                return []
 
             ret = []
             for r in response:
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ def query_3pe(self, service, kind, protocol, fields):
                         "query_3pe to %s returned an invalid result %r", uri, r
                     )
 
-            defer.returnValue(ret)
+            return ret
         except Exception as ex:
             logger.warning("query_3pe to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
     def get_3pe_protocol(self, service, protocol):
         if service.url is None:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def _get():
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def _get():
                     logger.warning(
                         "query_3pe_protocol to %s did not return a" " valid result", uri
                     )
-                    defer.returnValue(None)
+                    return None
 
                 for instance in info.get("instances", []):
                     network_id = instance.get("network_id", None)
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ def _get():
                             service.id, network_id
                         ).to_string()
 
-                defer.returnValue(info)
+                return info
             except Exception as ex:
                 logger.warning("query_3pe_protocol to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
-                defer.returnValue(None)
+                return None
 
         key = (service.id, protocol)
         return self.protocol_meta_cache.wrap(key, _get)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def _get():
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def push_bulk(self, service, events, txn_id=None):
         if service.url is None:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         events = self._serialize(events)
 
@@ -229,14 +229,14 @@ def push_bulk(self, service, events, txn_id=None):
             )
             sent_transactions_counter.labels(service.id).inc()
             sent_events_counter.labels(service.id).inc(len(events))
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
             return
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             logger.warning("push_bulk to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
         except Exception as ex:
             logger.warning("push_bulk to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
         failed_transactions_counter.labels(service.id).inc()
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     def _serialize(self, events):
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/scheduler.py b/synapse/appservice/scheduler.py
index e5b36494f57f..42a350bff8b5 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/scheduler.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/scheduler.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def _start_recoverer(self, service):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_service_up(self, service):
         state = yield self.store.get_appservice_state(service)
-        defer.returnValue(state == ApplicationServiceState.UP or state is None)
+        return state == ApplicationServiceState.UP or state is None
 
 
 class _Recoverer(object):
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def start(clock, store, as_api, callback):
                 r.service.id,
             )
             r.recover()
-        defer.returnValue(recoverers)
+        return recoverers
 
     def __init__(self, clock, store, as_api, service, callback):
         self.clock = clock
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index e8bb420ad1df..6c3e885e72e6 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def get_keys(self, keys_to_fetch):
         keys = {}
         for (server_name, key_id), key in res.items():
             keys.setdefault(server_name, {})[key_id] = key
-        defer.returnValue(keys)
+        return keys
 
 
 class BaseV2KeyFetcher(object):
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def process_v2_response(self, from_server, response_json, time_added_ms):
             ).addErrback(unwrapFirstError)
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(verify_keys)
+        return verify_keys
 
 
 class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ def get_key(key_server):
                 result = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(
                     keys_to_fetch, key_server
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
             except KeyLookupError as e:
                 logger.warning(
                     "Key lookup failed from %r: %s", key_server.server_name, e
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ def get_key(key_server):
                     str(e),
                 )
 
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         results = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             defer.gatherResults(
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ def get_key(key_server):
             for server_name, keys in result.items():
                 union_of_keys.setdefault(server_name, {}).update(keys)
 
-        defer.returnValue(union_of_keys)
+        return union_of_keys
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(self, keys_to_fetch, key_server):
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ def get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(self, keys_to_fetch, key_server):
             perspective_name, time_now_ms, added_keys
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(keys)
+        return keys
 
     def _validate_perspectives_response(self, key_server, response):
         """Optionally check the signature on the result of a /key/query request
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ def get_server_verify_key_v2_direct(self, server_name, key_ids):
             )
             keys.update(response_keys)
 
-        defer.returnValue(keys)
+        return keys
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/events/builder.py b/synapse/events/builder.py
index db011e04078f..399775133726 100644
--- a/synapse/events/builder.py
+++ b/synapse/events/builder.py
@@ -144,15 +144,13 @@ def build(self, prev_event_ids):
         if self._origin_server_ts is not None:
             event_dict["origin_server_ts"] = self._origin_server_ts
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            create_local_event_from_event_dict(
-                clock=self._clock,
-                hostname=self._hostname,
-                signing_key=self._signing_key,
-                format_version=self.format_version,
-                event_dict=event_dict,
-                internal_metadata_dict=self.internal_metadata.get_dict(),
-            )
+        return create_local_event_from_event_dict(
+            clock=self._clock,
+            hostname=self._hostname,
+            signing_key=self._signing_key,
+            format_version=self.format_version,
+            event_dict=event_dict,
+            internal_metadata_dict=self.internal_metadata.get_dict(),
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/events/snapshot.py b/synapse/events/snapshot.py
index a9545e6c1b17..acbcbeeced85 100644
--- a/synapse/events/snapshot.py
+++ b/synapse/events/snapshot.py
@@ -133,19 +133,17 @@ def serialize(self, event, store):
         else:
             prev_state_id = None
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "prev_state_id": prev_state_id,
-                "event_type": event.type,
-                "event_state_key": event.state_key if event.is_state() else None,
-                "state_group": self.state_group,
-                "rejected": self.rejected,
-                "prev_group": self.prev_group,
-                "delta_ids": _encode_state_dict(self.delta_ids),
-                "prev_state_events": self.prev_state_events,
-                "app_service_id": self.app_service.id if self.app_service else None,
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "prev_state_id": prev_state_id,
+            "event_type": event.type,
+            "event_state_key": event.state_key if event.is_state() else None,
+            "state_group": self.state_group,
+            "rejected": self.rejected,
+            "prev_group": self.prev_group,
+            "delta_ids": _encode_state_dict(self.delta_ids),
+            "prev_state_events": self.prev_state_events,
+            "app_service_id": self.app_service.id if self.app_service else None,
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def deserialize(store, input):
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ def get_current_state_ids(self, store):
 
         yield make_deferred_yieldable(self._fetching_state_deferred)
 
-        defer.returnValue(self._current_state_ids)
+        return self._current_state_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_prev_state_ids(self, store):
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ def get_prev_state_ids(self, store):
 
         yield make_deferred_yieldable(self._fetching_state_deferred)
 
-        defer.returnValue(self._prev_state_ids)
+        return self._prev_state_ids
 
     def get_cached_current_state_ids(self):
         """Gets the current state IDs if we have them already cached.
diff --git a/synapse/events/third_party_rules.py b/synapse/events/third_party_rules.py
index 8f5d95696b79..714a9b1579ab 100644
--- a/synapse/events/third_party_rules.py
+++ b/synapse/events/third_party_rules.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def check_event_allowed(self, event, context):
             defer.Deferred[bool]: True if the event should be allowed, False if not.
         """
         if self.third_party_rules is None:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def check_event_allowed(self, event, context):
             state_events[key] = yield self.store.get_event(event_id, allow_none=True)
 
         ret = yield self.third_party_rules.check_event_allowed(event, state_events)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_create_room(self, requester, config, is_requester_admin):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def check_threepid_can_be_invited(self, medium, address, room_id):
         """
 
         if self.third_party_rules is None:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         state_ids = yield self.store.get_filtered_current_state_ids(room_id)
         room_state_events = yield self.store.get_events(state_ids.values())
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ def check_threepid_can_be_invited(self, medium, address, room_id):
         ret = yield self.third_party_rules.check_threepid_can_be_invited(
             medium, address, state_events
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 9487a886f580..07d1c5bcf045 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def serialize_event(self, event, time_now, bundle_aggregations=True, **kwargs):
         """
         # To handle the case of presence events and the like
         if not isinstance(event, EventBase):
-            defer.returnValue(event)
+            return event
 
         event_id = event.event_id
         serialized_event = serialize_event(event, time_now, **kwargs)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def serialize_event(self, event, time_now, bundle_aggregations=True, **kwargs):
                     "sender": edit.sender,
                 }
 
-        defer.returnValue(serialized_event)
+        return serialized_event
 
     def serialize_events(self, events, time_now, **kwargs):
         """Serializes multiple events.
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_base.py b/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
index f7bb806ae724..5a1e23a145b4 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def handle_check_result(pdu, deferred):
                     "Failed to find copy of %s with valid signature", pdu.event_id
                 )
 
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
 
         handle = preserve_fn(handle_check_result)
         deferreds2 = [handle(pdu, deferred) for pdu, deferred in zip(pdus, deferreds)]
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ def handle_check_result(pdu, deferred):
         ).addErrback(unwrapFirstError)
 
         if include_none:
-            defer.returnValue(valid_pdus)
+            return valid_pdus
         else:
-            defer.returnValue([p for p in valid_pdus if p])
+            return [p for p in valid_pdus if p]
 
     def _check_sigs_and_hash(self, room_version, pdu):
         return make_deferred_yieldable(
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 3cb4b9442085..25ed1257f11b 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def backfill(self, dest, room_id, limit, extremities):
             ).addErrback(unwrapFirstError)
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(pdus)
+        return pdus
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def get_pdu(
 
         ev = self._get_pdu_cache.get(event_id)
         if ev:
-            defer.returnValue(ev)
+            return ev
 
         pdu_attempts = self.pdu_destination_tried.setdefault(event_id, {})
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def get_pdu(
         if signed_pdu:
             self._get_pdu_cache[event_id] = signed_pdu
 
-        defer.returnValue(signed_pdu)
+        return signed_pdu
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def get_state_for_room(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
 
             auth_chain.sort(key=lambda e: e.depth)
 
-            defer.returnValue((pdus, auth_chain))
+            return (pdus, auth_chain)
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             if e.code == 400 or e.code == 404:
                 logger.info("Failed to use get_room_state_ids API, falling back")
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def get_state_for_room(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
 
         signed_auth.sort(key=lambda e: e.depth)
 
-        defer.returnValue((signed_pdus, signed_auth))
+        return (signed_pdus, signed_auth)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_events_from_store_or_dest(self, destination, room_id, event_ids):
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def get_events_from_store_or_dest(self, destination, room_id, event_ids):
             missing_events.discard(k)
 
         if not missing_events:
-            defer.returnValue((signed_events, failed_to_fetch))
+            return (signed_events, failed_to_fetch)
 
         logger.debug(
             "Fetching unknown state/auth events %s for room %s",
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def get_events_from_store_or_dest(self, destination, room_id, event_ids):
             # We removed all events we successfully fetched from `batch`
             failed_to_fetch.update(batch)
 
-        defer.returnValue((signed_events, failed_to_fetch))
+        return (signed_events, failed_to_fetch)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def get_event_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
 
         signed_auth.sort(key=lambda e: e.depth)
 
-        defer.returnValue(signed_auth)
+        return signed_auth
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _try_destination_list(self, description, destinations, callback):
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def _try_destination_list(self, description, destinations, callback):
 
             try:
                 res = yield callback(destination)
-                defer.returnValue(res)
+                return res
             except InvalidResponseError as e:
                 logger.warn("Failed to %s via %s: %s", description, destination, e)
             except HttpResponseException as e:
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ def send_request(destination):
                 event_dict=pdu_dict,
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue((destination, ev, event_format))
+            return (destination, ev, event_format)
 
         return self._try_destination_list(
             "make_" + membership, destinations, send_request
@@ -728,13 +728,11 @@ def send_request(destination):
 
             check_authchain_validity(signed_auth)
 
-            defer.returnValue(
-                {
-                    "state": signed_state,
-                    "auth_chain": signed_auth,
-                    "origin": destination,
-                }
-            )
+            return {
+                "state": signed_state,
+                "auth_chain": signed_auth,
+                "origin": destination,
+            }
 
         return self._try_destination_list("send_join", destinations, send_request)
 
@@ -758,7 +756,7 @@ def send_invite(self, destination, room_id, event_id, pdu):
 
         # FIXME: We should handle signature failures more gracefully.
 
-        defer.returnValue(pdu)
+        return pdu
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_send_invite(self, destination, pdu, room_version):
@@ -786,7 +784,7 @@ def _do_send_invite(self, destination, pdu, room_version):
                     "invite_room_state": pdu.unsigned.get("invite_room_state", []),
                 },
             )
-            defer.returnValue(content)
+            return content
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             if e.code in [400, 404]:
                 err = e.to_synapse_error()
@@ -821,7 +819,7 @@ def _do_send_invite(self, destination, pdu, room_version):
             event_id=pdu.event_id,
             content=pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now),
         )
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     def send_leave(self, destinations, pdu):
         """Sends a leave event to one of a list of homeservers.
@@ -856,7 +854,7 @@ def send_request(destination):
             )
 
             logger.debug("Got content: %s", content)
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         return self._try_destination_list("send_leave", destinations, send_request)
 
@@ -917,7 +915,7 @@ def query_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id, local_auth):
             "missing": content.get("missing", []),
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_missing_events(
@@ -974,7 +972,7 @@ def get_missing_events(
             # get_missing_events
             signed_events = []
 
-        defer.returnValue(signed_events)
+        return signed_events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def forward_third_party_invite(self, destinations, room_id, event_dict):
@@ -986,7 +984,7 @@ def forward_third_party_invite(self, destinations, room_id, event_dict):
                 yield self.transport_layer.exchange_third_party_invite(
                     destination=destination, room_id=room_id, event_dict=event_dict
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(None)
+                return None
             except CodeMessageException:
                 raise
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 8c0a18b12039..b4b9a05ca629 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def on_backfill_request(self, origin, room_id, versions, limit):
 
             res = self._transaction_from_pdus(pdus).get_dict()
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, res))
+        return (200, res)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def on_incoming_transaction(self, origin, transaction_data):
                 origin, transaction, request_time
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_incoming_transaction(self, origin, transaction, request_time):
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ def _handle_incoming_transaction(self, origin, transaction, request_time):
                 "[%s] We've already responded to this request",
                 transaction.transaction_id,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(response)
-            return
+            return response
 
         logger.debug("[%s] Transaction is new", transaction.transaction_id)
 
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ def _handle_incoming_transaction(self, origin, transaction, request_time):
             yield self.transaction_actions.set_response(
                 origin, transaction, 400, response
             )
-            defer.returnValue((400, response))
+            return (400, response)
 
         received_pdus_counter.inc(len(transaction.pdus))
 
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ def process_pdus_for_room(room_id):
         logger.debug("Returning: %s", str(response))
 
         yield self.transaction_actions.set_response(origin, transaction, 200, response)
-        defer.returnValue((200, response))
+        return (200, response)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def received_edu(self, origin, edu_type, content):
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ def on_context_state_request(self, origin, room_id, event_id):
                 event_id,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_state_ids_request(self, origin, room_id, event_id):
@@ -315,9 +314,7 @@ def on_state_ids_request(self, origin, room_id, event_id):
         state_ids = yield self.handler.get_state_ids_for_pdu(room_id, event_id)
         auth_chain_ids = yield self.store.get_auth_chain_ids(state_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (200, {"pdu_ids": state_ids, "auth_chain_ids": auth_chain_ids})
-        )
+        return (200, {"pdu_ids": state_ids, "auth_chain_ids": auth_chain_ids})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _on_context_state_request_compute(self, room_id, event_id):
@@ -336,12 +333,10 @@ def _on_context_state_request_compute(self, room_id, event_id):
                     )
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "pdus": [pdu.get_pdu_json() for pdu in pdus],
-                "auth_chain": [pdu.get_pdu_json() for pdu in auth_chain],
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "pdus": [pdu.get_pdu_json() for pdu in pdus],
+            "auth_chain": [pdu.get_pdu_json() for pdu in auth_chain],
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -349,15 +344,15 @@ def on_pdu_request(self, origin, event_id):
         pdu = yield self.handler.get_persisted_pdu(origin, event_id)
 
         if pdu:
-            defer.returnValue((200, self._transaction_from_pdus([pdu]).get_dict()))
+            return (200, self._transaction_from_pdus([pdu]).get_dict())
         else:
-            defer.returnValue((404, ""))
+            return (404, "")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_query_request(self, query_type, args):
         received_queries_counter.labels(query_type).inc()
         resp = yield self.registry.on_query(query_type, args)
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id, supported_versions):
@@ -371,9 +366,7 @@ def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id, supported_versions):
 
         pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_join_request(room_id, user_id)
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now), "room_version": room_version}
-        )
+        return {"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now), "room_version": room_version}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_invite_request(self, origin, content, room_version):
@@ -391,7 +384,7 @@ def on_invite_request(self, origin, content, room_version):
         yield self.check_server_matches_acl(origin_host, pdu.room_id)
         ret_pdu = yield self.handler.on_invite_request(origin, pdu)
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue({"event": ret_pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now)})
+        return {"event": ret_pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now)}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_send_join_request(self, origin, content, room_id):
@@ -407,16 +400,14 @@ def on_send_join_request(self, origin, content, room_id):
         logger.debug("on_send_join_request: pdu sigs: %s", pdu.signatures)
         res_pdus = yield self.handler.on_send_join_request(origin, pdu)
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                200,
-                {
-                    "state": [p.get_pdu_json(time_now) for p in res_pdus["state"]],
-                    "auth_chain": [
-                        p.get_pdu_json(time_now) for p in res_pdus["auth_chain"]
-                    ],
-                },
-            )
+        return (
+            200,
+            {
+                "state": [p.get_pdu_json(time_now) for p in res_pdus["state"]],
+                "auth_chain": [
+                    p.get_pdu_json(time_now) for p in res_pdus["auth_chain"]
+                ],
+            },
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -428,9 +419,7 @@ def on_make_leave_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id):
         room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
 
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now), "room_version": room_version}
-        )
+        return {"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now), "room_version": room_version}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_send_leave_request(self, origin, content, room_id):
@@ -445,7 +434,7 @@ def on_send_leave_request(self, origin, content, room_id):
 
         logger.debug("on_send_leave_request: pdu sigs: %s", pdu.signatures)
         yield self.handler.on_send_leave_request(origin, pdu)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_event_auth(self, origin, room_id, event_id):
@@ -456,7 +445,7 @@ def on_event_auth(self, origin, room_id, event_id):
             time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
             auth_pdus = yield self.handler.on_event_auth(event_id)
             res = {"auth_chain": [a.get_pdu_json(time_now) for a in auth_pdus]}
-        defer.returnValue((200, res))
+        return (200, res)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_query_auth_request(self, origin, content, room_id, event_id):
@@ -509,7 +498,7 @@ def on_query_auth_request(self, origin, content, room_id, event_id):
                 "missing": ret.get("missing", []),
             }
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, send_content))
+        return (200, send_content)
 
     @log_function
     def on_query_client_keys(self, origin, content):
@@ -548,7 +537,7 @@ def on_claim_client_keys(self, origin, content):
             ),
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({"one_time_keys": json_result})
+        return {"one_time_keys": json_result}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -580,9 +569,7 @@ def on_get_missing_events(
 
             time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"events": [ev.get_pdu_json(time_now) for ev in missing_events]}
-        )
+        return {"events": [ev.get_pdu_json(time_now) for ev in missing_events]}
 
     @log_function
     def on_openid_userinfo(self, token):
@@ -676,14 +663,14 @@ def exchange_third_party_invite(
         ret = yield self.handler.exchange_third_party_invite(
             sender_user_id, target_user_id, room_id, signed
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_exchange_third_party_invite_request(self, origin, room_id, event_dict):
         ret = yield self.handler.on_exchange_third_party_invite_request(
             origin, room_id, event_dict
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_server_matches_acl(self, server_name, room_id):
diff --git a/synapse/federation/sender/per_destination_queue.py b/synapse/federation/sender/per_destination_queue.py
index 9aab12c0d328..fad980b89307 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/sender/per_destination_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/sender/per_destination_queue.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def _get_device_update_edus(self, limit):
 
         assert len(edus) <= limit, "get_devices_by_remote returned too many EDUs"
 
-        defer.returnValue((edus, now_stream_id))
+        return (edus, now_stream_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_to_device_message_edus(self, limit):
@@ -393,4 +393,4 @@ def _get_to_device_message_edus(self, limit):
             for content in contents
         ]
 
-        defer.returnValue((edus, stream_id))
+        return (edus, stream_id)
diff --git a/synapse/federation/sender/transaction_manager.py b/synapse/federation/sender/transaction_manager.py
index 0460a8c4acc6..52706302f228 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/sender/transaction_manager.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/sender/transaction_manager.py
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ def json_data_cb():
                 )
             success = False
 
-        defer.returnValue(success)
+        return success
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 1aae9ec9e74d..2a6709ff48e9 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def send_transaction(self, transaction, json_data_callback=None):
             try_trailing_slash_on_400=True,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def make_query(
             ignore_backoff=ignore_backoff,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def make_membership_event(self, destination, room_id, user_id, membership, param
             ignore_backoff=ignore_backoff,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def send_join(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def send_leave(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
             ignore_backoff=True,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def send_invite_v1(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=content, ignore_backoff=True
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def send_invite_v2(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=content, ignore_backoff=True
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def get_public_rooms(
             destination=remote_server, path=path, args=args, ignore_backoff=True
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def exchange_third_party_invite(self, destination, room_id, event_dict):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=event_dict
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def get_event_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
 
         content = yield self.client.get_json(destination=destination, path=path)
 
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def send_query_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def query_client_keys(self, destination, query_content, timeout):
         content = yield self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination, path=path, data=query_content, timeout=timeout
         )
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def query_user_devices(self, destination, user_id, timeout):
         content = yield self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination, path=path, timeout=timeout
         )
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def claim_client_keys(self, destination, query_content, timeout):
         content = yield self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination, path=path, data=query_content, timeout=timeout
         )
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def get_missing_events(
             timeout=timeout,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(content)
+        return content
 
     @log_function
     def get_group_profile(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/groups/attestations.py b/synapse/groups/attestations.py
index f497711133e9..dfd7ae041ba6 100644
--- a/synapse/groups/attestations.py
+++ b/synapse/groups/attestations.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def on_renew_attestation(self, group_id, user_id, content):
 
         yield self.store.update_remote_attestion(group_id, user_id, attestation)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     def _start_renew_attestations(self):
         return run_as_background_process("renew_attestations", self._renew_attestations)
diff --git a/synapse/groups/groups_server.py b/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
index 168c9e3f84b5..d50e691436f6 100644
--- a/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
+++ b/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def check_group_is_ours(
             if not is_admin:
                 raise SynapseError(403, "User is not admin in group")
 
-        defer.returnValue(group)
+        return group
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_summary(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -151,22 +151,20 @@ def get_group_summary(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "profile": profile,
-                "users_section": {
-                    "users": users,
-                    "roles": roles,
-                    "total_user_count_estimate": 0,  # TODO
-                },
-                "rooms_section": {
-                    "rooms": rooms,
-                    "categories": categories,
-                    "total_room_count_estimate": 0,  # TODO
-                },
-                "user": membership_info,
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "profile": profile,
+            "users_section": {
+                "users": users,
+                "roles": roles,
+                "total_user_count_estimate": 0,  # TODO
+            },
+            "rooms_section": {
+                "rooms": rooms,
+                "categories": categories,
+                "total_room_count_estimate": 0,  # TODO
+            },
+            "user": membership_info,
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_group_summary_room(
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ def update_group_summary_room(
             is_public=is_public,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_group_summary_room(
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ def delete_group_summary_room(
             group_id=group_id, room_id=room_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_group_join_policy(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -228,7 +226,7 @@ def set_group_join_policy(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
 
         yield self.store.set_group_join_policy(group_id, join_policy=join_policy)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_categories(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ def get_group_categories(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
         yield self.check_group_is_ours(group_id, requester_user_id, and_exists=True)
 
         categories = yield self.store.get_group_categories(group_id=group_id)
-        defer.returnValue({"categories": categories})
+        return {"categories": categories}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id):
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ def get_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id):
             group_id=group_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id, content):
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ def update_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id, conten
             profile=profile,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id):
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ def delete_group_category(self, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id):
             group_id=group_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_roles(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ def get_group_roles(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
         yield self.check_group_is_ours(group_id, requester_user_id, and_exists=True)
 
         roles = yield self.store.get_group_roles(group_id=group_id)
-        defer.returnValue({"roles": roles})
+        return {"roles": roles}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
@@ -301,7 +299,7 @@ def get_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
         yield self.check_group_is_ours(group_id, requester_user_id, and_exists=True)
 
         res = yield self.store.get_group_role(group_id=group_id, role_id=role_id)
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id, content):
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ def update_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id, content):
             group_id=group_id, role_id=role_id, is_public=is_public, profile=profile
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
@@ -331,7 +329,7 @@ def delete_group_role(self, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
 
         yield self.store.remove_group_role(group_id=group_id, role_id=role_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_group_summary_user(
@@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ def update_group_summary_user(
             is_public=is_public,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_group_summary_user(self, group_id, requester_user_id, user_id, role_id):
@@ -369,7 +367,7 @@ def delete_group_summary_user(self, group_id, requester_user_id, user_id, role_i
             group_id=group_id, user_id=user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_profile(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -391,7 +389,7 @@ def get_group_profile(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
             group_description = {key: group[key] for key in cols}
             group_description["is_openly_joinable"] = group["join_policy"] == "open"
 
-            defer.returnValue(group_description)
+            return group_description
         else:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown group")
 
@@ -461,9 +459,7 @@ def get_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
 
         # TODO: If admin add lists of users whose attestations have timed out
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"chunk": chunk, "total_user_count_estimate": len(user_results)}
-        )
+        return {"chunk": chunk, "total_user_count_estimate": len(user_results)}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_invited_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -494,9 +490,7 @@ def get_invited_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
                 logger.warn("Error getting profile for %s: %s", user_id, e)
             user_profiles.append(user_profile)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"chunk": user_profiles, "total_user_count_estimate": len(invited_users)}
-        )
+        return {"chunk": user_profiles, "total_user_count_estimate": len(invited_users)}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_rooms_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -533,9 +527,7 @@ def get_rooms_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
 
         chunk.sort(key=lambda e: -e["num_joined_members"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"chunk": chunk, "total_room_count_estimate": len(room_results)}
-        )
+        return {"chunk": chunk, "total_room_count_estimate": len(room_results)}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_room_to_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, content):
@@ -551,7 +543,7 @@ def add_room_to_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, content):
 
         yield self.store.add_room_to_group(group_id, room_id, is_public=is_public)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_room_in_group(
@@ -574,7 +566,7 @@ def update_room_in_group(
         else:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Uknown config option")
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def remove_room_from_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, room_id):
@@ -586,7 +578,7 @@ def remove_room_from_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, room_id):
 
         yield self.store.remove_room_from_group(group_id, room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def invite_to_group(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -644,9 +636,9 @@ def invite_to_group(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
             )
         elif res["state"] == "invite":
             yield self.store.add_group_invite(group_id, user_id)
-            defer.returnValue({"state": "invite"})
+            return {"state": "invite"}
         elif res["state"] == "reject":
-            defer.returnValue({"state": "reject"})
+            return {"state": "reject"}
         else:
             raise SynapseError(502, "Unknown state returned by HS")
 
@@ -679,7 +671,7 @@ def _add_user(self, group_id, user_id, content):
             remote_attestation=remote_attestation,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(local_attestation)
+        return local_attestation
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def accept_invite(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -699,7 +691,7 @@ def accept_invite(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
 
         local_attestation = yield self._add_user(group_id, requester_user_id, content)
 
-        defer.returnValue({"state": "join", "attestation": local_attestation})
+        return {"state": "join", "attestation": local_attestation}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def join_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -716,7 +708,7 @@ def join_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
 
         local_attestation = yield self._add_user(group_id, requester_user_id, content)
 
-        defer.returnValue({"state": "join", "attestation": local_attestation})
+        return {"state": "join", "attestation": local_attestation}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def knock(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -769,7 +761,7 @@ def remove_user_from_group(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
         if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
             yield self.store.maybe_delete_remote_profile_cache(user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -845,7 +837,7 @@ def create_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id, content):
                 avatar_url=user_profile.get("avatar_url"),
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue({"group_id": group_id})
+        return {"group_id": group_id}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/account_data.py b/synapse/handlers/account_data.py
index e62e6cab7702..8acd9f9a8312 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/account_data.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def get_new_events(self, user, from_key, **kwargs):
                     {"type": account_data_type, "content": content, "room_id": room_id}
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue((results, current_stream_id))
+        return (results, current_stream_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_pagination_rows(self, user, config, key):
-        defer.returnValue(([], config.to_id))
+        return ([], config.to_id)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py b/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
index 1f1708ba7d5d..930204e2d034 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def _get_email_addresses_for_user(self, user_id):
             if threepid["medium"] == "email":
                 addresses.append(threepid["address"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(addresses)
+        return addresses
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_renewal_token(self, user_id):
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def _get_renewal_token(self, user_id):
             try:
                 renewal_token = stringutils.random_string(32)
                 yield self.store.set_renewal_token_for_user(user_id, renewal_token)
-                defer.returnValue(renewal_token)
+                return renewal_token
             except StoreError:
                 attempts += 1
         raise StoreError(500, "Couldn't generate a unique string as refresh string.")
@@ -254,4 +254,4 @@ def renew_account_for_user(self, user_id, expiration_ts=None, email_sent=False):
             user_id=user_id, expiration_ts=expiration_ts, email_sent=email_sent
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(expiration_ts)
+        return expiration_ts
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/acme.py b/synapse/handlers/acme.py
index fbef2f3d3848..46ac73106de7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/acme.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/acme.py
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ def provision_certificate(self):
             logger.exception("Failed saving!")
             raise
 
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/admin.py b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
index e8a651e231b8..2f22f56ca4d7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get_whois(self, user):
             "devices": {"": {"sessions": [{"connections": connections}]}},
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_users(self):
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def get_users(self):
         """
         ret = yield self.store.get_users()
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_users_paginate(self, order, start, limit):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def get_users_paginate(self, order, start, limit):
         """
         ret = yield self.store.get_users_paginate(order, start, limit)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def search_users(self, term):
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def search_users(self, term):
         """
         ret = yield self.store.search_users(term)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def export_user_data(self, user_id, writer):
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def export_user_data(self, user_id, writer):
                 state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(event_id)
                 writer.write_state(room_id, event_id, state)
 
-        defer.returnValue(writer.finished())
+        return writer.finished()
 
 
 class ExfiltrationWriter(object):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 8f089f0e3355..d1a51df6f9c0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ def query_user_exists(self, user_id):
         for user_service in user_query_services:
             is_known_user = yield self.appservice_api.query_user(user_service, user_id)
             if is_known_user:
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+                return True
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_room_alias_exists(self, room_alias):
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def query_room_alias_exists(self, room_alias):
             if is_known_alias:
                 # the alias exists now so don't query more ASes.
                 result = yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(room_alias)
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_3pe(self, kind, protocol, fields):
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def query_3pe(self, kind, protocol, fields):
             if success:
                 ret.extend(result)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_3pe_protocols(self, only_protocol=None):
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def _merge_instances(infos):
         for p in protocols.keys():
             protocols[p] = _merge_instances(protocols[p])
 
-        defer.returnValue(protocols)
+        return protocols
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_event(self, event):
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def _get_services_for_event(self, event):
             if (yield s.is_interested(event, self.store)):
                 interested_list.append(s)
 
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return interested_list
 
     def _get_services_for_user(self, user_id):
         services = self.store.get_app_services()
@@ -293,23 +293,23 @@ def _is_unknown_user(self, user_id):
         if not self.is_mine_id(user_id):
             # we don't know if they are unknown or not since it isn't one of our
             # users. We can't poke ASes.
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
             return
 
         user_info = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
         if user_info:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
             return
 
         # user not found; could be the AS though, so check.
         services = self.store.get_app_services()
         service_list = [s for s in services if s.sender == user_id]
-        defer.returnValue(len(service_list) == 0)
+        return len(service_list) == 0
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_user_exists(self, user_id):
         unknown_user = yield self._is_unknown_user(user_id)
         if unknown_user:
             exists = yield self.query_user_exists(user_id)
-            defer.returnValue(exists)
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+            return exists
+        return True
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index d4d65749754e..05be5b7c4820 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def validate_user_via_ui_auth(self, requester, request_body, clientip):
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid auth")
 
-        defer.returnValue(params)
+        return params
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip, password_servlet=False):
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip, password_servlet=False):
                     creds,
                     list(clientdict),
                 )
-                defer.returnValue((creds, clientdict, session["id"]))
+                return (creds, clientdict, session["id"])
 
         ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session)
         ret["completed"] = list(creds)
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ def add_oob_auth(self, stagetype, authdict, clientip):
         if result:
             creds[stagetype] = result
             self._save_session(sess)
-            defer.returnValue(True)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+            return True
+        return False
 
     def get_session_id(self, clientdict):
         """
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def _check_auth_dict(self, authdict, clientip, password_servlet=False):
             res = yield checker(
                 authdict, clientip=clientip, password_servlet=password_servlet
             )
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
 
         # build a v1-login-style dict out of the authdict and fall back to the
         # v1 code
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def _check_auth_dict(self, authdict, clientip, password_servlet=False):
             raise SynapseError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
 
         (canonical_id, callback) = yield self.validate_login(user_id, authdict)
-        defer.returnValue(canonical_id)
+        return canonical_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_recaptcha(self, authdict, clientip, **kwargs):
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def _check_recaptcha(self, authdict, clientip, **kwargs):
                 resp_body.get("hostname"),
             )
             if resp_body["success"]:
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
         raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
 
     def _check_email_identity(self, authdict, **kwargs):
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ def _check_threepid(self, medium, authdict, password_servlet=False, **kwargs):
 
         threepid["threepid_creds"] = authdict["threepid_creds"]
 
-        defer.returnValue(threepid)
+        return threepid
 
     def _get_params_recaptcha(self):
         return {"public_key": self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key}
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def get_access_token_for_user_id(self, user_id, device_id, valid_until_ms):
                 yield self.store.delete_access_token(access_token)
                 raise StoreError(400, "Login raced against device deletion")
 
-        defer.returnValue(access_token)
+        return access_token
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_exists(self, user_id):
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ def check_user_exists(self, user_id):
         self.ratelimit_login_per_account(user_id)
         res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
         if res is not None:
-            defer.returnValue(res[0])
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+            return res[0]
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(self, user_id):
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def _find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(self, user_id):
                 user_id,
                 user_infos.keys(),
             )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def get_supported_login_types(self):
         """Get a the login types supported for the /login API
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def validate_login(self, username, login_submission):
                 known_login_type = True
                 is_valid = yield provider.check_password(qualified_user_id, password)
                 if is_valid:
-                    defer.returnValue((qualified_user_id, None))
+                    return (qualified_user_id, None)
 
             if not hasattr(provider, "get_supported_login_types") or not hasattr(
                 provider, "check_auth"
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def validate_login(self, username, login_submission):
             if result:
                 if isinstance(result, str):
                     result = (result, None)
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
 
         if login_type == LoginType.PASSWORD and self.hs.config.password_localdb_enabled:
             known_login_type = True
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ def validate_login(self, username, login_submission):
             )
 
             if canonical_user_id:
-                defer.returnValue((canonical_user_id, None))
+                return (canonical_user_id, None)
 
         if not known_login_type:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Unknown login type %s" % login_type)
@@ -814,9 +814,9 @@ def check_password_provider_3pid(self, medium, address, password):
                     if isinstance(result, str):
                         # If it's a str, set callback function to None
                         result = (result, None)
-                    defer.returnValue(result)
+                    return result
 
-        defer.returnValue((None, None))
+        return (None, None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
         """
         lookupres = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
         if not lookupres:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
         (user_id, password_hash) = lookupres
 
         # If the password hash is None, the account has likely been deactivated
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
         result = yield self.validate_hash(password, password_hash)
         if not result:
             logger.warn("Failed password login for user %s", user_id)
-            defer.returnValue(None)
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+            return None
+        return user_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(self, login_token):
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(self, login_token):
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid token", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
         self.ratelimit_login_per_account(user_id)
         yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user_id)
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+        return user_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_access_token(self, access_token):
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ def delete_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address, id_server=None):
         )
 
         yield self.store.user_delete_threepid(user_id, medium, address)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def _save_session(self, session):
         # TODO: Persistent storage
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
index e8f9da609893..5f804d1f1330 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def deactivate_account(self, user_id, erase_data, id_server=None):
         # Mark the user as deactivated.
         yield self.store.set_user_deactivated_status(user_id, True)
 
-        defer.returnValue(identity_server_supports_unbinding)
+        return identity_server_supports_unbinding
 
     def _start_user_parting(self):
         """
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/device.py b/synapse/handlers/device.py
index 99e841309296..d6ab33778393 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/device.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/device.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_devices_by_user(self, user_id):
         for device in devices:
             _update_device_from_client_ips(device, ips)
 
-        defer.returnValue(devices)
+        return devices
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_device(self, user_id, device_id):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_device(self, user_id, device_id):
             raise errors.NotFoundError
         ips = yield self.store.get_last_client_ip_by_device(user_id, device_id)
         _update_device_from_client_ips(device, ips)
-        defer.returnValue(device)
+        return device
 
     @measure_func("device.get_user_ids_changed")
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -200,9 +200,7 @@ def get_user_ids_changed(self, user_id, from_token):
             possibly_joined = []
             possibly_left = []
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"changed": list(possibly_joined), "left": list(possibly_left)}
-        )
+        return {"changed": list(possibly_joined), "left": list(possibly_left)}
 
 
 class DeviceHandler(DeviceWorkerHandler):
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ def check_device_registered(
             )
             if new_device:
                 yield self.notify_device_update(user_id, [device_id])
-            defer.returnValue(device_id)
+            return device_id
 
         # if the device id is not specified, we'll autogen one, but loop a few
         # times in case of a clash.
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ def check_device_registered(
             )
             if new_device:
                 yield self.notify_device_update(user_id, [device_id])
-                defer.returnValue(device_id)
+                return device_id
             attempts += 1
 
         raise errors.StoreError(500, "Couldn't generate a device ID.")
@@ -411,9 +409,7 @@ def notify_device_update(self, user_id, device_ids):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_federation_query_user_devices(self, user_id):
         stream_id, devices = yield self.store.get_devices_with_keys_by_user(user_id)
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {"user_id": user_id, "stream_id": stream_id, "devices": devices}
-        )
+        return {"user_id": user_id, "stream_id": stream_id, "devices": devices}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def user_left_room(self, user, room_id):
@@ -623,7 +619,7 @@ def _need_to_do_resync(self, user_id, updates):
         for _, stream_id, prev_ids, _ in updates:
             if not prev_ids:
                 # We always do a resync if there are no previous IDs
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
 
             for prev_id in prev_ids:
                 if prev_id == extremity:
@@ -633,8 +629,8 @@ def _need_to_do_resync(self, user_id, updates):
                 elif prev_id in stream_id_in_updates:
                     continue
                 else:
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
+                    return True
 
             stream_id_in_updates.add(stream_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 42d5b3db30c6..0fd423197c93 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def delete_association(self, requester, room_alias, send_event=True):
         except AuthError as e:
             logger.info("Failed to update alias events: %s", e)
 
-        defer.returnValue(room_id)
+        return room_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_appservice_association(self, service, room_alias):
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def _delete_association(self, room_alias):
 
         room_id = yield self.store.delete_room_alias(room_alias)
 
-        defer.returnValue(room_id)
+        return room_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_association(self, room_alias):
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def get_association(self, room_alias):
         else:
             servers = list(servers)
 
-        defer.returnValue({"room_id": room_id, "servers": servers})
+        return {"room_id": room_id, "servers": servers}
         return
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def on_directory_query(self, args):
         result = yield self.get_association_from_room_alias(room_alias)
 
         if result is not None:
-            defer.returnValue({"room_id": result.room_id, "servers": result.servers})
+            return {"room_id": result.room_id, "servers": result.servers}
         else:
             raise SynapseError(
                 404,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def get_association_from_room_alias(self, room_alias):
             # Query AS to see if it exists
             as_handler = self.appservice_handler
             result = yield as_handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def can_modify_alias(self, alias, user_id=None):
         # Any application service "interested" in an alias they are regexing on
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ def _user_can_delete_alias(self, alias, user_id):
         creator = yield self.store.get_room_alias_creator(alias.to_string())
 
         if creator is not None and creator == user_id:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(UserID.from_string(user_id))
-        defer.returnValue(is_admin)
+        return is_admin
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def edit_published_room_list(self, requester, room_id, visibility):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index fdfe8611b6ca..1300b540e34c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def do_remote_query(destination):
             )
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({"device_keys": results, "failures": failures})
+        return {"device_keys": results, "failures": failures}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def query_local_devices(self, query):
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def query_local_devices(self, query):
                     r["unsigned"]["device_display_name"] = display_name
                 result_dict[user_id][device_id] = r
 
-        defer.returnValue(result_dict)
+        return result_dict
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_federation_query_client_keys(self, query_body):
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def on_federation_query_client_keys(self, query_body):
         """
         device_keys_query = query_body.get("device_keys", {})
         res = yield self.query_local_devices(device_keys_query)
-        defer.returnValue({"device_keys": res})
+        return {"device_keys": res}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def claim_one_time_keys(self, query, timeout):
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def claim_client_keys(destination):
             ),
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({"one_time_keys": json_result, "failures": failures})
+        return {"one_time_keys": json_result, "failures": failures}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def upload_keys_for_user(self, user_id, device_id, keys):
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def upload_keys_for_user(self, user_id, device_id, keys):
 
         result = yield self.store.count_e2e_one_time_keys(user_id, device_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue({"one_time_key_counts": result})
+        return {"one_time_key_counts": result}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _upload_one_time_keys_for_user(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
index ebd807bca682..41b871fc5953 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def get_room_keys(self, user_id, version, room_id=None, session_id=None):
                 user_id, version, room_id, session_id
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(results)
+            return results
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_room_keys(self, user_id, version, room_id=None, session_id=None):
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def create_version(self, user_id, version_info):
             new_version = yield self.store.create_e2e_room_keys_version(
                 user_id, version_info
             )
-            defer.returnValue(new_version)
+            return new_version
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_version_info(self, user_id, version=None):
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def get_version_info(self, user_id, version=None):
                     raise NotFoundError("Unknown backup version")
                 else:
                     raise
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_version(self, user_id, version=None):
@@ -350,4 +350,4 @@ def update_version(self, user_id, version, version_info):
                 user_id, version, version_info
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index 6a38328af316..2f1f10a9af82 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def get_stream(
                 "end": tokens[1].to_string(),
             }
 
-            defer.returnValue(chunk)
+            return chunk
 
 
 class EventHandler(BaseHandler):
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def get_event(self, user, room_id, event_id):
         event = yield self.store.get_event(event_id, check_room_id=room_id)
 
         if not event:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
             return
 
         users = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(event.room_id)
@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@ def get_event(self, user, room_id, event_id):
         if not filtered:
             raise AuthError(403, "You don't have permission to access that event.")
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 57be968c67c8..2aa208a2b80e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def on_receive_pdu(self, origin, pdu, sent_to_us_directly=False):
                 event_id,
                 origin,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         state = None
         auth_chain = []
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ def backfill(self, dest, room_id, limit, extremities):
         events = [e for e in events if e.event_id not in seen_events]
 
         if not events:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         event_map = {e.event_id: e for e in events}
 
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ def backfill(self, dest, room_id, limit, extremities):
             # TODO: We can probably do something more clever here.
             yield self._handle_new_event(dest, event, backfilled=True)
 
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def maybe_backfill(self, room_id, current_depth):
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ def maybe_backfill(self, room_id, current_depth):
         )
 
         if not filtered_extremities:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         # Check if we reached a point where we should start backfilling.
         sorted_extremeties_tuple = sorted(extremities.items(), key=lambda e: -int(e[1]))
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ def try_backfill(domains):
                     # If this succeeded then we probably already have the
                     # appropriate stuff.
                     # TODO: We can probably do something more intelligent here.
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
+                    return True
                 except SynapseError as e:
                     logger.info("Failed to backfill from %s because %s", dom, e)
                     continue
@@ -985,11 +985,11 @@ def try_backfill(domains):
                     logger.exception("Failed to backfill from %s because %s", dom, e)
                     continue
 
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         success = yield try_backfill(likely_domains)
         if success:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         # Huh, well *those* domains didn't work out. Lets try some domains
         # from the time.
@@ -1031,11 +1031,11 @@ def try_backfill(domains):
                 [dom for dom, _ in likely_domains if dom not in tried_domains]
             )
             if success:
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
 
             tried_domains.update(dom for dom, _ in likely_domains)
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     def _sanity_check_event(self, ev):
         """
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ def send_invite(self, target_host, event):
             pdu=event,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(pdu)
+        return pdu
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_event_auth(self, event_id):
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ def on_event_auth(self, event_id):
         auth = yield self.store.get_auth_chain(
             [auth_id for auth_id in event.auth_event_ids()], include_given=True
         )
-        defer.returnValue([e for e in auth])
+        return [e for e in auth]
 
     @log_function
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ def do_invite_join(self, target_hosts, room_id, joinee, content):
 
             run_in_background(self._handle_queued_pdus, room_queue)
 
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_queued_pdus(self, room_queue):
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ def on_make_join_request(self, room_id, user_id):
             room_version, event, context, do_sig_check=False
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ def on_send_join_request(self, origin, pdu):
 
         state = yield self.store.get_events(list(prev_state_ids.values()))
 
-        defer.returnValue({"state": list(state.values()), "auth_chain": auth_chain})
+        return {"state": list(state.values()), "auth_chain": auth_chain}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_invite_request(self, origin, pdu):
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ def on_invite_request(self, origin, pdu):
         context = yield self.state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
         yield self.persist_events_and_notify([(event, context)])
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_remotely_reject_invite(self, target_hosts, room_id, user_id):
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ def do_remotely_reject_invite(self, target_hosts, room_id, user_id):
         context = yield self.state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
         yield self.persist_events_and_notify([(event, context)])
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _make_and_verify_event(
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ def _make_and_verify_event(
         assert event.user_id == user_id
         assert event.state_key == user_id
         assert event.room_id == room_id
-        defer.returnValue((origin, event, format_ver))
+        return (origin, event, format_ver)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ def on_make_leave_request(self, room_id, user_id):
             logger.warn("Failed to create new leave %r because %s", event, e)
             raise e
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ def on_send_leave_request(self, origin, pdu):
             event.signatures,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_for_pdu(self, room_id, event_id):
@@ -1512,9 +1512,9 @@ def get_state_for_pdu(self, room_id, event_id):
                     del results[(event.type, event.state_key)]
 
             res = list(results.values())
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
         else:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_ids_for_pdu(self, room_id, event_id):
@@ -1539,9 +1539,9 @@ def get_state_ids_for_pdu(self, room_id, event_id):
                 else:
                     results.pop((event.type, event.state_key), None)
 
-            defer.returnValue(list(results.values()))
+            return list(results.values())
         else:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ def on_backfill_request(self, origin, room_id, pdu_list, limit):
 
         events = yield filter_events_for_server(self.store, origin, events)
 
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -1584,9 +1584,9 @@ def get_persisted_pdu(self, origin, event_id):
 
             events = yield filter_events_for_server(self.store, origin, [event])
             event = events[0]
-            defer.returnValue(event)
+            return event
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
     def get_min_depth_for_context(self, context):
         return self.store.get_min_depth(context)
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ def _handle_new_event(
                     self.store.remove_push_actions_from_staging, event.event_id
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue(context)
+        return context
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_new_events(self, origin, event_infos, backfilled=False):
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ def prep(ev_info):
                     auth_events=ev_info.get("auth_events"),
                     backfilled=backfilled,
                 )
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
 
         contexts = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             defer.gatherResults(
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ def _prep_event(self, origin, event, state, auth_events, backfilled):
         if event.type == EventTypes.GuestAccess and not context.rejected:
             yield self.maybe_kick_guest_users(event)
 
-        defer.returnValue(context)
+        return context
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_for_soft_fail(self, event, state, backfilled):
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ def on_query_auth(
 
         logger.debug("on_query_auth returning: %s", ret)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_get_missing_events(
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ def on_get_missing_events(
             self.store, origin, missing_events
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(missing_events)
+        return missing_events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -2418,16 +2418,14 @@ def get_next(it, opt=None):
 
         logger.debug("construct_auth_difference returning")
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "auth_chain": local_auth,
-                "rejects": {
-                    e.event_id: {"reason": reason_map[e.event_id], "proof": None}
-                    for e in base_remote_rejected
-                },
-                "missing": [e.event_id for e in missing_locals],
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "auth_chain": local_auth,
+            "rejects": {
+                e.event_id: {"reason": reason_map[e.event_id], "proof": None}
+                for e in base_remote_rejected
+            },
+            "missing": [e.event_id for e in missing_locals],
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -2575,7 +2573,7 @@ def add_display_name_to_third_party_invite(
             builder=builder
         )
         EventValidator().validate_new(event)
-        defer.returnValue((event, context))
+        return (event, context)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_signature(self, event, context):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py b/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
index 7da63bb64361..7b67c8ae0f5d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def get_group_summary(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
 
         res.setdefault("user", {})["is_publicised"] = is_publicised
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def create_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_event("groups_key", token, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def get_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
             res = yield self.groups_server_handler.get_users_in_group(
                 group_id, requester_user_id
             )
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
 
         group_server_name = get_domain_from_id(group_id)
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def get_users_in_group(self, group_id, requester_user_id):
 
         res["chunk"] = valid_entries
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def join_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def join_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_event("groups_key", token, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def accept_invite(self, group_id, user_id, content):
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def accept_invite(self, group_id, user_id, content):
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_event("groups_key", token, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue({})
+        return {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def invite(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, config):
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def invite(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, config):
                 content,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_invite(self, group_id, user_id, content):
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def on_invite(self, group_id, user_id, content):
             logger.warn("No profile for user %s: %s", user_id, e)
             user_profile = {}
 
-        defer.returnValue({"state": "invite", "user_profile": user_profile})
+        return {"state": "invite", "user_profile": user_profile}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def remove_user_from_group(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def remove_user_from_group(self, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
                 content,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def user_removed_from_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def user_removed_from_group(self, group_id, user_id, content):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_joined_groups(self, user_id):
         group_ids = yield self.store.get_joined_groups(user_id)
-        defer.returnValue({"groups": group_ids})
+        return {"groups": group_ids}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_publicised_groups_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@ def get_publicised_groups_for_user(self, user_id):
             for app_service in self.store.get_app_services():
                 result.extend(app_service.get_groups_for_user(user_id))
 
-            defer.returnValue({"groups": result})
+            return {"groups": result}
         else:
             bulk_result = yield self.transport_client.bulk_get_publicised_groups(
                 get_domain_from_id(user_id), [user_id]
             )
             result = bulk_result.get("users", {}).get(user_id)
             # TODO: Verify attestations
-            defer.returnValue({"groups": result})
+            return {"groups": result}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def bulk_get_publicised_groups(self, user_ids, proxy=True):
@@ -475,4 +475,4 @@ def bulk_get_publicised_groups(self, user_ids, proxy=True):
             for app_service in self.store.get_app_services():
                 results[uid].extend(app_service.get_groups_for_user(uid))
 
-        defer.returnValue({"users": results})
+        return {"users": results}
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/identity.py b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
index 546d6169e9fa..d199521b5878 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/identity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
                 "%s is not a trusted ID server: rejecting 3pid " + "credentials",
                 id_server,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         try:
             data = yield self.http_client.get_json(
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ def threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
 
         if "medium" in data:
-            defer.returnValue(data)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+            return data
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
             )
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             data = json.loads(e.msg)  # XXX WAT?
-        defer.returnValue(data)
+        return data
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def try_unbind_threepid(self, mxid, threepid):
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def try_unbind_threepid(self, mxid, threepid):
 
         # We don't know where to unbind, so we don't have a choice but to return
         if not id_servers:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         changed = True
         for id_server in id_servers:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def try_unbind_threepid(self, mxid, threepid):
                 mxid, threepid, id_server
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(changed)
+        return changed
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def try_unbind_threepid_with_id_server(self, mxid, threepid, id_server):
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def try_unbind_threepid_with_id_server(self, mxid, threepid, id_server):
             id_server=id_server,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(changed)
+        return changed
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def requestEmailToken(
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def requestEmailToken(
                 % (id_server, "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/validate/email/requestToken"),
                 params,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(data)
+            return data
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             logger.info("Proxied requestToken failed: %r", e)
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def requestMsisdnToken(
                 % (id_server, "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/validate/msisdn/requestToken"),
                 params,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(data)
+            return data
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             logger.info("Proxied requestToken failed: %r", e)
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index 54c966c8a67b..42d6650ed96c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def handle_room(event):
             "end": now_token.to_string(),
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def room_initial_sync(self, requester, room_id, pagin_config=None):
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def room_initial_sync(self, requester, room_id, pagin_config=None):
 
         result["account_data"] = account_data_events
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _room_initial_sync_parted(
@@ -330,28 +330,24 @@ def _room_initial_sync_parted(
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "membership": membership,
-                "room_id": room_id,
-                "messages": {
-                    "chunk": (
-                        yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
-                            messages, time_now
-                        )
-                    ),
-                    "start": start_token.to_string(),
-                    "end": end_token.to_string(),
-                },
-                "state": (
-                    yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
-                        room_state.values(), time_now
-                    )
+        return {
+            "membership": membership,
+            "room_id": room_id,
+            "messages": {
+                "chunk": (
+                    yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(messages, time_now)
                 ),
-                "presence": [],
-                "receipts": [],
-            }
-        )
+                "start": start_token.to_string(),
+                "end": end_token.to_string(),
+            },
+            "state": (
+                yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+                    room_state.values(), time_now
+                )
+            ),
+            "presence": [],
+            "receipts": [],
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _room_initial_sync_joined(
@@ -384,13 +380,13 @@ def _room_initial_sync_joined(
         def get_presence():
             # If presence is disabled, return an empty list
             if not self.hs.config.use_presence:
-                defer.returnValue([])
+                return []
 
             states = yield presence_handler.get_states(
                 [m.user_id for m in room_members], as_event=True
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(states)
+            return states
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def get_receipts():
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ def get_receipts():
             )
             if not receipts:
                 receipts = []
-            defer.returnValue(receipts)
+            return receipts
 
         presence, receipts, (messages, token) = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             defer.gatherResults(
@@ -442,7 +438,7 @@ def get_receipts():
         if not is_peeking:
             ret["membership"] = membership
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
@@ -453,7 +449,7 @@ def _check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
             #  * The user is a guest user, and has joined the room
             # else it will throw.
             member_event = yield self.auth.check_user_was_in_room(room_id, user_id)
-            defer.returnValue((member_event.membership, member_event.event_id))
+            return (member_event.membership, member_event.event_id)
             return
         except AuthError:
             visibility = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
@@ -463,7 +459,7 @@ def _check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
                 visibility
                 and visibility.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable"
             ):
-                defer.returnValue((Membership.JOIN, None))
+                return (Membership.JOIN, None)
                 return
             raise AuthError(
                 403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 6d7a987f1333..8b27e23378c9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def get_room_data(
             )
             data = room_state[membership_event_id].get(key)
 
-        defer.returnValue(data)
+        return data
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_events(
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def get_state_events(
             # events, as clients won't use them.
             bundle_aggregations=False,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_joined_members(self, requester, room_id):
@@ -213,15 +213,13 @@ def get_joined_members(self, requester, room_id):
                 # Loop fell through, AS has no interested users in room
                 raise AuthError(403, "Appservice not in room")
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                user_id: {
-                    "avatar_url": profile.avatar_url,
-                    "display_name": profile.display_name,
-                }
-                for user_id, profile in iteritems(users_with_profile)
+        return {
+            user_id: {
+                "avatar_url": profile.avatar_url,
+                "display_name": profile.display_name,
             }
-        )
+            for user_id, profile in iteritems(users_with_profile)
+        }
 
 
 class EventCreationHandler(object):
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ def create_event(
 
         self.validator.validate_new(event)
 
-        defer.returnValue((event, context))
+        return (event, context)
 
     def _is_exempt_from_privacy_policy(self, builder, requester):
         """"Determine if an event to be sent is exempt from having to consent
@@ -425,9 +423,9 @@ def _is_exempt_from_privacy_policy(self, builder, requester):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_server_notices_room(self, room_id):
         if self.config.server_notices_mxid is None:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         user_ids = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id)
-        defer.returnValue(self.config.server_notices_mxid in user_ids)
+        return self.config.server_notices_mxid in user_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def assert_accepted_privacy_policy(self, requester):
@@ -507,7 +505,7 @@ def send_nonmember_event(self, requester, event, context, ratelimit=True):
                     event.event_id,
                     prev_state.event_id,
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(prev_state)
+                return prev_state
 
         yield self.handle_new_client_event(
             requester=requester, event=event, context=context, ratelimit=ratelimit
@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@ def deduplicate_state_event(self, event, context):
             prev_content = encode_canonical_json(prev_event.content)
             next_content = encode_canonical_json(event.content)
             if prev_content == next_content:
-                defer.returnValue(prev_event)
+                return prev_event
         return
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -563,7 +561,7 @@ def create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             yield self.send_nonmember_event(
                 requester, event, context, ratelimit=ratelimit
             )
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @measure_func("create_new_client_event")
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -626,7 +624,7 @@ def create_new_client_event(
 
         logger.debug("Created event %s", event.event_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((event, context))
+        return (event, context)
 
     @measure_func("handle_new_client_event")
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index 20bcfed334f9..d83aab3f74b5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -242,13 +242,11 @@ def get_messages(
             )
 
         if not events:
-            defer.returnValue(
-                {
-                    "chunk": [],
-                    "start": pagin_config.from_token.to_string(),
-                    "end": next_token.to_string(),
-                }
-            )
+            return {
+                "chunk": [],
+                "start": pagin_config.from_token.to_string(),
+                "end": next_token.to_string(),
+            }
 
         state = None
         if event_filter and event_filter.lazy_load_members() and len(events) > 0:
@@ -286,4 +284,4 @@ def get_messages(
                 )
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(chunk)
+        return chunk
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 6f3537e43545..ea54d0b991f5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def _user_syncing():
                 if affect_presence:
                     run_in_background(_end)
 
-        defer.returnValue(_user_syncing())
+        return _user_syncing()
 
     def get_currently_syncing_users(self):
         """Get the set of user ids that are currently syncing on this HS.
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ def current_state_for_user(self, user_id):
         """Get the current presence state for a user.
         """
         res = yield self.current_state_for_users([user_id])
-        defer.returnValue(res[user_id])
+        return res[user_id]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def current_state_for_users(self, user_ids):
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def current_state_for_users(self, user_ids):
                 states.update(new)
                 self.user_to_current_state.update(new)
 
-        defer.returnValue(states)
+        return states
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _persist_and_notify(self, states):
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def incoming_presence(self, origin, content):
     def get_state(self, target_user, as_event=False):
         results = yield self.get_states([target_user.to_string()], as_event=as_event)
 
-        defer.returnValue(results[0])
+        return results[0]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_states(self, target_user_ids, as_event=False):
@@ -703,17 +703,15 @@ def get_states(self, target_user_ids, as_event=False):
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
         if as_event:
-            defer.returnValue(
-                [
-                    {
-                        "type": "m.presence",
-                        "content": format_user_presence_state(state, now),
-                    }
-                    for state in updates
-                ]
-            )
+            return [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.presence",
+                    "content": format_user_presence_state(state, now),
+                }
+                for state in updates
+            ]
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(updates)
+            return updates
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_state(self, target_user, state, ignore_status_msg=False):
@@ -757,9 +755,9 @@ def is_visible(self, observed_user, observer_user):
         )
 
         if observer_room_ids & observed_room_ids:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_all_presence_updates(self, last_id, current_id):
@@ -778,7 +776,7 @@ def get_all_presence_updates(self, last_id, current_id):
         # TODO(markjh): replicate the unpersisted changes.
         # This could use the in-memory stores for recent changes.
         rows = yield self.store.get_all_presence_updates(last_id, current_id)
-        defer.returnValue(rows)
+        return rows
 
     def notify_new_event(self):
         """Called when new events have happened. Handles users and servers
@@ -1034,7 +1032,7 @@ def get_new_events(
                 #
                 # Hence this guard where we just return nothing so that the sync
                 # doesn't return. C.f. #5503.
-                defer.returnValue(([], max_token))
+                return ([], max_token)
 
             presence = self.get_presence_handler()
             stream_change_cache = self.store.presence_stream_cache
@@ -1068,17 +1066,11 @@ def get_new_events(
             updates = yield presence.current_state_for_users(user_ids_changed)
 
         if include_offline:
-            defer.returnValue((list(updates.values()), max_token))
+            return (list(updates.values()), max_token)
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(
-                (
-                    [
-                        s
-                        for s in itervalues(updates)
-                        if s.state != PresenceState.OFFLINE
-                    ],
-                    max_token,
-                )
+            return (
+                [s for s in itervalues(updates) if s.state != PresenceState.OFFLINE],
+                max_token,
             )
 
     def get_current_key(self):
@@ -1107,7 +1099,7 @@ def _get_interested_in(self, user, explicit_room_id, cache_context):
             )
             users_interested_in.update(user_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(users_interested_in)
+        return users_interested_in
 
 
 def handle_timeouts(user_states, is_mine_fn, syncing_user_ids, now):
@@ -1287,7 +1279,7 @@ def get_interested_parties(store, states):
         # Always notify self
         users_to_states.setdefault(state.user_id, []).append(state)
 
-    defer.returnValue((room_ids_to_states, users_to_states))
+    return (room_ids_to_states, users_to_states)
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -1321,4 +1313,4 @@ def get_interested_remotes(store, states, state_handler):
         host = get_domain_from_id(user_id)
         hosts_and_states.append(([host], states))
 
-    defer.returnValue(hosts_and_states)
+    return hosts_and_states
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index a2388a709160..2cc237e6a53f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def get_profile(self, user_id):
                     raise SynapseError(404, "Profile was not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
                 raise
 
-            defer.returnValue({"displayname": displayname, "avatar_url": avatar_url})
+            return {"displayname": displayname, "avatar_url": avatar_url}
         else:
             try:
                 result = yield self.federation.make_query(
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def get_profile(self, user_id):
                     args={"user_id": user_id},
                     ignore_backoff=True,
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
             except RequestSendFailed as e:
                 raise_from(SynapseError(502, "Failed to fetch profile"), e)
             except HttpResponseException as e:
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ def get_profile_from_cache(self, user_id):
                     raise SynapseError(404, "Profile was not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
                 raise
 
-            defer.returnValue({"displayname": displayname, "avatar_url": avatar_url})
+            return {"displayname": displayname, "avatar_url": avatar_url}
         else:
             profile = yield self.store.get_from_remote_profile_cache(user_id)
-            defer.returnValue(profile or {})
+            return profile or {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_displayname(self, target_user):
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def get_displayname(self, target_user):
                     raise SynapseError(404, "Profile was not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
                 raise
 
-            defer.returnValue(displayname)
+            return displayname
         else:
             try:
                 result = yield self.federation.make_query(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def get_displayname(self, target_user):
             except HttpResponseException as e:
                 raise e.to_synapse_error()
 
-            defer.returnValue(result["displayname"])
+            return result["displayname"]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname, by_admin=False):
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def get_avatar_url(self, target_user):
                 if e.code == 404:
                     raise SynapseError(404, "Profile was not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
                 raise
-            defer.returnValue(avatar_url)
+            return avatar_url
         else:
             try:
                 result = yield self.federation.make_query(
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def get_avatar_url(self, target_user):
             except HttpResponseException as e:
                 raise e.to_synapse_error()
 
-            defer.returnValue(result["avatar_url"])
+            return result["avatar_url"]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url, by_admin=False):
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def on_profile_query(self, args):
                 raise SynapseError(404, "Profile was not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
             raise
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _update_join_states(self, requester, target_user):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
index a85dd8cdee69..218d60f0c35b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def _handle_new_receipts(self, receipts):
 
         if min_batch_id is None:
             # no new receipts
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         affected_room_ids = list(set([r.room_id for r in receipts]))
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def _handle_new_receipts(self, receipts):
             min_batch_id, max_batch_id, affected_room_ids
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def received_client_receipt(self, room_id, receipt_type, user_id, event_id):
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ def get_receipts_for_room(self, room_id, to_key):
         )
 
         if not result:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
 
 class ReceiptEventSource(object):
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ def get_new_events(self, from_key, room_ids, **kwargs):
         to_key = yield self.get_current_key()
 
         if from_key == to_key:
-            defer.returnValue(([], to_key))
+            return ([], to_key)
 
         events = yield self.store.get_linearized_receipts_for_rooms(
             room_ids, from_key=from_key, to_key=to_key
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, to_key))
+        return (events, to_key)
 
     def get_current_key(self, direction="f"):
         return self.store.get_max_receipt_stream_id()
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ def get_pagination_rows(self, user, config, key):
             room_ids, from_key=from_key, to_key=to_key
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, to_key))
+        return (events, to_key)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index bb7cfd71b91d..4631fab94e39 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def register_user(
             # Bind email to new account
             yield self._register_email_threepid(user_id, threepid_dict, None, False)
 
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+        return user_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _auto_join_rooms(self, user_id):
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def appservice_register(self, user_localpart, as_token):
             appservice_id=service_id,
             create_profile_with_displayname=user.localpart,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+        return user_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_recaptcha(self, ip, private_key, challenge, response):
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def _generate_user_id(self, reseed=False):
 
         id = self._next_generated_user_id
         self._next_generated_user_id += 1
-        defer.returnValue(str(id))
+        return str(id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _validate_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ def _validate_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
             "error_url": "http://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/challenge?"
             + "error=%s" % lines[1],
         }
-        defer.returnValue(json)
+        return json
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _submit_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def _submit_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
                 "response": response,
             },
         )
-        defer.returnValue(data)
+        return data
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _join_user_to_room(self, requester, room_identifier):
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ def register_device(self, user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest=Fal
                 initial_display_name=initial_display_name,
                 is_guest=is_guest,
             )
-            defer.returnValue((r["device_id"], r["access_token"]))
+            return (r["device_id"], r["access_token"])
 
         valid_until_ms = None
         if self.session_lifetime is not None:
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def register_device(self, user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest=Fal
                 user_id, device_id=device_id, valid_until_ms=valid_until_ms
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((device_id, access_token))
+        return (device_id, access_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def post_registration_actions(
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ def _register_msisdn_threepid(self, user_id, threepid, bind_msisdn):
             if ex.errcode == Codes.MISSING_PARAM:
                 # This will only happen if the ID server returns a malformed response
                 logger.info("Can't add incomplete 3pid")
-                defer.returnValue(None)
+                return None
             raise
 
         yield self._auth_handler.add_threepid(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index db3f8cb76b9f..5caa90c3b709 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def upgrade_room(self, requester, old_room_id, new_version):
             old_room_id,
             new_version,  # args for _upgrade_room
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _upgrade_room(self, requester, old_room_id, new_version):
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def _upgrade_room(self, requester, old_room_id, new_version):
             requester, old_room_id, new_room_id, old_room_state
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(new_room_id)
+        return new_room_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _update_upgraded_room_pls(
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ def create_room(self, requester, config, ratelimit=True, creator_join_profile=No
             result["room_alias"] = room_alias.to_string()
             yield directory_handler.send_room_alias_update_event(requester, room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _send_events_for_new_room(
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ def _generate_room_id(self, creator_id, is_public):
                     room_creator_user_id=creator_id,
                     is_public=is_public,
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(gen_room_id)
+                return gen_room_id
             except StoreError:
                 attempts += 1
         raise StoreError(500, "Couldn't generate a room ID.")
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ def filter_evts(events):
             event_id, get_prev_content=True, allow_none=True
         )
         if not event:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
             return
 
         filtered = yield (filter_evts([event]))
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ def filter_evts(events):
 
         results["end"] = token.copy_and_replace("room_key", results["end"]).to_string()
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
 
 class RoomEventSource(object):
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ def get_new_events(
             else:
                 end_key = to_key
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, end_key))
+        return (events, end_key)
 
     def get_current_key(self):
         return self.store.get_room_events_max_id()
@@ -959,4 +959,4 @@ def get_pagination_rows(self, user, config, key):
             limit=config.limit,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, next_key))
+        return (events, next_key)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index aae696a7e8ce..e9094ad02b22 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def get_order_for_room(room_id):
                     current_limit=since_token.current_limit - 1,
                 ).to_token()
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _append_room_entry_to_chunk(
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def generate_room_entry(
         if join_rules_event:
             join_rule = join_rules_event.content.get("join_rule", None)
             if not allow_private and join_rule and join_rule != JoinRules.PUBLIC:
-                defer.returnValue(None)
+                return None
 
         # Return whether this room is open to federation users or not
         create_event = current_state.get((EventTypes.Create, ""))
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def generate_room_entry(
             if avatar_url:
                 result["avatar_url"] = avatar_url
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_remote_public_room_list(
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ def get_remote_public_room_list(
         third_party_instance_id=None,
     ):
         if not self.enable_room_list_search:
-            defer.returnValue({"chunk": [], "total_room_count_estimate": 0})
+            return {"chunk": [], "total_room_count_estimate": 0}
 
         if search_filter:
             # We currently don't support searching across federation, so we have
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ def get_remote_public_room_list(
                 ]
             }
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     def _get_remote_list_cached(
         self,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index e0196ef83e6d..baea08ddd07f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def _local_membership_update(
         )
         if duplicate is not None:
             # Discard the new event since this membership change is a no-op.
-            defer.returnValue(duplicate)
+            return duplicate
 
         yield self.event_creation_handler.handle_new_client_event(
             requester, event, context, extra_users=[target], ratelimit=ratelimit
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def _local_membership_update(
                 if prev_member_event.membership == Membership.JOIN:
                     yield self._user_left_room(target, room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def copy_room_tags_and_direct_to_room(self, old_room_id, new_room_id, user_id):
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def update_membership(
                 require_consent=require_consent,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _update_membership(
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def _update_membership(
                 same_membership = old_membership == effective_membership_state
                 same_sender = requester.user.to_string() == old_state.sender
                 if same_sender and same_membership and same_content:
-                    defer.returnValue(old_state)
+                    return old_state
 
             if old_membership in ["ban", "leave"] and action == "kick":
                 raise AuthError(403, "The target user is not in the room")
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def _update_membership(
                 ret = yield self._remote_join(
                     requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target, content
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(ret)
+                return ret
 
         elif effective_membership_state == Membership.LEAVE:
             if not is_host_in_room:
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ def _update_membership(
                     res = yield self._remote_reject_invite(
                         requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target
                     )
-                    defer.returnValue(res)
+                    return res
 
         res = yield self._local_membership_update(
             requester=requester,
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def _update_membership(
             content=content,
             require_consent=require_consent,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def send_membership_event(
@@ -596,11 +596,11 @@ def _can_guest_join(self, current_state_ids):
         """
         guest_access_id = current_state_ids.get((EventTypes.GuestAccess, ""), None)
         if not guest_access_id:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         guest_access = yield self.store.get_event(guest_access_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
+        return (
             guest_access
             and guest_access.content
             and "guest_access" in guest_access.content
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def lookup_room_alias(self, room_alias):
             servers.remove(room_alias.domain)
         servers.insert(0, room_alias.domain)
 
-        defer.returnValue((RoomID.from_string(room_id), servers))
+        return (RoomID.from_string(room_id), servers)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_inviter(self, user_id, room_id):
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ def _get_inviter(self, user_id, room_id):
             user_id=user_id, room_id=room_id
         )
         if invite:
-            defer.returnValue(UserID.from_string(invite.sender))
+            return UserID.from_string(invite.sender)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_3pid_invite(
@@ -708,11 +708,11 @@ def _lookup_3pid(self, id_server, medium, address):
                 if "signatures" not in data:
                     raise AuthError(401, "No signatures on 3pid binding")
                 yield self._verify_any_signature(data, id_server)
-                defer.returnValue(data["mxid"])
+                return data["mxid"]
 
         except IOError as e:
             logger.warn("Error from identity server lookup: %s" % (e,))
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _verify_any_signature(self, data, server_hostname):
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ def _ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
         if not public_keys:
             public_keys.append(fallback_public_key)
         display_name = data["display_name"]
-        defer.returnValue((token, public_keys, fallback_public_key, display_name))
+        return (token, public_keys, fallback_public_key, display_name)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_host_in_room(self, current_state_ids):
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ def _is_host_in_room(self, current_state_ids):
         create_event_id = current_state_ids.get(("m.room.create", ""))
         if len(current_state_ids) == 1 and create_event_id:
             # We can only get here if we're in the process of creating the room
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         for etype, state_key in current_state_ids:
             if etype != EventTypes.Member or not self.hs.is_mine_id(state_key):
@@ -925,16 +925,16 @@ def _is_host_in_room(self, current_state_ids):
                 continue
 
             if event.membership == Membership.JOIN:
-                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return True
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_server_notice_room(self, room_id):
         if self._server_notices_mxid is None:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         user_ids = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id)
-        defer.returnValue(self._server_notices_mxid in user_ids)
+        return self._server_notices_mxid in user_ids
 
 
 class RoomMemberMasterHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
             ret = yield fed_handler.do_remotely_reject_invite(
                 remote_room_hosts, room_id, target.to_string()
             )
-            defer.returnValue(ret)
+            return ret
         except Exception as e:
             # if we were unable to reject the exception, just mark
             # it as rejected on our end and plough ahead.
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
             logger.warn("Failed to reject invite: %s", e)
 
             yield self.store.locally_reject_invite(target.to_string(), room_id)
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
     def _user_joined_room(self, target, room_id):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._user_joined_room
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
index fc873a3ba651..75e96ae1a211 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
 
         yield self._user_joined_room(user, room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._remote_reject_invite
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/search.py b/synapse/handlers/search.py
index ddc4430d03a1..cd5e90bacbe8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/search.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/search.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_old_rooms_from_upgraded_room(self, room_id):
             # Scan through the old room for further predecessors
             room_id = predecessor["room_id"]
 
-        defer.returnValue(historical_room_ids)
+        return historical_room_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def search(self, user, content, batch=None):
@@ -186,13 +186,11 @@ def search(self, user, content, batch=None):
             room_ids.intersection_update({batch_group_key})
 
         if not room_ids:
-            defer.returnValue(
-                {
-                    "search_categories": {
-                        "room_events": {"results": [], "count": 0, "highlights": []}
-                    }
+            return {
+                "search_categories": {
+                    "room_events": {"results": [], "count": 0, "highlights": []}
                 }
-            )
+            }
 
         rank_map = {}  # event_id -> rank of event
         allowed_events = []
@@ -455,4 +453,4 @@ def search(self, user, content, batch=None):
         if global_next_batch:
             rooms_cat_res["next_batch"] = global_next_batch
 
-        defer.returnValue({"search_categories": {"room_events": rooms_cat_res}})
+        return {"search_categories": {"room_events": rooms_cat_res}}
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/state_deltas.py b/synapse/handlers/state_deltas.py
index 6b364befd595..f065970c401a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/state_deltas.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/state_deltas.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _get_key_change(self, prev_event_id, event_id, key_name, public_value):
 
         if not event and not prev_event:
             logger.debug("Neither event exists: %r %r", prev_event_id, event_id)
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         prev_value = None
         value = None
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def _get_key_change(self, prev_event_id, event_id, key_name, public_value):
         logger.debug("prev_value: %r -> value: %r", prev_value, value)
 
         if value == public_value and prev_value != public_value:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
         elif value != public_value and prev_value == public_value:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/stats.py b/synapse/handlers/stats.py
index a0ee8db9884f..4449da6669ba 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/stats.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def _unsafe_process(self):
 
         # If still None then the initial background update hasn't happened yet
         if self.pos is None:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         # Loop round handling deltas until we're up to date
         while True:
@@ -328,6 +328,6 @@ def _is_public_room(self, room_id):
                 == "world_readable"
             )
         ):
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index cd1ac0a27ab7..4007284e5b3d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def wait_for_sync_for_user(
             timeout,
             full_state,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _wait_for_sync_for_user(self, sync_config, since_token, timeout, full_state):
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def current_sync_callback(before_token, after_token):
                 lazy_loaded = "false"
             non_empty_sync_counter.labels(sync_type, lazy_loaded).inc()
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def current_sync_for_user(self, sync_config, since_token=None, full_state=False):
         """Get the sync for client needed to match what the server has now.
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def push_rules_for_user(self, user):
         user_id = user.to_string()
         rules = yield self.store.get_push_rules_for_user(user_id)
         rules = format_push_rules_for_user(user, rules)
-        defer.returnValue(rules)
+        return rules
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def ephemeral_by_room(self, sync_result_builder, now_token, since_token=None):
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def ephemeral_by_room(self, sync_result_builder, now_token, since_token=None):
                 event_copy = {k: v for (k, v) in iteritems(event) if k != "room_id"}
                 ephemeral_by_room.setdefault(room_id, []).append(event_copy)
 
-        defer.returnValue((now_token, ephemeral_by_room))
+        return (now_token, ephemeral_by_room)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _load_filtered_recents(
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ def _load_filtered_recents(
                 recents = []
 
             if not limited or block_all_timeline:
-                defer.returnValue(
-                    TimelineBatch(events=recents, prev_batch=now_token, limited=False)
+                return TimelineBatch(
+                    events=recents, prev_batch=now_token, limited=False
                 )
 
             filtering_factor = 2
@@ -490,12 +490,10 @@ def _load_filtered_recents(
 
             prev_batch_token = now_token.copy_and_replace("room_key", room_key)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            TimelineBatch(
-                events=recents,
-                prev_batch=prev_batch_token,
-                limited=limited or newly_joined_room,
-            )
+        return TimelineBatch(
+            events=recents,
+            prev_batch=prev_batch_token,
+            limited=limited or newly_joined_room,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -517,7 +515,7 @@ def get_state_after_event(self, event, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
         if event.is_state():
             state_ids = state_ids.copy()
             state_ids[(event.type, event.state_key)] = event.event_id
-        defer.returnValue(state_ids)
+        return state_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_at(self, room_id, stream_position, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ def get_state_at(self, room_id, stream_position, state_filter=StateFilter.all())
         else:
             # no events in this room - so presumably no state
             state = {}
-        defer.returnValue(state)
+        return state
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def compute_summary(self, room_id, sync_config, batch, state, now_token):
@@ -579,7 +577,7 @@ def compute_summary(self, room_id, sync_config, batch, state, now_token):
         )
 
         if not last_events:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
             return
 
         last_event = last_events[-1]
@@ -611,14 +609,14 @@ def compute_summary(self, room_id, sync_config, batch, state, now_token):
         if name_id:
             name = yield self.store.get_event(name_id, allow_none=True)
             if name and name.content.get("name"):
-                defer.returnValue(summary)
+                return summary
 
         if canonical_alias_id:
             canonical_alias = yield self.store.get_event(
                 canonical_alias_id, allow_none=True
             )
             if canonical_alias and canonical_alias.content.get("alias"):
-                defer.returnValue(summary)
+                return summary
 
         me = sync_config.user.to_string()
 
@@ -652,7 +650,7 @@ def compute_summary(self, room_id, sync_config, batch, state, now_token):
             summary["m.heroes"] = sorted([user_id for user_id in gone_user_ids])[0:5]
 
         if not sync_config.filter_collection.lazy_load_members():
-            defer.returnValue(summary)
+            return summary
 
         # ensure we send membership events for heroes if needed
         cache_key = (sync_config.user.to_string(), sync_config.device_id)
@@ -686,7 +684,7 @@ def compute_summary(self, room_id, sync_config, batch, state, now_token):
             cache.set(s.state_key, s.event_id)
             state[(EventTypes.Member, s.state_key)] = s
 
-        defer.returnValue(summary)
+        return summary
 
     def get_lazy_loaded_members_cache(self, cache_key):
         cache = self.lazy_loaded_members_cache.get(cache_key)
@@ -871,14 +869,12 @@ def compute_state_delta(
         if state_ids:
             state = yield self.store.get_events(list(state_ids.values()))
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                (e.type, e.state_key): e
-                for e in sync_config.filter_collection.filter_room_state(
-                    list(state.values())
-                )
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            (e.type, e.state_key): e
+            for e in sync_config.filter_collection.filter_room_state(
+                list(state.values())
+            )
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def unread_notifs_for_room_id(self, room_id, sync_config):
@@ -894,11 +890,11 @@ def unread_notifs_for_room_id(self, room_id, sync_config):
                 notifs = yield self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user(
                     room_id, sync_config.user.to_string(), last_unread_event_id
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(notifs)
+                return notifs
 
         # There is no new information in this period, so your notification
         # count is whatever it was last time.
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def generate_sync_result(self, sync_config, since_token=None, full_state=False):
@@ -989,19 +985,17 @@ def generate_sync_result(self, sync_config, since_token=None, full_state=False):
                     "Sync result for newly joined room %s: %r", room_id, joined_room
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            SyncResult(
-                presence=sync_result_builder.presence,
-                account_data=sync_result_builder.account_data,
-                joined=sync_result_builder.joined,
-                invited=sync_result_builder.invited,
-                archived=sync_result_builder.archived,
-                to_device=sync_result_builder.to_device,
-                device_lists=device_lists,
-                groups=sync_result_builder.groups,
-                device_one_time_keys_count=one_time_key_counts,
-                next_batch=sync_result_builder.now_token,
-            )
+        return SyncResult(
+            presence=sync_result_builder.presence,
+            account_data=sync_result_builder.account_data,
+            joined=sync_result_builder.joined,
+            invited=sync_result_builder.invited,
+            archived=sync_result_builder.archived,
+            to_device=sync_result_builder.to_device,
+            device_lists=device_lists,
+            groups=sync_result_builder.groups,
+            device_one_time_keys_count=one_time_key_counts,
+            next_batch=sync_result_builder.now_token,
         )
 
     @measure_func("_generate_sync_entry_for_groups")
@@ -1124,11 +1118,9 @@ def _generate_sync_entry_for_device_list(
             # Remove any users that we still share a room with.
             newly_left_users -= users_who_share_room
 
-            defer.returnValue(
-                DeviceLists(changed=users_that_have_changed, left=newly_left_users)
-            )
+            return DeviceLists(changed=users_that_have_changed, left=newly_left_users)
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(DeviceLists(changed=[], left=[]))
+            return DeviceLists(changed=[], left=[])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _generate_sync_entry_for_to_device(self, sync_result_builder):
@@ -1225,7 +1217,7 @@ def _generate_sync_entry_for_account_data(self, sync_result_builder):
 
         sync_result_builder.account_data = account_data_for_user
 
-        defer.returnValue(account_data_by_room)
+        return account_data_by_room
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _generate_sync_entry_for_presence(
@@ -1325,7 +1317,7 @@ def _generate_sync_entry_for_rooms(self, sync_result_builder, account_data_by_ro
                     )
                     if not tags_by_room:
                         logger.debug("no-oping sync")
-                        defer.returnValue(([], [], [], []))
+                        return ([], [], [], [])
 
         ignored_account_data = yield self.store.get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user(
             "m.ignored_user_list", user_id=user_id
@@ -1388,13 +1380,11 @@ def handle_room_entries(room_entry):
 
         newly_left_users -= newly_joined_or_invited_users
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                newly_joined_rooms,
-                newly_joined_or_invited_users,
-                newly_left_rooms,
-                newly_left_users,
-            )
+        return (
+            newly_joined_rooms,
+            newly_joined_or_invited_users,
+            newly_left_rooms,
+            newly_left_users,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -1414,13 +1404,13 @@ def _have_rooms_changed(self, sync_result_builder):
         )
 
         if rooms_changed:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         stream_id = RoomStreamToken.parse_stream_token(since_token.room_key).stream
         for room_id in sync_result_builder.joined_room_ids:
             if self.store.has_room_changed_since(room_id, stream_id):
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+                return True
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_rooms_changed(self, sync_result_builder, ignored_users):
@@ -1637,7 +1627,7 @@ def _get_rooms_changed(self, sync_result_builder, ignored_users):
                 )
             room_entries.append(entry)
 
-        defer.returnValue((room_entries, invited, newly_joined_rooms, newly_left_rooms))
+        return (room_entries, invited, newly_joined_rooms, newly_left_rooms)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_all_rooms(self, sync_result_builder, ignored_users):
@@ -1711,7 +1701,7 @@ def _get_all_rooms(self, sync_result_builder, ignored_users):
                     )
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue((room_entries, invited, []))
+        return (room_entries, invited, [])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _generate_room_entry(
@@ -1912,7 +1902,7 @@ def get_rooms_for_user_at(self, user_id, stream_ordering):
                 joined_room_ids.add(room_id)
 
         joined_room_ids = frozenset(joined_room_ids)
-        defer.returnValue(joined_room_ids)
+        return joined_room_ids
 
 
 def _action_has_highlight(actions):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index c3e0c8fc7e37..6b661aa93da8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def started_typing(self, target_user, auth_user, room_id, timeout):
 
         if was_present:
             # No point sending another notification
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         self._push_update(member=member, typing=True)
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def user_left_room(self, user, room_id):
     def _stopped_typing(self, member):
         if member.user_id not in self._room_typing.get(member.room_id, set()):
             # No point
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         self._member_typing_until.pop(member, None)
         self._member_last_federation_poke.pop(member, None)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
index 5de963095073..e53669e40de7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def _unsafe_process(self):
 
         # If still None then the initial background update hasn't happened yet
         if self.pos is None:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         # Loop round handling deltas until we're up to date
         while True:
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 45d501095299..0ac20ebefce3 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def request(self, method, uri, data=None, headers=None):
             logger.info(
                 "Received response to %s %s: %s", method, redact_uri(uri), response.code
             )
-            defer.returnValue(response)
+            return response
         except Exception as e:
             incoming_responses_counter.labels(method, "ERR").inc()
             logger.info(
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def post_urlencoded_get_json(self, uri, args={}, headers=None):
         body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
-            defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+            return json.loads(body)
         else:
             raise HttpResponseException(response.code, response.phrase, body)
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def post_json_get_json(self, uri, post_json, headers=None):
         body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
-            defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+            return json.loads(body)
         else:
             raise HttpResponseException(response.code, response.phrase, body)
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def get_json(self, uri, args={}, headers=None):
             ValueError: if the response was not JSON
         """
         body = yield self.get_raw(uri, args, headers=headers)
-        defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+        return json.loads(body)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def put_json(self, uri, json_body, args={}, headers=None):
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def put_json(self, uri, json_body, args={}, headers=None):
         body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
-            defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+            return json.loads(body)
         else:
             raise HttpResponseException(response.code, response.phrase, body)
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def get_raw(self, uri, args={}, headers=None):
         body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
-            defer.returnValue(body)
+            return body
         else:
             raise HttpResponseException(response.code, response.phrase, body)
 
@@ -545,13 +545,11 @@ def get_file(self, url, output_stream, max_size=None, headers=None):
         except Exception as e:
             raise_from(SynapseError(502, ("Failed to download remote body: %s" % e)), e)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                length,
-                resp_headers,
-                response.request.absoluteURI.decode("ascii"),
-                response.code,
-            )
+        return (
+            length,
+            resp_headers,
+            response.request.absoluteURI.decode("ascii"),
+            response.code,
         )
 
 
@@ -627,10 +625,10 @@ def post_urlencoded_get_raw(self, url, args={}):
 
         try:
             body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
-            defer.returnValue(body)
+            return body
         except PartialDownloadError as e:
             # twisted dislikes google's response, no content length.
-            defer.returnValue(e.response)
+            return e.response
 
 
 def encode_urlencode_args(args):
diff --git a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
index 054c321a2015..c03ddb724ff5 100644
--- a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
+++ b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def endpointForURI(_uri):
         res = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             agent.request(method, uri, headers, bodyProducer)
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri, lookup_well_known=True):
@@ -205,24 +205,20 @@ def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri, lookup_well_known=True):
             port = parsed_uri.port
             if port == -1:
                 port = 8448
-            defer.returnValue(
-                _RoutingResult(
-                    host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
-                    tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
-                    target_host=parsed_uri.host,
-                    target_port=port,
-                )
+            return _RoutingResult(
+                host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
+                tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
+                target_host=parsed_uri.host,
+                target_port=port,
             )
 
         if parsed_uri.port != -1:
             # there is an explicit port
-            defer.returnValue(
-                _RoutingResult(
-                    host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
-                    tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
-                    target_host=parsed_uri.host,
-                    target_port=parsed_uri.port,
-                )
+            return _RoutingResult(
+                host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
+                tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
+                target_host=parsed_uri.host,
+                target_port=parsed_uri.port,
             )
 
         if lookup_well_known:
@@ -259,7 +255,7 @@ def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri, lookup_well_known=True):
                 )
 
                 res = yield self._route_matrix_uri(new_uri, lookup_well_known=False)
-                defer.returnValue(res)
+                return res
 
         # try a SRV lookup
         service_name = b"_matrix._tcp.%s" % (parsed_uri.host,)
@@ -283,13 +279,11 @@ def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri, lookup_well_known=True):
                 parsed_uri.host.decode("ascii"),
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            _RoutingResult(
-                host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
-                tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
-                target_host=target_host,
-                target_port=port,
-            )
+        return _RoutingResult(
+            host_header=parsed_uri.netloc,
+            tls_server_name=parsed_uri.host,
+            target_host=target_host,
+            target_port=port,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -314,7 +308,7 @@ def _get_well_known(self, server_name):
             if cache_period > 0:
                 self._well_known_cache.set(server_name, result, cache_period)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_get_well_known(self, server_name):
@@ -354,7 +348,7 @@ def _do_get_well_known(self, server_name):
             # after startup
             cache_period = WELL_KNOWN_INVALID_CACHE_PERIOD
             cache_period += random.uniform(0, WELL_KNOWN_DEFAULT_CACHE_PERIOD_JITTER)
-            defer.returnValue((None, cache_period))
+            return (None, cache_period)
 
         result = parsed_body["m.server"].encode("ascii")
 
@@ -369,7 +363,7 @@ def _do_get_well_known(self, server_name):
         else:
             cache_period = min(cache_period, WELL_KNOWN_MAX_CACHE_PERIOD)
 
-        defer.returnValue((result, cache_period))
+        return (result, cache_period)
 
 
 @implementer(IStreamClientEndpoint)
diff --git a/synapse/http/federation/srv_resolver.py b/synapse/http/federation/srv_resolver.py
index ecc88f9b9667..b32188766de7 100644
--- a/synapse/http/federation/srv_resolver.py
+++ b/synapse/http/federation/srv_resolver.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def resolve_service(self, service_name):
         if cache_entry:
             if all(s.expires > now for s in cache_entry):
                 servers = list(cache_entry)
-                defer.returnValue(servers)
+                return servers
 
         try:
             answers, _, _ = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def resolve_service(self, service_name):
         except DNSNameError:
             # TODO: cache this. We can get the SOA out of the exception, and use
             # the negative-TTL value.
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
         except DomainError as e:
             # We failed to resolve the name (other than a NameError)
             # Try something in the cache, else rereaise
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def resolve_service(self, service_name):
                 logger.warn(
                     "Failed to resolve %r, falling back to cache. %r", service_name, e
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(list(cache_entry))
+                return list(cache_entry)
             else:
                 raise e
 
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ def resolve_service(self, service_name):
             )
 
         self._cache[service_name] = list(servers)
-        defer.returnValue(servers)
+        return servers
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index e60334547e96..d07d35646403 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def _handle_json_response(reactor, timeout_sec, request, response):
         response.code,
         response.phrase.decode("ascii", errors="replace"),
     )
-    defer.returnValue(body)
+    return body
 
 
 class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def _send_request_with_optional_trailing_slash(
 
             response = yield self._send_request(request, **send_request_args)
 
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _send_request(
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ def _send_request(
                         _flatten_response_never_received(e),
                     )
                     raise
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
     def build_auth_headers(
         self, destination, method, url_bytes, content=None, destination_is=None
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def put_json(
             self.reactor, self.default_timeout, request, response
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(body)
+        return body
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def post_json(
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ def post_json(
         body = yield _handle_json_response(
             self.reactor, _sec_timeout, request, response
         )
-        defer.returnValue(body)
+        return body
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_json(
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ def get_json(
             self.reactor, self.default_timeout, request, response
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(body)
+        return body
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_json(
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ def delete_json(
         body = yield _handle_json_response(
             self.reactor, self.default_timeout, request, response
         )
-        defer.returnValue(body)
+        return body
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_file(
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ def get_file(
             response.phrase.decode("ascii", errors="replace"),
             length,
         )
-        defer.returnValue((length, headers))
+        return (length, headers)
 
 
 class _ReadBodyToFileProtocol(protocol.Protocol):
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index 96a4714d82de..fb338ca223d0 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
        # We start
        yield we_wait
        # we finish
-       defer.returnValue(something_usual_and_useful)
+       return something_usual_and_useful
 
 Operation names can be explicitly set for functions by using
 ``trace_using_operation_name`` and
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def deferred_function(*args, **kwargs):
        # We start
        yield we_wait
        # we finish
-       defer.returnValue(something_usual_and_useful)
+       return something_usual_and_useful
 
 Contexts and carriers
 ---------------------
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def _trace_servlet_inner(request, *args, **kwargs):
             },
         ):
             result = yield defer.maybeDeferred(func, request, *args, **kwargs)
-            defer.returnValue(result)
+            return result
 
     return _trace_servlet_inner
 
diff --git a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
index 7bb020cb45be..41147d429290 100644
--- a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def register(self, localpart, displayname=None, emails=[]):
         )
         user_id = yield self.register_user(localpart, displayname, emails)
         _, access_token = yield self.register_device(user_id)
-        defer.returnValue((user_id, access_token))
+        return (user_id, access_token)
 
     def register_user(self, localpart, displayname=None, emails=[]):
         """Registers a new user with given localpart and optional displayname, emails.
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index 918ef64897be..bd80c801b6ec 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def wait_for_events(
             current_token = user_stream.current_token
             result = yield callback(prev_token, current_token)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_events_for(
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def get_events_for(
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def check_for_updates(before_token, after_token):
             if not after_token.is_after(before_token):
-                defer.returnValue(EventStreamResult([], (from_token, from_token)))
+                return EventStreamResult([], (from_token, from_token))
 
             events = []
             end_token = from_token
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def check_for_updates(before_token, after_token):
                 events.extend(new_events)
                 end_token = end_token.copy_and_replace(keyname, new_key)
 
-            defer.returnValue(EventStreamResult(events, (from_token, end_token)))
+            return EventStreamResult(events, (from_token, end_token))
 
         user_id_for_stream = user.to_string()
         if is_peeking:
@@ -465,18 +465,18 @@ def check_for_updates(before_token, after_token):
             from_token=from_token,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_room_ids(self, user, explicit_room_id):
         joined_room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user.to_string())
         if explicit_room_id:
             if explicit_room_id in joined_room_ids:
-                defer.returnValue(([explicit_room_id], True))
+                return ([explicit_room_id], True)
             if (yield self._is_world_readable(explicit_room_id)):
-                defer.returnValue(([explicit_room_id], False))
+                return ([explicit_room_id], False)
             raise AuthError(403, "Non-joined access not allowed")
-        defer.returnValue((joined_room_ids, True))
+        return (joined_room_ids, True)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_world_readable(self, room_id):
@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ def _is_world_readable(self, room_id):
             room_id, EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""
         )
         if state and "history_visibility" in state.content:
-            defer.returnValue(state.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable")
+            return state.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable"
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
     @log_function
     def remove_expired_streams(self):
diff --git a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
index c8a5b381daec..c83197563542 100644
--- a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def _get_rules_for_event(self, event, context):
                         invited
                     )
 
-        defer.returnValue(rules_by_user)
+        return rules_by_user
 
     @cached()
     def _get_rules_for_room(self, room_id):
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _get_power_levels_and_sender_level(self, event, context):
 
         pl_event = auth_events.get(POWER_KEY)
 
-        defer.returnValue((pl_event.content if pl_event else {}, sender_level))
+        return (pl_event.content if pl_event else {}, sender_level)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def action_for_event_by_user(self, event, context):
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ def get_rules(self, event, context):
         if state_group and self.state_group == state_group:
             logger.debug("Using cached rules for %r", self.room_id)
             self.room_push_rule_cache_metrics.inc_hits()
-            defer.returnValue(self.rules_by_user)
+            return self.rules_by_user
 
         with (yield self.linearizer.queue(())):
             if state_group and self.state_group == state_group:
                 logger.debug("Using cached rules for %r", self.room_id)
                 self.room_push_rule_cache_metrics.inc_hits()
-                defer.returnValue(self.rules_by_user)
+                return self.rules_by_user
 
             self.room_push_rule_cache_metrics.inc_misses()
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def get_rules(self, event, context):
             logger.debug(
                 "Returning push rules for %r %r", self.room_id, ret_rules_by_user.keys()
             )
-        defer.returnValue(ret_rules_by_user)
+        return ret_rules_by_user
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _update_rules_with_member_event_ids(
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index 4e7b6a553124..5b15b0dbe7c7 100644
--- a/synapse/push/httppusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
@@ -258,17 +258,17 @@ def _unsafe_process(self):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _process_one(self, push_action):
         if "notify" not in push_action["actions"]:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         tweaks = push_rule_evaluator.tweaks_for_actions(push_action["actions"])
         badge = yield push_tools.get_badge_count(self.hs.get_datastore(), self.user_id)
 
         event = yield self.store.get_event(push_action["event_id"], allow_none=True)
         if event is None:
-            defer.returnValue(True)  # It's been redacted
+            return True  # It's been redacted
         rejected = yield self.dispatch_push(event, tweaks, badge)
         if rejected is False:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         if isinstance(rejected, list) or isinstance(rejected, tuple):
             for pk in rejected:
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def _process_one(self, push_action):
                 else:
                     logger.info("Pushkey %s was rejected: removing", pk)
                     yield self.hs.remove_pusher(self.app_id, pk, self.user_id)
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _build_notification_dict(self, event, tweaks, badge):
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def _build_notification_dict(self, event, tweaks, badge):
                     ],
                 }
             }
-            defer.returnValue(d)
+            return d
 
         ctx = yield push_tools.get_context_for_event(
             self.store, self.state_handler, event, self.user_id
@@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ def _build_notification_dict(self, event, tweaks, badge):
         if "name" in ctx and len(ctx["name"]) > 0:
             d["notification"]["room_name"] = ctx["name"]
 
-        defer.returnValue(d)
+        return d
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def dispatch_push(self, event, tweaks, badge):
         notification_dict = yield self._build_notification_dict(event, tweaks, badge)
         if not notification_dict:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
         try:
             resp = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(
                 self.url, notification_dict
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ def dispatch_push(self, event, tweaks, badge):
                 type(e),
                 e,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
         rejected = []
         if "rejected" in resp:
             rejected = resp["rejected"]
-        defer.returnValue(rejected)
+        return rejected
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _send_badge(self, badge):
diff --git a/synapse/push/mailer.py b/synapse/push/mailer.py
index 521c6e2cd7f8..4245ce26f344 100644
--- a/synapse/push/mailer.py
+++ b/synapse/push/mailer.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def get_room_vars(self, room_id, user_id, notifs, notif_events, room_state_ids):
                 if not merge:
                     room_vars["notifs"].append(notifvars)
 
-        defer.returnValue(room_vars)
+        return room_vars
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_notif_vars(self, notif, user_id, notif_event, room_state_ids):
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def get_notif_vars(self, notif, user_id, notif_event, room_state_ids):
             if messagevars is not None:
                 ret["messages"].append(messagevars)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_message_vars(self, notif, event, room_state_ids):
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def get_message_vars(self, notif, event, room_state_ids):
         if "body" in event.content:
             ret["body_text_plain"] = event.content["body"]
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def add_text_message_vars(self, messagevars, event):
         msgformat = event.content.get("format")
@@ -428,19 +428,16 @@ def make_summary_text(
                 inviter_name = name_from_member_event(inviter_member_event)
 
                 if room_name is None:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        INVITE_FROM_PERSON
-                        % {"person": inviter_name, "app": self.app_name}
-                    )
+                    return INVITE_FROM_PERSON % {
+                        "person": inviter_name,
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                    }
                 else:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        INVITE_FROM_PERSON_TO_ROOM
-                        % {
-                            "person": inviter_name,
-                            "room": room_name,
-                            "app": self.app_name,
-                        }
-                    )
+                    return INVITE_FROM_PERSON_TO_ROOM % {
+                        "person": inviter_name,
+                        "room": room_name,
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                    }
 
             sender_name = None
             if len(notifs_by_room[room_id]) == 1:
@@ -454,26 +451,21 @@ def make_summary_text(
                     sender_name = name_from_member_event(state_event)
 
                 if sender_name is not None and room_name is not None:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        MESSAGE_FROM_PERSON_IN_ROOM
-                        % {
-                            "person": sender_name,
-                            "room": room_name,
-                            "app": self.app_name,
-                        }
-                    )
+                    return MESSAGE_FROM_PERSON_IN_ROOM % {
+                        "person": sender_name,
+                        "room": room_name,
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                    }
                 elif sender_name is not None:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        MESSAGE_FROM_PERSON
-                        % {"person": sender_name, "app": self.app_name}
-                    )
+                    return MESSAGE_FROM_PERSON % {
+                        "person": sender_name,
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                    }
             else:
                 # There's more than one notification for this room, so just
                 # say there are several
                 if room_name is not None:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        MESSAGES_IN_ROOM % {"room": room_name, "app": self.app_name}
-                    )
+                    return MESSAGES_IN_ROOM % {"room": room_name, "app": self.app_name}
                 else:
                     # If the room doesn't have a name, say who the messages
                     # are from explicitly to avoid, "messages in the Bob room"
@@ -493,24 +485,19 @@ def make_summary_text(
                         ]
                     )
 
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON
-                        % {
-                            "person": descriptor_from_member_events(
-                                member_events.values()
-                            ),
-                            "app": self.app_name,
-                        }
-                    )
+                    return MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON % {
+                        "person": descriptor_from_member_events(member_events.values()),
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                    }
         else:
             # Stuff's happened in multiple different rooms
 
             # ...but we still refer to the 'reason' room which triggered the mail
             if reason["room_name"] is not None:
-                defer.returnValue(
-                    MESSAGES_IN_ROOM_AND_OTHERS
-                    % {"room": reason["room_name"], "app": self.app_name}
-                )
+                return MESSAGES_IN_ROOM_AND_OTHERS % {
+                    "room": reason["room_name"],
+                    "app": self.app_name,
+                }
             else:
                 # If the reason room doesn't have a name, say who the messages
                 # are from explicitly to avoid, "messages in the Bob room"
@@ -527,13 +514,10 @@ def make_summary_text(
                     [room_state_ids[room_id][("m.room.member", s)] for s in sender_ids]
                 )
 
-                defer.returnValue(
-                    MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON_AND_OTHERS
-                    % {
-                        "person": descriptor_from_member_events(member_events.values()),
-                        "app": self.app_name,
-                    }
-                )
+                return MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON_AND_OTHERS % {
+                    "person": descriptor_from_member_events(member_events.values()),
+                    "app": self.app_name,
+                }
 
     def make_room_link(self, room_id):
         if self.hs.config.email_riot_base_url:
diff --git a/synapse/push/presentable_names.py b/synapse/push/presentable_names.py
index 06056fbf4fae..16a7e8e31db1 100644
--- a/synapse/push/presentable_names.py
+++ b/synapse/push/presentable_names.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def calculate_room_name(
             room_state_ids[("m.room.name", "")], allow_none=True
         )
         if m_room_name and m_room_name.content and m_room_name.content["name"]:
-            defer.returnValue(m_room_name.content["name"])
+            return m_room_name.content["name"]
 
     # does it have a canonical alias?
     if ("m.room.canonical_alias", "") in room_state_ids:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def calculate_room_name(
             and canon_alias.content["alias"]
             and _looks_like_an_alias(canon_alias.content["alias"])
         ):
-            defer.returnValue(canon_alias.content["alias"])
+            return canon_alias.content["alias"]
 
     # at this point we're going to need to search the state by all state keys
     # for an event type, so rearrange the data structure
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ def calculate_room_name(
             if alias_event and alias_event.content.get("aliases"):
                 the_aliases = alias_event.content["aliases"]
                 if len(the_aliases) > 0 and _looks_like_an_alias(the_aliases[0]):
-                    defer.returnValue(the_aliases[0])
+                    return the_aliases[0]
 
     if not fallback_to_members:
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     my_member_event = None
     if ("m.room.member", user_id) in room_state_ids:
@@ -104,14 +104,13 @@ def calculate_room_name(
             )
             if inviter_member_event:
                 if fallback_to_single_member:
-                    defer.returnValue(
-                        "Invite from %s"
-                        % (name_from_member_event(inviter_member_event),)
+                    return "Invite from %s" % (
+                        name_from_member_event(inviter_member_event),
                     )
                 else:
                     return
         else:
-            defer.returnValue("Room Invite")
+            return "Room Invite"
 
     # we're going to have to generate a name based on who's in the room,
     # so find out who is in the room that isn't the user.
@@ -154,17 +153,17 @@ def calculate_room_name(
                         # return "Inviting %s" % (
                         #     descriptor_from_member_events(third_party_invites)
                         # )
-                        defer.returnValue("Inviting email address")
+                        return "Inviting email address"
                     else:
-                        defer.returnValue(ALL_ALONE)
+                        return ALL_ALONE
             else:
-                defer.returnValue(name_from_member_event(all_members[0]))
+                return name_from_member_event(all_members[0])
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(ALL_ALONE)
+            return ALL_ALONE
     elif len(other_members) == 1 and not fallback_to_single_member:
         return
     else:
-        defer.returnValue(descriptor_from_member_events(other_members))
+        return descriptor_from_member_events(other_members)
 
 
 def descriptor_from_member_events(member_events):
diff --git a/synapse/push/push_tools.py b/synapse/push/push_tools.py
index e37269cdb934..a54051a726d1 100644
--- a/synapse/push/push_tools.py
+++ b/synapse/push/push_tools.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_badge_count(store, user_id):
             # return one badge count per conversation, as count per
             # message is so noisy as to be almost useless
             badge += 1 if notifs["notify_count"] else 0
-    defer.returnValue(badge)
+    return badge
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ def get_context_for_event(store, state_handler, ev, user_id):
     sender_state_event = yield store.get_event(sender_state_event_id)
     ctx["sender_display_name"] = name_from_member_event(sender_state_event)
 
-    defer.returnValue(ctx)
+    return ctx
diff --git a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
index df6f67074033..08e840fdc263 100644
--- a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
+++ b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def add_pusher(
         )
         pusher = yield self.start_pusher_by_id(app_id, pushkey, user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(pusher)
+        return pusher
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def remove_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey_not_user(
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def start_pusher_by_id(self, app_id, pushkey, user_id):
         if pusher_dict:
             pusher = yield self._start_pusher(pusher_dict)
 
-        defer.returnValue(pusher)
+        return pusher
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _start_pushers(self):
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def _start_pusher(self, pusherdict):
 
         p.on_started(have_notifs)
 
-        defer.returnValue(p)
+        return p
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def remove_pusher(self, app_id, pushkey, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/_base.py b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
index fe482e279fd1..f5074b101af4 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def send_request(**kwargs):
             except RequestSendFailed as e:
                 raise_from(SynapseError(502, "Failed to talk to master"), e)
 
-            defer.returnValue(result)
+            return result
 
         return send_request
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
index 61eafbe708bd..fed4f08820e3 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _serialize_payload(store, event_and_contexts, backfilled):
 
         payload = {"events": event_payloads, "backfilled": backfilled}
 
-        defer.returnValue(payload)
+        return payload
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_request(self, request):
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request):
             event_and_contexts, backfilled
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ReplicationFederationSendEduRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, edu_type):
 
         result = yield self.registry.on_edu(edu_type, origin, edu_content)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class ReplicationGetQueryRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, query_type):
 
         result = yield self.registry.on_query(query_type, args)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class ReplicationCleanRoomRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def _serialize_payload(room_id, args):
     def _handle_request(self, request, room_id):
         yield self.store.clean_room_for_join(room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/login.py b/synapse/replication/http/login.py
index 7c1197e5ddcc..f17d3a2da488 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/login.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/login.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, user_id):
             user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"device_id": device_id, "access_token": access_token}))
+        return (200, {"device_id": device_id, "access_token": access_token})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
index 2d9cbbaefc24..4217335d8815 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, room_id, user_id):
             remote_room_hosts, room_id, user_id, event_content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, room_id, user_id):
             yield self.store.locally_reject_invite(user_id, room_id)
             ret = {}
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/register.py b/synapse/replication/http/register.py
index 2bf2173895ec..3341320a87b2 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/register.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/register.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, user_id):
             address=content["address"],
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ReplicationPostRegisterActionsServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, user_id):
             bind_msisdn=bind_msisdn,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
index 034763fe993a..eff7bd73059b 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def _serialize_payload(
             "extra_users": [u.to_string() for u in extra_users],
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(payload)
+        return payload
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_request(self, request, event_id):
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def _handle_request(self, request, event_id):
             requester, event, context, ratelimit=ratelimit, extra_users=extra_users
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
index 7ef67a5a73fc..c10b85d2ff8b 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def get_updates(self):
         updates, current_token = yield self.get_updates_since(self.last_token)
         self.last_token = current_token
 
-        defer.returnValue((updates, current_token))
+        return (updates, current_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_updates_since(self, from_token):
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ def get_updates_since(self, from_token):
                 sent over the replication steam.
         """
         if from_token in ("NOW", "now"):
-            defer.returnValue(([], self.upto_token))
+            return ([], self.upto_token)
 
         current_token = self.upto_token
 
         from_token = int(from_token)
 
         if from_token == current_token:
-            defer.returnValue(([], current_token))
+            return ([], current_token)
 
         if self._LIMITED:
             rows = yield self.update_function(
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def get_updates_since(self, from_token):
         if self._LIMITED and len(updates) >= MAX_EVENTS_BEHIND:
             raise Exception("stream %s has fallen behind" % (self.NAME))
 
-        defer.returnValue((updates, current_token))
+        return (updates, current_token)
 
     def current_token(self):
         """Gets the current token of the underlying streams. Should be provided
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def current_token(self):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def update_function(self, from_token, to_token, limit):
         rows = yield self.store.get_all_push_rule_updates(from_token, to_token, limit)
-        defer.returnValue([(row[0], row[2]) for row in rows])
+        return [(row[0], row[2]) for row in rows]
 
 
 class PushersStream(Stream):
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def update_function(self, from_token, to_token, limit):
             for stream_id, user_id, account_data_type, content in global_results
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
 
 class GroupServerStream(Stream):
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
index 3d0694bb1121..d97669c886b2 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def update_function(self, from_token, current_token, limit=None):
 
         all_updates = heapq.merge(event_updates, state_updates)
 
-        defer.returnValue(all_updates)
+        return all_updates
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_row(cls, row):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
index 6888ae559002..0a7d9b81b27b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
 
         ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users()
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class VersionServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         )
 
         result = yield register._create_registration_details(user_id, body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class WhoisRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
 
         ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_whois(target_user)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
 
         ret = yield self.media_repository.delete_old_remote_media(before_ts)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
             room_id, token, delete_local_events=delete_local_events
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"purge_id": purge_id}))
+        return (200, {"purge_id": purge_id})
 
 
 class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, purge_id):
         if purge_status is None:
             raise NotFoundError("purge id '%s' not found" % purge_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, purge_status.asdict()))
+        return (200, purge_status.asdict())
 
 
 class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
         else:
             id_server_unbind_result = "no-support"
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result}))
+        return (200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result})
 
 
 class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -531,16 +531,14 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
             room_id, new_room_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                200,
-                {
-                    "kicked_users": kicked_users,
-                    "failed_to_kick_users": failed_to_kick_users,
-                    "local_aliases": aliases_for_room,
-                    "new_room_id": new_room_id,
-                },
-            )
+        return (
+            200,
+            {
+                "kicked_users": kicked_users,
+                "failed_to_kick_users": failed_to_kick_users,
+                "local_aliases": aliases_for_room,
+                "new_room_id": new_room_id,
+            },
         )
 
 
@@ -564,7 +562,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
             room_id, requester.user.to_string()
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"num_quarantined": num_quarantined}))
+        return (200, {"num_quarantined": num_quarantined})
 
 
 class ListMediaInRoom(RestServlet):
@@ -585,7 +583,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
 
         local_mxcs, remote_mxcs = yield self.store.get_media_mxcs_in_room(room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"local": local_mxcs, "remote": remote_mxcs}))
+        return (200, {"local": local_mxcs, "remote": remote_mxcs})
 
 
 class ResetPasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
         yield self._set_password_handler.set_password(
             target_user_id, new_password, requester
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -671,7 +669,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, target_user_id):
         logger.info("limit: %s, start: %s", limit, start)
 
         ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users_paginate(order, start, limit)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
@@ -699,7 +697,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
         logger.info("limit: %s, start: %s", limit, start)
 
         ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users_paginate(order, start, limit)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class SearchUsersRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, target_user_id):
         logger.info("term: %s ", term)
 
         ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.search_users(term)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -765,7 +763,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can only delete local groups")
 
         yield self.group_server.delete_group(group_id, requester.user.to_string())
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -796,7 +794,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         )
 
         res = {"expiration_ts": expiration_ts}
-        defer.returnValue((200, res))
+        return (200, res)
 
 
 ########################################################################################
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
index ee66838a0d34..90c0ee15dcdb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, txn_id=None):
             event_content=body["content"],
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+        return (200, {"event_id": event.event_id})
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
         return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 57542c2b4b9c..428473802117 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_alias):
         dir_handler = self.handlers.directory_handler
         res = yield dir_handler.get_association(room_alias)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, res))
+        return (200, res)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_alias):
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, room_alias):
             requester, room_alias, room_id, servers
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, room_alias):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, room_alias):
                 service.url,
                 room_alias.to_string(),
             )
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
         except InvalidClientCredentialsError:
             # fallback to default user behaviour if they aren't an AS
             pass
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, room_alias):
             "User %s deleted alias %s", user.to_string(), room_alias.to_string()
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ClientDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         if room is None:
             raise NotFoundError("Unknown room")
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (200, {"visibility": "public" if room["is_public"] else "private"})
-        )
+        return (200, {"visibility": "public" if room["is_public"] else "private"})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id):
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, room_id):
             requester, room_id, visibility
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id):
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id):
             requester, room_id, "private"
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
@@ -195,4 +193,4 @@ def _edit(self, request, network_id, room_id, visibility):
             requester.app_service.id, network_id, room_id, visibility
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
index d6de2b73604b..53ebed22030d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             is_guest=is_guest,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, chunk))
+        return (200, chunk)
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request):
         return (200, {})
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def on_GET(self, request, event_id):
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
         if event:
             event = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(event, time_now)
-            defer.returnValue((200, event))
+            return (200, event)
         else:
-            defer.returnValue((404, "Event not found."))
+            return (404, "Event not found.")
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
index 0fe5f2d79bd6..70b8478e90b9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             include_archived=include_archived,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, content))
+        return (200, content)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index 0d05945f0aa6..5762b9fd0648 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         well_known_data = self._well_known_builder.get_well_known()
         if well_known_data:
             result["well_known"] = well_known_data
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_other_login(self, login_submission):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def _do_other_login(self, login_submission):
                 result = yield self._register_device_with_callback(
                     canonical_user_id, login_submission, callback_3pid
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
 
             # No password providers were able to handle this 3pid
             # Check local store
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def _do_other_login(self, login_submission):
         result = yield self._register_device_with_callback(
             canonical_user_id, login_submission, callback
         )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _register_device_with_callback(self, user_id, login_submission, callback=None):
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def _register_device_with_callback(self, user_id, login_submission, callback=Non
         if callback is not None:
             yield callback(result)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_token_login(self, login_submission):
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def do_token_login(self, login_submission):
         )
 
         result = yield self._register_device_with_callback(user_id, login_submission)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_jwt_login(self, login_submission):
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def do_jwt_login(self, login_submission):
         result = yield self._register_device_with_callback(
             registered_user_id, login_submission
         )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
 
 class BaseSSORedirectServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             # even if that's being used old-http style to signal end-of-data
             body = pde.response
         result = yield self.handle_cas_response(request, body, client_redirect_url)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def handle_cas_response(self, request, cas_response_body, client_redirect_url):
         user, attributes = self.parse_cas_response(cas_response_body)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
index cd711be5190e..2769f3a1899c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
                 requester.user.to_string(), requester.device_id
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class LogoutAllRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         # .. and then delete any access tokens which weren't associated with
         # devices.
         yield self._auth_handler.delete_access_tokens_for_user(user_id)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
index 3e87f0fdb397..1eb1068c98eb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         state = yield self.presence_handler.get_state(target_user=user)
         state = format_user_presence_state(state, self.clock.time_msec())
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, state))
+        return (200, state)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
         if self.hs.config.use_presence:
             yield self.presence_handler.set_state(user, state)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request):
         return (200, {})
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index 4d8ab1f47e9e..2657ae45bb98 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         if displayname is not None:
             ret["displayname"] = displayname
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
         try:
             new_name = content["displayname"]
         except Exception:
-            defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
+            return (400, "Unable to parse name")
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_displayname(user, requester, new_name, is_admin)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request, user_id):
         return (200, {})
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         if avatar_url is not None:
             ret["avatar_url"] = avatar_url
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
         try:
             new_name = content["avatar_url"]
         except Exception:
-            defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
+            return (400, "Unable to parse name")
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_avatar_url(user, requester, new_name, is_admin)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request, user_id):
         return (200, {})
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         if avatar_url is not None:
             ret["avatar_url"] = avatar_url
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
index e635efb420c5..c3ae8b98a809 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, path):
         if "attr" in spec:
             yield self.set_rule_attr(user_id, spec, content)
             self.notify_user(user_id)
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
 
         if spec["rule_id"].startswith("."):
             # Rule ids starting with '.' are reserved for server default rules.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, path):
         except RuleNotFoundException as e:
             raise SynapseError(400, str(e))
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, path):
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, path):
         try:
             yield self.store.delete_push_rule(user_id, namespaced_rule_id)
             self.notify_user(user_id)
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
         except StoreError as e:
             if e.code == 404:
                 raise NotFoundError()
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ def on_GET(self, request, path):
             )
 
         if path[0] == "":
-            defer.returnValue((200, rules))
+            return (200, rules)
         elif path[0] == "global":
             result = _filter_ruleset_with_path(rules["global"], path[1:])
-            defer.returnValue((200, result))
+            return (200, result)
         else:
             raise UnrecognizedRequestError()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index e9246018df71..ebc3dec516af 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
                 if k not in allowed_keys:
                     del p[k]
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"pushers": pushers}))
+        return (200, {"pushers": pushers})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             yield self.pusher_pool.remove_pusher(
                 content["app_id"], content["pushkey"], user_id=user.to_string()
             )
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
 
         assert_params_in_dict(
             content,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_replication_data()
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
         )
         request.write(PushersRemoveRestServlet.SUCCESS_HTML)
         finish_request(request)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 7709c2d705c2..012e7a44a630 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             requester, self.get_room_config(request)
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, info))
+        return (200, info)
 
     def get_room_config(self, request):
         user_supplied_config = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_type, state_key):
 
         if format == "event":
             event = format_event_for_client_v2(data.get_dict())
-            defer.returnValue((200, event))
+            return (200, event)
         elif format == "content":
-            defer.returnValue((200, data.get_dict()["content"]))
+            return (200, data.get_dict()["content"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_type, state_key, txn_id=None):
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_type, state_key, txn_id=None):
         ret = {}
         if event:
             ret = {"event_id": event.event_id}
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events + feedback
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_type, txn_id=None):
             requester, event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+        return (200, {"event_id": event.event_id})
 
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_type, txn_id):
         return (200, "Not implemented")
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_identifier, txn_id=None):
             third_party_signed=content.get("third_party_signed", None),
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"room_id": room_id}))
+        return (200, {"room_id": room_id})
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_identifier, txn_id):
         return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
                 limit=limit, since_token=since_token
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, data))
+        return (200, data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
                 network_tuple=network_tuple,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, data))
+        return (200, data)
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
                 continue
             chunk.append(event)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"chunk": chunk}))
+        return (200, {"chunk": chunk})
 
 
 # deprecated in favour of /members?membership=join?
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
             requester, room_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"joined": users_with_profile}))
+        return (200, {"joined": users_with_profile})
 
 
 # TODO: Needs better unit testing
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
             event_filter=event_filter,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, msgs))
+        return (200, msgs)
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
             user_id=requester.user.to_string(),
             is_guest=requester.is_guest,
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, events))
+        return (200, events)
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         content = yield self.initial_sync_handler.room_initial_sync(
             room_id=room_id, requester=requester, pagin_config=pagination_config
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, content))
+        return (200, content)
 
 
 class RoomEventServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_id):
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
         if event:
             event = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(event, time_now)
-            defer.returnValue((200, event))
+            return (200, event)
         else:
-            defer.returnValue((404, "Event not found."))
+            return (404, "Event not found.")
 
 
 class RoomEventContextServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_id):
             results["state"], time_now
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 class RoomForgetRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, txn_id=None):
 
         yield self.room_member_handler.forget(user=requester.user, room_id=room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, txn_id):
         return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, membership_action, txn_id=None):
                 requester,
                 txn_id,
             )
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
             return
 
         target = requester.user
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, membership_action, txn_id=None):
         if membership_action == "join":
             return_value["room_id"] = room_id
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, return_value))
+        return (200, return_value)
 
     def _has_3pid_invite_keys(self, content):
         for key in {"id_server", "medium", "address"}:
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id, txn_id=None):
             txn_id=txn_id,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+        return (200, {"event_id": event.event_id})
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_id, txn_id):
         return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, user_id):
                 target_user=target_user, auth_user=requester.user, room_id=room_id
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class SearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             requester.user, content, batch
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 class JoinedRoomsRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(requester.user.to_string())
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"joined_rooms": list(room_ids)}))
+        return (200, {"joined_rooms": list(room_ids)})
 
 
 def register_txn_path(servlet, regex_string, http_server, with_get=False):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
index 41b3171ac828..497cddf8b8d6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
@@ -60,18 +60,16 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             password = turnPassword
 
         else:
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
-
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                200,
-                {
-                    "username": username,
-                    "password": password,
-                    "ttl": userLifetime / 1000,
-                    "uris": turnUris,
-                },
-            )
+            return (200, {})
+
+        return (
+            200,
+            {
+                "username": username,
+                "password": password,
+                "ttl": userLifetime / 1000,
+                "uris": turnUris,
+            },
         )
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index f143d8b85cfb..7ac456812a12 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             # Wrap the session id in a JSON object
             ret = {"sid": sid}
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def send_password_reset(self, email, client_secret, send_attempt, next_link=None):
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def send_password_reset(self, email, client_secret, send_attempt, next_link=None
             # Check that the send_attempt is higher than previous attempts
             if send_attempt <= last_send_attempt:
                 # If not, just return a success without sending an email
-                defer.returnValue(session_id)
+                return session_id
         else:
             # An non-validated session does not exist yet.
             # Generate a session id
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def send_password_reset(self, email, client_secret, send_attempt, next_link=None
             token_expires,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(session_id)
+        return session_id
 
 
 class MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             raise SynapseError(400, "MSISDN not found", Codes.THREEPID_NOT_FOUND)
 
         ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(**body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, medium):
                     request.setResponseCode(302)
                     request.setHeader("Location", next_link)
                     finish_request(request)
-                    defer.returnValue(None)
+                    return None
 
             # Otherwise show the success template
             html = self.config.email_password_reset_success_html_content
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, medium):
 
         request.write(html.encode("utf-8"))
         finish_request(request)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     def load_jinja2_template(self, template_dir, template_filename, template_vars):
         """Loads a jinja2 template with variables to insert
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, medium):
         )
         response_code = 200 if valid else 400
 
-        defer.returnValue((response_code, {"success": valid}))
+        return (response_code, {"success": valid})
 
 
 class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
 
         yield self._set_password_handler.set_password(user_id, new_password, requester)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             yield self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
                 requester.user.to_string(), erase
             )
-            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+            return (200, {})
 
         yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
             requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         else:
             id_server_unbind_result = "no-support"
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result}))
+        return (200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result})
 
 
 class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Email is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
         ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(**body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             raise SynapseError(400, "MSISDN is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
         ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(**body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
 
         threepids = yield self.datastore.user_get_threepids(requester.user.to_string())
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"threepids": threepids}))
+        return (200, {"threepids": threepids})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             logger.debug("Binding threepid %s to %s", threepid, user_id)
             yield self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(threePidCreds, user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         else:
             id_server_unbind_result = "no-support"
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result}))
+        return (200, {"id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result})
 
 
 class WhoamiRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
     def on_GET(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"user_id": requester.user.to_string()}))
+        return (200, {"user_id": requester.user.to_string()})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
index f155c26259d8..98f2f6f4b52e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
         if event is None:
             raise NotFoundError("Account data not found")
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, event))
+        return (200, event)
 
 
 class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
         if event is None:
             raise NotFoundError("Room account data not found")
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, event))
+        return (200, event)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
index d29c10b83d32..133c61900a5d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
         )
         request.write(AccountValidityRenewServlet.SUCCESS_HTML)
         finish_request(request)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
 
 class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         yield self.account_activity_handler.send_renewal_email_to_user(user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index bebc2951e7d0..f21aff39e596 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, stagetype):
             request.write(html_bytes)
             finish_request(request)
 
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
         elif stagetype == LoginType.TERMS:
             if ("session" not in request.args or len(request.args["session"])) == 0:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "No session supplied")
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, stagetype):
 
             request.write(html_bytes)
             finish_request(request)
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
         else:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
index fc7e2f4dd56b..a4fa45fe1126 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
                 "m.change_password": {"enabled": change_password},
             }
         }
-        defer.returnValue((200, response))
+        return (200, response)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index d279229d74e7..9adf76cc0ce6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
         devices = yield self.device_handler.get_devices_by_user(
             requester.user.to_string()
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"devices": devices}))
+        return (200, {"devices": devices})
 
 
 class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         yield self.device_handler.delete_devices(
             requester.user.to_string(), body["devices"]
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, device_id):
         device = yield self.device_handler.get_device(
             requester.user.to_string(), device_id
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, device))
+        return (200, device)
 
     @interactive_auth_handler
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, device_id):
         )
 
         yield self.device_handler.delete_device(requester.user.to_string(), device_id)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, device_id):
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, device_id):
         yield self.device_handler.update_device(
             requester.user.to_string(), device_id, body
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index 3f0adf4a21cf..22be0ee3c55b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id, filter_id):
                 user_localpart=target_user.localpart, filter_id=filter_id
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue((200, filter.get_filter_json()))
+            return (200, filter.get_filter_json())
         except (KeyError, StoreError):
             raise SynapseError(400, "No such filter", errcode=Codes.NOT_FOUND)
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
             user_localpart=target_user.localpart, user_filter=content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"filter_id": str(filter_id)}))
+        return (200, {"filter_id": str(filter_id)})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
index a312dd259389..e629c4256d6c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, group_description))
+        return (200, group_description)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class GroupSummaryServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, get_group_summary))
+        return (200, get_group_summary)
 
 
 class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
             content=content,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id=room_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
 
 class GroupCategoryServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id, category_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, category))
+        return (200, category)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id):
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id, content=content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id):
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
 
 class GroupCategoriesServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, category))
+        return (200, category)
 
 
 class GroupRoleServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id, role_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, category))
+        return (200, category)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id):
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id, content=content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id):
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
 
 class GroupRolesServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, category))
+        return (200, category)
 
 
 class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
             content=content,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, user_id=user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, resp))
+        return (200, resp)
 
 
 class GroupRoomServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupUsersServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupInvitedUsersServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupAdminRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, room_id):
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, room_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id, config_key):
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, config_key, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
             group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, config
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupAdminUsersKickServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
             group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupSelfLeaveServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupSelfJoinServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
         publicise = content["publicise"]
         yield self.store.update_group_publicity(group_id, requester_user_id, publicise)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
 
         result = yield self.groups_handler.get_publicised_groups_for_user(user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
 
         result = yield self.groups_handler.bulk_get_publicised_groups(user_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class GroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
 
         result = yield self.groups_handler.get_joined_groups(requester_user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 45c9928b6510..6008adec7cf3 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
         result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.upload_keys_for_user(
             user_id, device_id, body
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         timeout = parse_integer(request, "timeout", 10 * 1000)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.query_devices(body, timeout)
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 class KeyChangesServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
 
         results = yield self.device_handler.get_user_ids_changed(user_id, from_token)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 class OneTimeKeyServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         timeout = parse_integer(request, "timeout", 10 * 1000)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.claim_one_time_keys(body, timeout)
-        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+        return (200, result)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
index 728a52328f18..d034863a3c4f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             returned_push_actions.append(returned_pa)
             next_token = str(pa["stream_ordering"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (200, {"notifications": returned_push_actions, "next_token": next_token})
-        )
+        return (200, {"notifications": returned_push_actions, "next_token": next_token})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
index b1b5385b09ef..b4925c0f5933 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
@@ -83,16 +83,14 @@ def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
 
         yield self.store.insert_open_id_token(token, ts_valid_until_ms, user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                200,
-                {
-                    "access_token": token,
-                    "token_type": "Bearer",
-                    "matrix_server_name": self.server_name,
-                    "expires_in": self.EXPIRES_MS / 1000,
-                },
-            )
+        return (
+            200,
+            {
+                "access_token": token,
+                "token_type": "Bearer",
+                "matrix_server_name": self.server_name,
+                "expires_in": self.EXPIRES_MS / 1000,
+            },
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
index e75664279b51..d93d6a9f242d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
                 event_id=read_marker_event_id,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 488905626a0f..98a97b70593b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, receipt_type, event_id):
             room_id, receipt_type, user_id=requester.user.to_string(), event_id=event_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index f327999e5990..05ea1459e356 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Email is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
         ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(**body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             )
 
         ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(**body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
 
             yield self.registration_handler.check_username(username)
 
-            defer.returnValue((200, {"available": True}))
+            return (200, {"available": True})
 
 
 class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
 
         if kind == b"guest":
             ret = yield self._do_guest_registration(body, address=client_addr)
-            defer.returnValue(ret)
+            return ret
             return
         elif kind != b"user":
             raise UnrecognizedRequestError(
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
                 result = yield self._do_appservice_registration(
                     desired_username, access_token, body
                 )
-            defer.returnValue((200, result))  # we throw for non 200 responses
+            return (200, result)  # we throw for non 200 responses
             return
 
         # for either shared secret or regular registration, downcase the
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             result = yield self._do_shared_secret_registration(
                 desired_username, desired_password, body
             )
-            defer.returnValue((200, result))  # we throw for non 200 responses
+            return (200, result)  # we throw for non 200 responses
             return
 
         # == Normal User Registration == (everyone else)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
                 bind_msisdn=params.get("bind_msisdn"),
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, return_dict))
+        return (200, return_dict)
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def _do_appservice_registration(self, username, as_token, body):
         user_id = yield self.registration_handler.appservice_register(
             username, as_token
         )
-        defer.returnValue((yield self._create_registration_details(user_id, body)))
+        return (yield self._create_registration_details(user_id, body))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_shared_secret_registration(self, username, password, body):
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def _do_shared_secret_registration(self, username, password, body):
         )
 
         result = yield self._create_registration_details(user_id, body)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _create_registration_details(self, user_id, params):
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ def _create_registration_details(self, user_id, params):
             )
 
             result.update({"access_token": access_token, "device_id": device_id})
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_guest_registration(self, params, address=None):
@@ -588,16 +588,14 @@ def _do_guest_registration(self, params, address=None):
             user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest=True
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (
-                200,
-                {
-                    "user_id": user_id,
-                    "device_id": device_id,
-                    "access_token": access_token,
-                    "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
-                },
-            )
+        return (
+            200,
+            {
+                "user_id": user_id,
+                "device_id": device_id,
+                "access_token": access_token,
+                "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
+            },
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
index 6e52f6d284f7..6fde3decdbb4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def on_PUT_or_POST(
             requester, event_dict=event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+        return (200, {"event_id": event.event_id})
 
 
 class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=Non
         return_value["chunk"] = events
         return_value["original_event"] = original_event
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, return_value))
+        return (200, return_value)
 
 
 class RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=Non
                 to_token=to_token,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, pagination_chunk.to_dict()))
+        return (200, pagination_chunk.to_dict())
 
 
 class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, key):
         return_value = result.to_dict()
         return_value["chunk"] = events
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, return_value))
+        return (200, return_value)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
index e7578af8040a..3fdd4584a361 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
             received_ts=self.clock.time_msec(),
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
index 8d1b810565ee..10dec96208b6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, session_id):
             body = {"rooms": {room_id: body}}
 
         yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.upload_room_keys(user_id, version, body)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, session_id):
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, room_id, session_id):
             else:
                 room_keys = room_keys["rooms"][room_id]
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, room_keys))
+        return (200, room_keys)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id, session_id):
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id, session_id):
         yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_room_keys(
             user_id, version, room_id, session_id
         )
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         info = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         new_version = yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.create_version(user_id, info)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"version": new_version}))
+        return (200, {"version": new_version})
 
     # we deliberately don't have a PUT /version, as these things really should
     # be immutable to avoid people footgunning
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, version):
         except SynapseError as e:
             if e.code == 404:
                 raise SynapseError(404, "No backup found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
-        defer.returnValue((200, info))
+        return (200, info)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, version):
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, version):
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_version(user_id, version)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, version):
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, version):
             )
 
         yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.update_version(user_id, version, info)
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
index d7f7faa029b5..14ba61a63e54 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
 
         ret = {"replacement_room": new_room_id}
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+        return (200, ret)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
index 78075b8fc0f8..2613648d821b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _put(self, request, message_type, txn_id):
         )
 
         response = (200, {})
-        defer.returnValue(response)
+        return response
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index 02d56dee6cfb..7b32dd221209 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
             time_now, sync_result, requester.access_token_id, filter
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, response_content))
+        return (200, response_content)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def encode_response(self, time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
@@ -205,27 +205,23 @@ def encode_response(self, time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
             event_formatter,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "account_data": {"events": sync_result.account_data},
-                "to_device": {"events": sync_result.to_device},
-                "device_lists": {
-                    "changed": list(sync_result.device_lists.changed),
-                    "left": list(sync_result.device_lists.left),
-                },
-                "presence": SyncRestServlet.encode_presence(
-                    sync_result.presence, time_now
-                ),
-                "rooms": {"join": joined, "invite": invited, "leave": archived},
-                "groups": {
-                    "join": sync_result.groups.join,
-                    "invite": sync_result.groups.invite,
-                    "leave": sync_result.groups.leave,
-                },
-                "device_one_time_keys_count": sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count,
-                "next_batch": sync_result.next_batch.to_string(),
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "account_data": {"events": sync_result.account_data},
+            "to_device": {"events": sync_result.to_device},
+            "device_lists": {
+                "changed": list(sync_result.device_lists.changed),
+                "left": list(sync_result.device_lists.left),
+            },
+            "presence": SyncRestServlet.encode_presence(sync_result.presence, time_now),
+            "rooms": {"join": joined, "invite": invited, "leave": archived},
+            "groups": {
+                "join": sync_result.groups.join,
+                "invite": sync_result.groups.invite,
+                "leave": sync_result.groups.leave,
+            },
+            "device_one_time_keys_count": sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count,
+            "next_batch": sync_result.next_batch.to_string(),
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def encode_presence(events, time_now):
@@ -273,7 +269,7 @@ def encode_joined(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter
                 event_formatter=event_formatter,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(joined)
+        return joined
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def encode_invited(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
@@ -309,7 +305,7 @@ def encode_invited(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
             invited_state.append(invite)
             invited[room.room_id] = {"invite_state": {"events": invited_state}}
 
-        defer.returnValue(invited)
+        return invited
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def encode_archived(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
@@ -342,7 +338,7 @@ def encode_archived(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatt
                 event_formatter=event_formatter,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(joined)
+        return joined
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def encode_room(
@@ -414,7 +410,7 @@ def serialize(events):
             result["unread_notifications"] = room.unread_notifications
             result["summary"] = room.summary
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
index 07b6ede6030c..d1735443558c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id):
 
         tags = yield self.store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {"tags": tags}))
+        return (200, {"tags": tags})
 
 
 class TagServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def on_DELETE(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
index 1e66662a056b..158e686b01d0 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
         yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         protocols = yield self.appservice_handler.get_3pe_protocols()
-        defer.returnValue((200, protocols))
+        return (200, protocols)
 
 
 class ThirdPartyProtocolServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
             only_protocol=protocol
         )
         if protocol in protocols:
-            defer.returnValue((200, protocols[protocol]))
+            return (200, protocols[protocol])
         else:
-            defer.returnValue((404, {"error": "Unknown protocol"}))
+            return (404, {"error": "Unknown protocol"})
 
 
 class ThirdPartyUserServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
             ThirdPartyEntityKind.USER, protocol, fields
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 class ThirdPartyLocationServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
             ThirdPartyEntityKind.LOCATION, protocol, fields
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
index e19fb6d58385..7ab2b80e46aa 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         if not self.hs.config.user_directory_search_enabled:
-            defer.returnValue((200, {"limited": False, "results": []}))
+            return (200, {"limited": False, "results": []})
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             user_id, search_term, limit
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, results))
+        return (200, results)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index 65afffbb4230..92beefa1766c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def create_content(
 
         yield self._generate_thumbnails(None, media_id, media_id, media_type)
 
-        defer.returnValue("mxc://%s/%s" % (self.server_name, media_id))
+        return "mxc://%s/%s" % (self.server_name, media_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_local_media(self, request, media_id, name):
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def get_remote_media_info(self, server_name, media_id):
             with responder:
                 pass
 
-        defer.returnValue(media_info)
+        return media_info
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_remote_media_impl(self, server_name, media_id):
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ def _get_remote_media_impl(self, server_name, media_id):
 
             responder = yield self.media_storage.fetch_media(file_info)
             if responder:
-                defer.returnValue((responder, media_info))
+                return (responder, media_info)
 
         # Failed to find the file anywhere, lets download it.
 
         media_info = yield self._download_remote_file(server_name, media_id, file_id)
 
         responder = yield self.media_storage.fetch_media(file_info)
-        defer.returnValue((responder, media_info))
+        return (responder, media_info)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _download_remote_file(self, server_name, media_id, file_id):
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def _download_remote_file(self, server_name, media_id, file_id):
 
         yield self._generate_thumbnails(server_name, media_id, file_id, media_type)
 
-        defer.returnValue(media_info)
+        return media_info
 
     def _get_thumbnail_requirements(self, media_type):
         return self.thumbnail_requirements.get(media_type, ())
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def generate_local_exact_thumbnail(
                 media_id, t_width, t_height, t_type, t_method, t_len
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(output_path)
+            return output_path
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def generate_remote_exact_thumbnail(
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def generate_remote_exact_thumbnail(
                 t_len,
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(output_path)
+            return output_path
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _generate_thumbnails(
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ def _generate_thumbnails(
                     media_id, t_width, t_height, t_type, t_method, t_len
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue({"width": m_width, "height": m_height})
+        return {"width": m_width, "height": m_height}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_old_remote_media(self, before_ts):
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ def delete_old_remote_media(self, before_ts):
                 yield self.store.delete_remote_media(origin, media_id)
                 deleted += 1
 
-        defer.returnValue({"deleted": deleted})
+        return {"deleted": deleted}
 
 
 class MediaRepositoryResource(Resource):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_storage.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_storage.py
index 25e5ac284818..3b87717a5aa4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_storage.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_storage.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def store_file(self, source, file_info):
             )
             yield finish_cb()
 
-        defer.returnValue(fname)
+        return fname
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def store_into_file(self, file_info):
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ def fetch_media(self, file_info):
         path = self._file_info_to_path(file_info)
         local_path = os.path.join(self.local_media_directory, path)
         if os.path.exists(local_path):
-            defer.returnValue(FileResponder(open(local_path, "rb")))
+            return FileResponder(open(local_path, "rb"))
 
         for provider in self.storage_providers:
             res = yield provider.fetch(path, file_info)
             if res:
-                defer.returnValue(res)
+                return res
 
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def ensure_media_is_in_local_cache(self, file_info):
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def ensure_media_is_in_local_cache(self, file_info):
         path = self._file_info_to_path(file_info)
         local_path = os.path.join(self.local_media_directory, path)
         if os.path.exists(local_path):
-            defer.returnValue(local_path)
+            return local_path
 
         dirname = os.path.dirname(local_path)
         if not os.path.exists(dirname):
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def ensure_media_is_in_local_cache(self, file_info):
                     )
                     yield res.write_to_consumer(consumer)
                     yield consumer.wait()
-                defer.returnValue(local_path)
+                return local_path
 
         raise Exception("file could not be found")
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index 5871737bfdfb..bd40891a7f70 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def _do_preview(self, url, user, ts):
             og = cache_result["og"]
             if isinstance(og, six.text_type):
                 og = og.encode("utf8")
-            defer.returnValue(og)
+            return og
             return
 
         media_info = yield self._download_url(url, user)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def _do_preview(self, url, user, ts):
             media_info["created_ts"],
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(jsonog)
+        return jsonog
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _download_url(self, url, user):
@@ -354,22 +354,20 @@ def _download_url(self, url, user):
             # therefore not expire it.
             raise
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "media_type": media_type,
-                "media_length": length,
-                "download_name": download_name,
-                "created_ts": time_now_ms,
-                "filesystem_id": file_id,
-                "filename": fname,
-                "uri": uri,
-                "response_code": code,
-                # FIXME: we should calculate a proper expiration based on the
-                # Cache-Control and Expire headers.  But for now, assume 1 hour.
-                "expires": 60 * 60 * 1000,
-                "etag": headers["ETag"][0] if "ETag" in headers else None,
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "media_type": media_type,
+            "media_length": length,
+            "download_name": download_name,
+            "created_ts": time_now_ms,
+            "filesystem_id": file_id,
+            "filename": fname,
+            "uri": uri,
+            "response_code": code,
+            # FIXME: we should calculate a proper expiration based on the
+            # Cache-Control and Expire headers.  But for now, assume 1 hour.
+            "expires": 60 * 60 * 1000,
+            "etag": headers["ETag"][0] if "ETag" in headers else None,
+        }
 
     def _start_expire_url_cache_data(self):
         return run_as_background_process(
diff --git a/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py b/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
index f183743f3181..729c097e6dd1 100644
--- a/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
+++ b/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ def _is_room_currently_blocked(self, room_id):
                 if event_id in referenced_events:
                     referenced_events.remove(event.event_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((currently_blocked, referenced_events))
+        return (currently_blocked, referenced_events)
diff --git a/synapse/server_notices/server_notices_manager.py b/synapse/server_notices/server_notices_manager.py
index 71e7e7532025..2dac90578c71 100644
--- a/synapse/server_notices/server_notices_manager.py
+++ b/synapse/server_notices/server_notices_manager.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def send_notice(
         res = yield self._event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester, event_dict, ratelimit=False
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks()
     def get_notice_room_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_notice_room_for_user(self, user_id):
                 # we found a room which our user shares with the system notice
                 # user
                 logger.info("Using room %s", room.room_id)
-                defer.returnValue(room.room_id)
+                return room.room_id
 
         # apparently no existing notice room: create a new one
         logger.info("Creating server notices room for %s", user_id)
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ def get_notice_room_for_user(self, user_id):
         self._notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
         logger.info("Created server notices room %s for %s", room_id, user_id)
-        defer.returnValue(room_id)
+        return room_id
diff --git a/synapse/state/__init__.py b/synapse/state/__init__.py
index 9f708fa20546..a0d34f16ea1e 100644
--- a/synapse/state/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/state/__init__.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def get_current_state(
             event = None
             if event_id:
                 event = yield self.store.get_event(event_id, allow_none=True)
-            defer.returnValue(event)
+            return event
             return
 
         state_map = yield self.store.get_events(
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def get_current_state(
             key: state_map[e_id] for key, e_id in iteritems(state) if e_id in state_map
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(state)
+        return state
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_state_ids(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def get_current_state_ids(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
         ret = yield self.resolve_state_groups_for_events(room_id, latest_event_ids)
         state = ret.state
 
-        defer.returnValue(state)
+        return state
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_users_in_room(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def get_current_users_in_room(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
         logger.debug("calling resolve_state_groups from get_current_users_in_room")
         entry = yield self.resolve_state_groups_for_events(room_id, latest_event_ids)
         joined_users = yield self.store.get_joined_users_from_state(room_id, entry)
-        defer.returnValue(joined_users)
+        return joined_users
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_hosts_in_room(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def get_current_hosts_in_room(self, room_id, latest_event_ids=None):
         logger.debug("calling resolve_state_groups from get_current_hosts_in_room")
         entry = yield self.resolve_state_groups_for_events(room_id, latest_event_ids)
         joined_hosts = yield self.store.get_joined_hosts(room_id, entry)
-        defer.returnValue(joined_hosts)
+        return joined_hosts
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def compute_event_context(self, event, old_state=None):
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def compute_event_context(self, event, old_state=None):
                 prev_state_ids=prev_state_ids,
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(context)
+            return context
 
         if old_state:
             # We already have the state, so we don't need to calculate it.
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def compute_event_context(self, event, old_state=None):
                 prev_state_ids=prev_state_ids,
             )
 
-            defer.returnValue(context)
+            return context
 
         logger.debug("calling resolve_state_groups from compute_event_context")
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def compute_event_context(self, event, old_state=None):
             delta_ids=delta_ids,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(context)
+        return context
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def resolve_state_groups_for_events(self, room_id, event_ids):
@@ -368,19 +368,17 @@ def resolve_state_groups_for_events(self, room_id, event_ids):
         state_groups_ids = yield self.store.get_state_groups_ids(room_id, event_ids)
 
         if len(state_groups_ids) == 0:
-            defer.returnValue(_StateCacheEntry(state={}, state_group=None))
+            return _StateCacheEntry(state={}, state_group=None)
         elif len(state_groups_ids) == 1:
             name, state_list = list(state_groups_ids.items()).pop()
 
             prev_group, delta_ids = yield self.store.get_state_group_delta(name)
 
-            defer.returnValue(
-                _StateCacheEntry(
-                    state=state_list,
-                    state_group=name,
-                    prev_group=prev_group,
-                    delta_ids=delta_ids,
-                )
+            return _StateCacheEntry(
+                state=state_list,
+                state_group=name,
+                prev_group=prev_group,
+                delta_ids=delta_ids,
             )
 
         room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
@@ -392,7 +390,7 @@ def resolve_state_groups_for_events(self, room_id, event_ids):
             None,
             state_res_store=StateResolutionStore(self.store),
         )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def resolve_events(self, room_version, state_sets, event):
@@ -415,7 +413,7 @@ def resolve_events(self, room_version, state_sets, event):
 
         new_state = {key: state_map[ev_id] for key, ev_id in iteritems(new_state)}
 
-        defer.returnValue(new_state)
+        return new_state
 
 
 class StateResolutionHandler(object):
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@ def resolve_state_groups(
             if self._state_cache is not None:
                 cache = self._state_cache.get(group_names, None)
                 if cache:
-                    defer.returnValue(cache)
+                    return cache
 
             logger.info(
                 "Resolving state for %s with %d groups", room_id, len(state_groups_ids)
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ def resolve_state_groups(
             if self._state_cache is not None:
                 self._state_cache[group_names] = cache
 
-            defer.returnValue(cache)
+            return cache
 
 
 def _make_state_cache_entry(new_state, state_groups_ids):
diff --git a/synapse/state/v1.py b/synapse/state/v1.py
index 88acd4817e6e..a2f92d9ff954 100644
--- a/synapse/state/v1.py
+++ b/synapse/state/v1.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_store(state_sets, event_map, state_map_factory):
             a map from (type, state_key) to event_id.
     """
     if len(state_sets) == 1:
-        defer.returnValue(state_sets[0])
+        return state_sets[0]
 
     unconflicted_state, conflicted_state = _seperate(state_sets)
 
@@ -97,10 +97,8 @@ def resolve_events_with_store(state_sets, event_map, state_map_factory):
     state_map_new = yield state_map_factory(new_needed_events)
     state_map.update(state_map_new)
 
-    defer.returnValue(
-        _resolve_with_state(
-            unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, auth_events, state_map
-        )
+    return _resolve_with_state(
+        unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, auth_events, state_map
     )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/state/v2.py b/synapse/state/v2.py
index db969e899752..b327c86f4016 100644
--- a/synapse/state/v2.py
+++ b/synapse/state/v2.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_store(room_version, state_sets, event_map, state_res_sto
     unconflicted_state, conflicted_state = _seperate(state_sets)
 
     if not conflicted_state:
-        defer.returnValue(unconflicted_state)
+        return unconflicted_state
 
     logger.debug("%d conflicted state entries", len(conflicted_state))
     logger.debug("Calculating auth chain difference")
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_store(room_version, state_sets, event_map, state_res_sto
 
     logger.debug("done")
 
-    defer.returnValue(resolved_state)
+    return resolved_state
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -168,18 +168,18 @@ def _get_power_level_for_sender(event_id, event_map, state_res_store):
             aev = yield _get_event(aid, event_map, state_res_store)
             if (aev.type, aev.state_key) == (EventTypes.Create, ""):
                 if aev.content.get("creator") == event.sender:
-                    defer.returnValue(100)
+                    return 100
                 break
-        defer.returnValue(0)
+        return 0
 
     level = pl.content.get("users", {}).get(event.sender)
     if level is None:
         level = pl.content.get("users_default", 0)
 
     if level is None:
-        defer.returnValue(0)
+        return 0
     else:
-        defer.returnValue(int(level))
+        return int(level)
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def _get_auth_chain_difference(state_sets, event_map, state_res_store):
     intersection = set(auth_sets[0]).intersection(*auth_sets[1:])
     union = set().union(*auth_sets)
 
-    defer.returnValue(union - intersection)
+    return union - intersection
 
 
 def _seperate(state_sets):
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def _get_power_order(event_id):
     it = lexicographical_topological_sort(graph, key=_get_power_order)
     sorted_events = list(it)
 
-    defer.returnValue(sorted_events)
+    return sorted_events
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def _iterative_auth_checks(
         except AuthError:
             pass
 
-    defer.returnValue(resolved_state)
+    return resolved_state
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def _mainline_sort(event_ids, resolved_power_event_id, event_map, state_res_stor
 
     event_ids.sort(key=lambda ev_id: order_map[ev_id])
 
-    defer.returnValue(event_ids)
+    return event_ids
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def _get_mainline_depth_for_event(event, mainline_map, event_map, state_res_stor
     while event:
         depth = mainline_map.get(event.event_id)
         if depth is not None:
-            defer.returnValue(depth)
+            return depth
 
         auth_events = event.auth_event_ids()
         event = None
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def _get_mainline_depth_for_event(event, mainline_map, event_map, state_res_stor
                 break
 
     # Didn't find a power level auth event, so we just return 0
-    defer.returnValue(0)
+    return 0
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def _get_event(event_id, event_map, state_res_store):
     if event_id not in event_map:
         events = yield state_res_store.get_events([event_id], allow_rejected=True)
         event_map.update(events)
-    defer.returnValue(event_map[event_id])
+    return event_map[event_id]
 
 
 def lexicographical_topological_sort(graph, key):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 86a333a91916..e7f6ea728630 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def get_users_paginate(self, order, start, limit):
         )
         count = yield self.runInteraction("get_users_paginate", self.get_user_count_txn)
         retval = {"users": users, "total": count}
-        defer.returnValue(retval)
+        return retval
 
     def search_users(self, term):
         """Function to search users list for one or more users with
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index a7c93efa4654..489ce82fae3b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def runInteraction(self, desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
                 after_callback(*after_args, **after_kwargs)
             raise
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def runWithConnection(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def inner_func(conn, *args, **kwargs):
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             result = yield self._db_pool.runWithConnection(inner_func, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @staticmethod
     def cursor_to_dict(cursor):
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@ def _simple_insert(self, table, values, or_ignore=False, desc="_simple_insert"):
             # a cursor after we receive an error from the db.
             if not or_ignore:
                 raise
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+            return False
+        return True
 
     @staticmethod
     def _simple_insert_txn(txn, table, values):
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ def _simple_upsert(
                     insertion_values,
                     lock=lock,
                 )
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
             except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError as e:
                 attempts += 1
                 if attempts >= 5:
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ def _simple_select_many_batch(
         results = []
 
         if not iterable:
-            defer.returnValue(results)
+            return results
 
         # iterables can not be sliced, so convert it to a list first
         it_list = list(iterable)
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ def _simple_select_many_batch(
 
             results.extend(rows)
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     @classmethod
     def _simple_select_many_txn(cls, txn, table, column, iterable, keyvalues, retcols):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/account_data.py b/synapse/storage/account_data.py
index 8394389073f4..9fa5b4f3d6b3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/account_data.py
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ def get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user(self, data_type, user_id):
         )
 
         if result:
-            defer.returnValue(json.loads(result))
+            return json.loads(result)
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
     @cached(num_args=2)
     def get_account_data_for_room(self, user_id, room_id):
@@ -264,11 +264,9 @@ def is_ignored_by(self, ignored_user_id, ignorer_user_id, cache_context):
             on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate,
         )
         if not ignored_account_data:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            ignored_user_id in ignored_account_data.get("ignored_users", {})
-        )
+        return ignored_user_id in ignored_account_data.get("ignored_users", {})
 
 
 class AccountDataStore(AccountDataWorkerStore):
@@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ def add_account_data_to_room(self, user_id, room_id, account_data_type, content)
             )
 
         result = self._account_data_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_account_data_for_user(self, user_id, account_data_type, content):
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ def add_account_data_for_user(self, user_id, account_data_type, content):
             )
 
         result = self._account_data_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def _update_max_stream_id(self, next_id):
         """Update the max stream_id
diff --git a/synapse/storage/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
index eb329ebd8b43..05d9c05c3feb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def get_appservices_by_state(self, state):
             for service in as_list:
                 if service.id == res["as_id"]:
                     services.append(service)
-        defer.returnValue(services)
+        return services
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_appservice_state(self, service):
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ def get_appservice_state(self, service):
             desc="get_appservice_state",
         )
         if result:
-            defer.returnValue(result.get("state"))
+            return result.get("state")
             return
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     def set_appservice_state(self, service, state):
         """Set the application service state.
@@ -298,15 +298,13 @@ def _get_oldest_unsent_txn(txn):
         )
 
         if not entry:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         event_ids = json.loads(entry["event_ids"])
 
         events = yield self.get_events_as_list(event_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            AppServiceTransaction(service=service, id=entry["txn_id"], events=events)
-        )
+        return AppServiceTransaction(service=service, id=entry["txn_id"], events=events)
 
     def _get_last_txn(self, txn, service_id):
         txn.execute(
@@ -360,7 +358,7 @@ def get_new_events_for_appservice_txn(txn):
 
         events = yield self.get_events_as_list(event_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue((upper_bound, events))
+        return (upper_bound, events)
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionWorkerStore):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
index 50f913a414a5..e5f0668f0909 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def _run_background_updates(self):
                         " Unscheduling background update task."
                     )
                     self._all_done = True
-                    defer.returnValue(None)
+                    return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def has_completed_background_updates(self):
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ def has_completed_background_updates(self):
         # if we've previously determined that there is nothing left to do, that
         # is easy
         if self._all_done:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         # obviously, if we have things in our queue, we're not done.
         if self._background_update_queue:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         # otherwise, check if there are updates to be run. This is important,
         # as we may be running on a worker which doesn't perform the bg updates
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ def has_completed_background_updates(self):
         )
         if not updates:
             self._all_done = True
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_next_background_update(self, desired_duration_ms):
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ def do_next_background_update(self, desired_duration_ms):
 
         if not self._background_update_queue:
             # no work left to do
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         # pop from the front, and add back to the back
         update_name = self._background_update_queue.pop(0)
         self._background_update_queue.append(update_name)
 
         res = yield self._do_background_update(update_name, desired_duration_ms)
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_background_update(self, update_name, desired_duration_ms):
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _do_background_update(self, update_name, desired_duration_ms):
 
         performance.update(items_updated, duration_ms)
 
-        defer.returnValue(len(self._background_update_performance))
+        return len(self._background_update_performance)
 
     def register_background_update_handler(self, update_name, update_handler):
         """Register a handler for doing a background update.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def register_noop_background_update(self, update_name):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def noop_update(progress, batch_size):
             yield self._end_background_update(update_name)
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         self.register_background_update_handler(update_name, noop_update)
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def updater(progress, batch_size):
                 logger.info("Adding index %s to %s", index_name, table)
                 yield self.runWithConnection(runner)
             yield self._end_background_update(update_name)
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         self.register_background_update_handler(update_name, updater)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
index bda68de5be2b..6db8c5407724 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def f(conn):
 
         yield self.runWithConnection(f)
         yield self._end_background_update("user_ips_drop_nonunique_index")
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _analyze_user_ip(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def user_ips_analyze(txn):
 
         yield self._end_background_update("user_ips_analyze")
 
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _remove_user_ip_dupes(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def remove(txn):
         if last:
             yield self._end_background_update("user_ips_remove_dupes")
 
-        defer.returnValue(batch_size)
+        return batch_size
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def insert_client_ip(
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def get_last_client_ip_by_device(self, user_id, device_id):
                         "device_id": did,
                         "last_seen": last_seen,
                     }
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_last_client_ip_by_device_txn(cls, txn, user_id, device_id, retcols):
@@ -461,14 +461,12 @@ def get_user_ip_and_agents(self, user):
             ((row["access_token"], row["ip"]), (row["user_agent"], row["last_seen"]))
             for row in rows
         )
-        defer.returnValue(
-            list(
-                {
-                    "access_token": access_token,
-                    "ip": ip,
-                    "user_agent": user_agent,
-                    "last_seen": last_seen,
-                }
-                for (access_token, ip), (user_agent, last_seen) in iteritems(results)
-            )
+        return list(
+            {
+                "access_token": access_token,
+                "ip": ip,
+                "user_agent": user_agent,
+                "last_seen": last_seen,
+            }
+            for (access_token, ip), (user_agent, last_seen) in iteritems(results)
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/deviceinbox.py b/synapse/storage/deviceinbox.py
index 4ea0deea4ff8..79bb0ea46db5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/deviceinbox.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/deviceinbox.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def delete_messages_for_device(self, user_id, device_id, up_to_stream_id):
                 user_id, last_deleted_stream_id
             )
             if not has_changed:
-                defer.returnValue(0)
+                return 0
 
         def delete_messages_for_device_txn(txn):
             sql = (
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def delete_messages_for_device_txn(txn):
             last_deleted_stream_id, up_to_stream_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(count)
+        return count
 
     def get_new_device_msgs_for_remote(
         self, destination, last_stream_id, current_stream_id, limit
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def add_messages_txn(txn, now_ms, stream_id):
                     destination, stream_id
                 )
 
-        defer.returnValue(self._device_inbox_id_gen.get_current_token())
+        return self._device_inbox_id_gen.get_current_token()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_messages_from_remote_to_device_inbox(
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def add_messages_txn(txn, now_ms, stream_id):
             for user_id in local_messages_by_user_then_device.keys():
                 self._device_inbox_stream_cache.entity_has_changed(user_id, stream_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue(stream_id)
+        return stream_id
 
     def _add_messages_to_local_device_inbox_txn(
         self, txn, stream_id, messages_by_user_then_device
@@ -426,4 +426,4 @@ def reindex_txn(conn):
 
         yield self._end_background_update(self.DEVICE_INBOX_STREAM_ID)
 
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
diff --git a/synapse/storage/devices.py b/synapse/storage/devices.py
index d2b113a4e76d..8f72d9289555 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/devices.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def get_devices_by_user(self, user_id):
             desc="get_devices_by_user",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({d["device_id"]: d for d in devices})
+        return {d["device_id"]: d for d in devices}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_devices_by_remote(self, destination, from_stream_id, limit):
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_devices_by_remote(self, destination, from_stream_id, limit):
             destination, int(from_stream_id)
         )
         if not has_changed:
-            defer.returnValue((now_stream_id, []))
+            return (now_stream_id, [])
 
         # We retrieve n+1 devices from the list of outbound pokes where n is
         # our outbound device update limit. We then check if the very last
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def get_devices_by_remote(self, destination, from_stream_id, limit):
 
         # Return an empty list if there are no updates
         if not updates:
-            defer.returnValue((now_stream_id, []))
+            return (now_stream_id, [])
 
         # if we have exceeded the limit, we need to exclude any results with the
         # same stream_id as the last row.
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ def get_devices_by_remote(self, destination, from_stream_id, limit):
         # skip that stream_id and return an empty list, and continue with the next
         # stream_id next time.
         if not query_map:
-            defer.returnValue((stream_id_cutoff, []))
+            return (stream_id_cutoff, [])
 
         results = yield self._get_device_update_edus_by_remote(
             destination, from_stream_id, query_map
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((now_stream_id, results))
+        return (now_stream_id, results)
 
     def _get_devices_by_remote_txn(
         self, txn, destination, from_stream_id, now_stream_id, limit
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def _get_device_update_edus_by_remote(self, destination, from_stream_id, query_m
 
                 results.append(result)
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def _get_last_device_update_for_remote_user(
         self, destination, user_id, from_stream_id
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def get_user_devices_from_cache(self, query_list):
             else:
                 results[user_id] = yield self._get_cached_devices_for_user(user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((user_ids_not_in_cache, results))
+        return (user_ids_not_in_cache, results)
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(num_args=2, tree=True)
     def _get_cached_user_device(self, user_id, device_id):
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def _get_cached_user_device(self, user_id, device_id):
             retcol="content",
             desc="_get_cached_user_device",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(db_to_json(content))
+        return db_to_json(content)
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks()
     def _get_cached_devices_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ def _get_cached_devices_for_user(self, user_id):
             retcols=("device_id", "content"),
             desc="_get_cached_devices_for_user",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {device["device_id"]: db_to_json(device["content"]) for device in devices}
-        )
+        return {
+            device["device_id"]: db_to_json(device["content"]) for device in devices
+        }
 
     def get_devices_with_keys_by_user(self, user_id):
         """Get all devices (with any device keys) for a user
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ def get_device_list_last_stream_id_for_remotes(self, user_ids):
         results = {user_id: None for user_id in user_ids}
         results.update({row["user_id"]: row["stream_id"] for row in rows})
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
 
 class DeviceStore(DeviceWorkerStore, BackgroundUpdateStore):
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ def store_device(self, user_id, device_id, initial_device_display_name):
         """
         key = (user_id, device_id)
         if self.device_id_exists_cache.get(key, None):
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         try:
             inserted = yield self._simple_insert(
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ def store_device(self, user_id, device_id, initial_device_display_name):
                 or_ignore=True,
             )
             self.device_id_exists_cache.prefill(key, True)
-            defer.returnValue(inserted)
+            return inserted
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
                 "store_device with device_id=%s(%r) user_id=%s(%r)"
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ def add_device_change_to_streams(self, user_id, device_ids, hosts):
                 hosts,
                 stream_id,
             )
-        defer.returnValue(stream_id)
+        return stream_id
 
     def _add_device_change_txn(self, txn, user_id, device_ids, hosts, stream_id):
         now = self._clock.time_msec()
@@ -889,4 +889,4 @@ def f(conn):
 
         yield self.runWithConnection(f)
         yield self._end_background_update(DROP_DEVICE_LIST_STREAMS_NON_UNIQUE_INDEXES)
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
diff --git a/synapse/storage/directory.py b/synapse/storage/directory.py
index 201bbd430cc0..e966a73f3dc5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/directory.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def get_association_from_room_alias(self, room_alias):
         )
 
         if not room_id:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
             return
 
         servers = yield self._simple_select_onecol(
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ def get_association_from_room_alias(self, room_alias):
         )
 
         if not servers:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
             return
 
-        defer.returnValue(RoomAliasMapping(room_id, room_alias.to_string(), servers))
+        return RoomAliasMapping(room_id, room_alias.to_string(), servers)
 
     def get_room_alias_creator(self, room_alias):
         return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def alias_txn(txn):
             raise SynapseError(
                 409, "Room alias %s already exists" % room_alias.to_string()
             )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_room_alias(self, room_alias):
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def delete_room_alias(self, room_alias):
             "delete_room_alias", self._delete_room_alias_txn, room_alias
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(room_id)
+        return room_id
 
     def _delete_room_alias_txn(self, txn, room_alias):
         txn.execute(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py b/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
index f40ef2ab6451..99128f2df70e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def get_e2e_room_key(self, user_id, version, room_id, session_id):
 
         row["session_data"] = json.loads(row["session_data"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(row)
+        return row
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_e2e_room_key(self, user_id, version, room_id, session_id, room_key):
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def get_e2e_room_keys(self, user_id, version, room_id=None, session_id=None):
         try:
             version = int(version)
         except ValueError:
-            defer.returnValue({"rooms": {}})
+            return {"rooms": {}}
 
         keyvalues = {"user_id": user_id, "version": version}
         if room_id:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def get_e2e_room_keys(self, user_id, version, room_id=None, session_id=None):
                 "session_data": json.loads(row["session_data"]),
             }
 
-        defer.returnValue(sessions)
+        return sessions
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_e2e_room_keys(self, user_id, version, room_id=None, session_id=None):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/end_to_end_keys.py b/synapse/storage/end_to_end_keys.py
index 2fabb9e2cbd2..1e07474e706a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/end_to_end_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/end_to_end_keys.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_e2e_device_keys(
             dict containing "key_json", "device_display_name".
         """
         if not query_list:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         results = yield self.runInteraction(
             "get_e2e_device_keys",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_e2e_device_keys(
             for device_id, device_info in iteritems(device_keys):
                 device_info["keys"] = db_to_json(device_info.pop("key_json"))
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def _get_e2e_device_keys_txn(
         self, txn, query_list, include_all_devices=False, include_deleted_devices=False
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ def get_e2e_one_time_keys(self, user_id, device_id, key_ids):
             desc="add_e2e_one_time_keys_check",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {(row["algorithm"], row["key_id"]): row["key_json"] for row in rows}
-        )
+        return {(row["algorithm"], row["key_id"]): row["key_json"] for row in rows}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_e2e_one_time_keys(self, user_id, device_id, time_now, new_keys):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
index cb4478342f17..4f500d893e74 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ def get_max_depth_of(self, event_ids):
         )
 
         if not rows:
-            defer.returnValue(0)
+            return 0
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(max(row["depth"] for row in rows))
+            return max(row["depth"] for row in rows)
 
     def _get_oldest_events_in_room_txn(self, txn, room_id):
         return self._simple_select_onecol_txn(
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def get_prev_events_for_room(self, room_id):
             # make sure that we don't completely ignore the older events.
             res = res[0:5] + random.sample(res[5:], 5)
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     def get_latest_event_ids_and_hashes_in_room(self, room_id):
         """
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def get_missing_events(self, room_id, earliest_events, latest_events, limit):
             limit,
         )
         events = yield self.get_events_as_list(ids)
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     def _get_missing_events(self, txn, room_id, earliest_events, latest_events, limit):
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def get_successor_events(self, event_ids):
             desc="get_successor_events",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue([row["event_id"] for row in rows])
+        return [row["event_id"] for row in rows]
 
 
 class EventFederationStore(EventFederationWorkerStore):
@@ -654,4 +654,4 @@ def delete_event_auth(txn):
         if not result:
             yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_AUTH_STATE_ONLY)
 
-        defer.returnValue(batch_size)
+        return batch_size
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
index dcfb67e0294e..22025effbc83 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user(
             user_id,
             last_read_event_id,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def _get_unread_counts_by_receipt_txn(
         self, txn, room_id, user_id, last_read_event_id
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def f(txn):
             return [r[0] for r in txn]
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("get_push_action_users_in_range", f)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_unread_push_actions_for_user_in_range_for_http(
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def get_no_receipt(txn):
 
         # Take only up to the limit. We have to stop at the limit because
         # one of the subqueries may have hit the limit.
-        defer.returnValue(notifs[:limit])
+        return notifs[:limit]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_unread_push_actions_for_user_in_range_for_email(
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def get_no_receipt(txn):
         notifs.sort(key=lambda r: -(r["received_ts"] or 0))
 
         # Now return the first `limit`
-        defer.returnValue(notifs[:limit])
+        return notifs[:limit]
 
     def get_if_maybe_push_in_range_for_user(self, user_id, min_stream_ordering):
         """A fast check to see if there might be something to push for the
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ def remove_push_actions_from_staging(self, event_id):
                 keyvalues={"event_id": event_id},
                 desc="remove_push_actions_from_staging",
             )
-            defer.returnValue(res)
+            return res
         except Exception:
             # this method is called from an exception handler, so propagating
             # another exception here really isn't helpful - there's nothing
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ def f(txn):
         push_actions = yield self.runInteraction("get_push_actions_for_user", f)
         for pa in push_actions:
             pa["actions"] = _deserialize_action(pa["actions"], pa["highlight"])
-        defer.returnValue(push_actions)
+        return push_actions
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_time_of_last_push_action_before(self, stream_ordering):
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ def f(txn):
             return txn.fetchone()
 
         result = yield self.runInteraction("get_time_of_last_push_action_before", f)
-        defer.returnValue(result[0] if result else None)
+        return result[0] if result else None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_latest_push_action_stream_ordering(self):
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ def f(txn):
             return txn.fetchone()
 
         result = yield self.runInteraction("get_latest_push_action_stream_ordering", f)
-        defer.returnValue(result[0] or 0)
+        return result[0] or 0
 
     def _remove_push_actions_for_event_id_txn(self, txn, room_id, event_id):
         # Sad that we have to blow away the cache for the whole room here
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index b70457bfc6aa..88c01801164f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def f(self, *args, **kwargs):
         except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError:
             logger.exception("IntegrityError, retrying.")
             res = yield func(self, *args, delete_existing=True, **kwargs)
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     return f
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def persist_events(self, events_and_contexts, backfilled=False):
 
         max_persisted_id = yield self._stream_id_gen.get_current_token()
 
-        defer.returnValue(max_persisted_id)
+        return max_persisted_id
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def persist_event(self, event, context, backfilled=False):
         yield make_deferred_yieldable(deferred)
 
         max_persisted_id = yield self._stream_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        defer.returnValue((event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering, max_persisted_id))
+        return (event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering, max_persisted_id)
 
     def _maybe_start_persisting(self, room_id):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def _calculate_new_extremities(self, room_id, event_contexts, latest_event_ids):
             stale = latest_event_ids & result
             stale_forward_extremities_counter.observe(len(stale))
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_events_which_are_prevs(self, event_ids):
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def _get_events_which_are_prevs_txn(txn, batch):
                 "_get_events_which_are_prevs", _get_events_which_are_prevs_txn, chunk
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_prevs_before_rejected(self, event_ids):
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ def _get_prevs_before_rejected_txn(txn, batch):
                 "_get_prevs_before_rejected", _get_prevs_before_rejected_txn, chunk
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(existing_prevs)
+        return existing_prevs
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_new_state_after_events(
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ def _get_new_state_after_events(
         # If they old and new groups are the same then we don't need to do
         # anything.
         if old_state_groups == new_state_groups:
-            defer.returnValue((None, None))
+            return (None, None)
 
         if len(new_state_groups) == 1 and len(old_state_groups) == 1:
             # If we're going from one state group to another, lets check if
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ def _get_new_state_after_events(
                 # the current state in memory then lets also return that,
                 # but it doesn't matter if we don't.
                 new_state = state_groups_map.get(new_state_group)
-                defer.returnValue((new_state, delta_ids))
+                return (new_state, delta_ids)
 
         # Now that we have calculated new_state_groups we need to get
         # their state IDs so we can resolve to a single state set.
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ def _get_new_state_after_events(
         if len(new_state_groups) == 1:
             # If there is only one state group, then we know what the current
             # state is.
-            defer.returnValue((state_groups_map[new_state_groups.pop()], None))
+            return (state_groups_map[new_state_groups.pop()], None)
 
         # Ok, we need to defer to the state handler to resolve our state sets.
 
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ def _get_new_state_after_events(
             state_res_store=StateResolutionStore(self),
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((res.state, None))
+        return (res.state, None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _calculate_state_delta(self, room_id, current_state):
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ def _calculate_state_delta(self, room_id, current_state):
             if ev_id != existing_state.get(key)
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue((to_delete, to_insert))
+        return (to_delete, to_insert)
 
     @log_function
     def _persist_events_txn(
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ def _count_messages(txn):
             return count
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_messages", _count_messages)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def count_daily_sent_messages(self):
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ def _count_messages(txn):
             return count
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_daily_sent_messages", _count_messages)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def count_daily_active_rooms(self):
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ def _count(txn):
             return count
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_daily_active_rooms", _count)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def get_current_backfill_token(self):
         """The current minimum token that backfilled events have reached"""
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ def is_event_after(self, event_id1, event_id2):
         """
         to_1, so_1 = yield self._get_event_ordering(event_id1)
         to_2, so_2 = yield self._get_event_ordering(event_id2)
-        defer.returnValue((to_1, so_1) > (to_2, so_2))
+        return (to_1, so_1) > (to_2, so_2)
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(max_entries=5000)
     def _get_event_ordering(self, event_id):
@@ -2197,9 +2197,7 @@ def _get_event_ordering(self, event_id):
         if not res:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Could not find event %s" % (event_id,))
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (int(res["topological_ordering"]), int(res["stream_ordering"]))
-        )
+        return (int(res["topological_ordering"]), int(res["stream_ordering"]))
 
     def get_all_updated_current_state_deltas(self, from_token, to_token, limit):
         def get_all_updated_current_state_deltas_txn(txn):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_bg_updates.py b/synapse/storage/events_bg_updates.py
index 1ce21d190c85..6587f31e2bab 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_bg_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_bg_updates.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def reindex_txn(txn):
         if not result:
             yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_FIELDS_SENDER_URL_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_reindex_origin_server_ts(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def reindex_search_txn(txn):
         if not result:
             yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _cleanup_extremities_bg_update(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -396,4 +396,4 @@ def _drop_table_txn(txn):
                 "_cleanup_extremities_bg_update_drop_table", _drop_table_txn
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(num_handled)
+        return num_handled
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 858fc755a121..44441957dbdf 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def get_event(
         if event is None and not allow_none:
             raise NotFoundError("Could not find event %s" % (event_id,))
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_events(
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def get_events(
             allow_rejected=allow_rejected,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({e.event_id: e for e in events})
+        return {e.event_id: e for e in events}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_events_as_list(
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def get_events_as_list(
         """
 
         if not event_ids:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         # there may be duplicates so we cast the list to a set
         event_entry_map = yield self._get_events_from_cache_or_db(
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def get_events_as_list(
                         event.unsigned["prev_content"] = prev.content
                         event.unsigned["prev_sender"] = prev.sender
 
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_events_from_cache_or_db(self, event_ids, allow_rejected=False):
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def _enqueue_events(self, events, allow_rejected=False):
         without having to create a new transaction for each request for events.
         """
         if not events:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         events_d = defer.Deferred()
         with self._event_fetch_lock:
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def _enqueue_events(self, events, allow_rejected=False):
             )
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({e.event.event_id: e for e in res if e})
+        return {e.event.event_id: e for e in res if e}
 
     def _fetch_event_rows(self, txn, event_ids):
         """Fetch event rows from the database
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ def _get_event_from_row(
 
             self._get_event_cache.prefill((original_ev.event_id,), cache_entry)
 
-        defer.returnValue(cache_entry)
+        return cache_entry
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _maybe_redact_event_row(self, original_ev, redactions):
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def have_events_in_timeline(self, event_ids):
             desc="have_events_in_timeline",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(set(r["event_id"] for r in rows))
+        return set(r["event_id"] for r in rows)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def have_seen_events(self, event_ids):
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ def have_seen_events_txn(txn, chunk):
         input_iterator = iter(event_ids)
         for chunk in iter(lambda: list(itertools.islice(input_iterator, 100)), []):
             yield self.runInteraction("have_seen_events", have_seen_events_txn, chunk)
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def get_seen_events_with_rejections(self, event_ids):
         """Given a list of event ids, check if we rejected them.
@@ -816,4 +816,4 @@ def get_room_complexity(self, room_id):
         # it.
         complexity_v1 = round(state_events / 500, 2)
 
-        defer.returnValue({"v1": complexity_v1})
+        return {"v1": complexity_v1}
diff --git a/synapse/storage/filtering.py b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
index b195dc66a0ce..23b48f6ceade 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ def get_user_filter(self, user_localpart, filter_id):
             desc="get_user_filter",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(db_to_json(def_json))
+        return db_to_json(def_json)
 
     def add_user_filter(self, user_localpart, user_filter):
         def_json = encode_canonical_json(user_filter)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/group_server.py b/synapse/storage/group_server.py
index 73e6fc6de2b0..15b01c6958e6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/group_server.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/group_server.py
@@ -307,15 +307,13 @@ def get_group_categories(self, group_id):
             desc="get_group_categories",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                row["category_id"]: {
-                    "is_public": row["is_public"],
-                    "profile": json.loads(row["profile"]),
-                }
-                for row in rows
+        return {
+            row["category_id"]: {
+                "is_public": row["is_public"],
+                "profile": json.loads(row["profile"]),
             }
-        )
+            for row in rows
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_category(self, group_id, category_id):
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ def get_group_category(self, group_id, category_id):
 
         category["profile"] = json.loads(category["profile"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(category)
+        return category
 
     def upsert_group_category(self, group_id, category_id, profile, is_public):
         """Add/update room category for group
@@ -370,15 +368,13 @@ def get_group_roles(self, group_id):
             desc="get_group_roles",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                row["role_id"]: {
-                    "is_public": row["is_public"],
-                    "profile": json.loads(row["profile"]),
-                }
-                for row in rows
+        return {
+            row["role_id"]: {
+                "is_public": row["is_public"],
+                "profile": json.loads(row["profile"]),
             }
-        )
+            for row in rows
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_group_role(self, group_id, role_id):
@@ -391,7 +387,7 @@ def get_group_role(self, group_id, role_id):
 
         role["profile"] = json.loads(role["profile"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(role)
+        return role
 
     def upsert_group_role(self, group_id, role_id, profile, is_public):
         """Add/remove user role
@@ -960,7 +956,7 @@ def _register_user_group_membership_txn(txn, next_id):
                 _register_user_group_membership_txn,
                 next_id,
             )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_group(
@@ -1057,9 +1053,9 @@ def get_remote_attestation(self, group_id, user_id):
 
         now = int(self._clock.time_msec())
         if row and now < row["valid_until_ms"]:
-            defer.returnValue(json.loads(row["attestation_json"]))
+            return json.loads(row["attestation_json"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+        return None
 
     def get_joined_groups(self, user_id):
         return self._simple_select_onecol(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py b/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py
index 081564360fb6..752e9788a29f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def get_registered_reserved_users_count(self):
             )
             if user_id:
                 count = count + 1
-        defer.returnValue(count)
+        return count
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def upsert_monthly_active_user(self, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/presence.py b/synapse/storage/presence.py
index 42ec8c6bb88b..1a0f2d5768fc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/presence.py
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ def update_presence(self, presence_states):
                 presence_states,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            (stream_orderings[-1], self._presence_id_gen.get_current_token())
-        )
+        return (stream_orderings[-1], self._presence_id_gen.get_current_token())
 
     def _update_presence_txn(self, txn, stream_orderings, presence_states):
         for stream_id, state in zip(stream_orderings, presence_states):
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ def get_presence_for_users(self, user_ids):
         for row in rows:
             row["currently_active"] = bool(row["currently_active"])
 
-        defer.returnValue({row["user_id"]: UserPresenceState(**row) for row in rows})
+        return {row["user_id"]: UserPresenceState(**row) for row in rows}
 
     def get_current_presence_token(self):
         return self._presence_id_gen.get_current_token()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/profile.py b/synapse/storage/profile.py
index 0ff392bdb4d8..8a5d8e9b1842 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/profile.py
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ def get_profileinfo(self, user_localpart):
         except StoreError as e:
             if e.code == 404:
                 # no match
-                defer.returnValue(ProfileInfo(None, None))
+                return ProfileInfo(None, None)
                 return
             else:
                 raise
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            ProfileInfo(
-                avatar_url=profile["avatar_url"], display_name=profile["displayname"]
-            )
+        return ProfileInfo(
+            avatar_url=profile["avatar_url"], display_name=profile["displayname"]
         )
 
     def get_profile_displayname(self, user_localpart):
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ def is_subscribed_remote_profile_for_user(self, user_id):
         )
 
         if res:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
 
         res = yield self._simple_select_one_onecol(
             table="group_invites",
@@ -179,4 +177,4 @@ def is_subscribed_remote_profile_for_user(self, user_id):
         )
 
         if res:
-            defer.returnValue(True)
+            return True
diff --git a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
index 98cec8c82bf6..a6517c4cf3f3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_push_rules_for_user(self, user_id):
 
         rules = _load_rules(rows, enabled_map)
 
-        defer.returnValue(rules)
+        return rules
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(max_entries=5000)
     def get_push_rules_enabled_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ def get_push_rules_enabled_for_user(self, user_id):
             retcols=("user_name", "rule_id", "enabled"),
             desc="get_push_rules_enabled_for_user",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {r["rule_id"]: False if r["enabled"] == 0 else True for r in results}
-        )
+        return {r["rule_id"]: False if r["enabled"] == 0 else True for r in results}
 
     def have_push_rules_changed_for_user(self, user_id, last_id):
         if not self.push_rules_stream_cache.has_entity_changed(user_id, last_id):
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ def have_push_rules_changed_txn(txn):
     )
     def bulk_get_push_rules(self, user_ids):
         if not user_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         results = {user_id: [] for user_id in user_ids}
 
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ def bulk_get_push_rules(self, user_ids):
         for user_id, rules in results.items():
             results[user_id] = _load_rules(rules, enabled_map_by_user.get(user_id, {}))
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def move_push_rule_from_room_to_room(self, new_room_id, user_id, rule):
@@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ def bulk_get_push_rules_for_room(self, event, context):
         result = yield self._bulk_get_push_rules_for_room(
             event.room_id, state_group, current_state_ids, event=event
         )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(num_args=2, cache_context=True)
     def _bulk_get_push_rules_for_room(
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ def _bulk_get_push_rules_for_room(
 
         rules_by_user = {k: v for k, v in rules_by_user.items() if v is not None}
 
-        defer.returnValue(rules_by_user)
+        return rules_by_user
 
     @cachedList(
         cached_method_name="get_push_rules_enabled_for_user",
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ def _bulk_get_push_rules_for_room(
     )
     def bulk_get_push_rules_enabled(self, user_ids):
         if not user_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         results = {user_id: {} for user_id in user_ids}
 
@@ -336,7 +334,7 @@ def bulk_get_push_rules_enabled(self, user_ids):
         for row in rows:
             enabled = bool(row["enabled"])
             results.setdefault(row["user_name"], {})[row["rule_id"]] = enabled
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
 
 class PushRuleStore(PushRulesWorkerStore):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
index cfe0a94330fb..be3d4d9ded1f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def user_has_pusher(self, user_id):
         ret = yield self._simple_select_one_onecol(
             "pushers", {"user_name": user_id}, "id", allow_none=True
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret is not None)
+        return ret is not None
 
     def get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(self, app_id, pushkey):
         return self.get_pushers_by({"app_id": app_id, "pushkey": pushkey})
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def get_pushers_by(self, keyvalues):
             ],
             desc="get_pushers_by",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(self._decode_pushers_rows(ret))
+        return self._decode_pushers_rows(ret)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_all_pushers(self):
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def get_pushers(txn):
             return self._decode_pushers_rows(rows)
 
         rows = yield self.runInteraction("get_all_pushers", get_pushers)
-        defer.returnValue(rows)
+        return rows
 
     def get_all_updated_pushers(self, last_id, current_id, limit):
         if last_id == current_id:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def get_if_users_have_pushers(self, user_ids):
         result = {user_id: False for user_id in user_ids}
         result.update({r["user_name"]: True for r in rows})
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
 
 class PusherStore(PusherWorkerStore):
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def get_throttle_params_by_room(self, pusher_id):
                 "throttle_ms": row["throttle_ms"],
             }
 
-        defer.returnValue(params_by_room)
+        return params_by_room
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_throttle_params(self, pusher_id, room_id, params):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/receipts.py b/synapse/storage/receipts.py
index b477da12b1df..6aa6d98ebb30 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/receipts.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def get_max_receipt_stream_id(self):
     @cachedInlineCallbacks()
     def get_users_with_read_receipts_in_room(self, room_id):
         receipts = yield self.get_receipts_for_room(room_id, "m.read")
-        defer.returnValue(set(r["user_id"] for r in receipts))
+        return set(r["user_id"] for r in receipts)
 
     @cached(num_args=2)
     def get_receipts_for_room(self, room_id, receipt_type):
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def get_receipts_for_user(self, user_id, receipt_type):
             desc="get_receipts_for_user",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({row["room_id"]: row["event_id"] for row in rows})
+        return {row["room_id"]: row["event_id"] for row in rows}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_receipts_for_user_with_orderings(self, user_id, receipt_type):
@@ -110,16 +110,14 @@ def f(txn):
             return txn.fetchall()
 
         rows = yield self.runInteraction("get_receipts_for_user_with_orderings", f)
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                row[0]: {
-                    "event_id": row[1],
-                    "topological_ordering": row[2],
-                    "stream_ordering": row[3],
-                }
-                for row in rows
+        return {
+            row[0]: {
+                "event_id": row[1],
+                "topological_ordering": row[2],
+                "stream_ordering": row[3],
             }
-        )
+            for row in rows
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_linearized_receipts_for_rooms(self, room_ids, to_key, from_key=None):
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ def get_linearized_receipts_for_rooms(self, room_ids, to_key, from_key=None):
             room_ids, to_key, from_key=from_key
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue([ev for res in results.values() for ev in res])
+        return [ev for res in results.values() for ev in res]
 
     def get_linearized_receipts_for_room(self, room_id, to_key, from_key=None):
         """Get receipts for a single room for sending to clients.
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ def f(txn):
         rows = yield self.runInteraction("get_linearized_receipts_for_room", f)
 
         if not rows:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         content = {}
         for row in rows:
@@ -205,9 +203,7 @@ def f(txn):
                 row["user_id"]
             ] = json.loads(row["data"])
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            [{"type": "m.receipt", "room_id": room_id, "content": content}]
-        )
+        return [{"type": "m.receipt", "room_id": room_id, "content": content}]
 
     @cachedList(
         cached_method_name="_get_linearized_receipts_for_room",
@@ -217,7 +213,7 @@ def f(txn):
     )
     def _get_linearized_receipts_for_rooms(self, room_ids, to_key, from_key=None):
         if not room_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         def f(txn):
             if from_key:
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ def f(txn):
             room_id: [results[room_id]] if room_id in results else []
             for room_id in room_ids
         }
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def get_all_updated_receipts(self, last_id, current_id, limit=None):
         if last_id == current_id:
@@ -468,7 +464,7 @@ def graph_to_linear(txn):
             )
 
         if event_ts is None:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
         now = self._clock.time_msec()
         logger.debug(
@@ -482,7 +478,7 @@ def graph_to_linear(txn):
 
         max_persisted_id = self._receipts_id_gen.get_current_token()
 
-        defer.returnValue((stream_id, max_persisted_id))
+        return (stream_id, max_persisted_id)
 
     def insert_graph_receipt(self, room_id, receipt_type, user_id, event_ids, data):
         return self.runInteraction(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index 8b2c2a97ab46..999c10a3086d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ def is_trial_user(self, user_id):
 
         info = yield self.get_user_by_id(user_id)
         if not info:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
         trial_duration_ms = self.config.mau_trial_days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
         is_trial = (now - info["creation_ts"] * 1000) < trial_duration_ms
-        defer.returnValue(is_trial)
+        return is_trial
 
     @cached()
     def get_user_by_access_token(self, token):
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def get_expiration_ts_for_user(self, user_id):
             allow_none=True,
             desc="get_expiration_ts_for_user",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_account_validity_for_user(
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def get_user_from_renewal_token(self, renewal_token):
             desc="get_user_from_renewal_token",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_renewal_token_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def get_renewal_token_for_user(self, user_id):
             desc="get_renewal_token_for_user",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_users_expiring_soon(self):
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def select_users_txn(txn, now_ms, renew_at):
             self.config.account_validity.renew_at,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_renewal_mail_status(self, user_id, email_sent):
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def is_server_admin(self, user):
             desc="is_server_admin",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res if res else False)
+        return res if res else False
 
     def _query_for_auth(self, txn, token):
         sql = (
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def is_support_user(self, user_id):
         res = yield self.runInteraction(
             "is_support_user", self.is_support_user_txn, user_id
         )
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     def is_support_user_txn(self, txn, user_id):
         res = self._simple_select_one_onecol_txn(
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def _count_users(txn):
             return 0
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_users", _count_users)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def count_daily_user_type(self):
         """
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def _count_users(txn):
             return count
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_users", _count_users)
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def find_next_generated_user_id_localpart(self):
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def _find_next_generated_user_id(txn):
                 if i not in found:
                     return i
 
-        defer.returnValue(
+        return (
             (
                 yield self.runInteraction(
                     "find_next_generated_user_id", _find_next_generated_user_id
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def get_user_id_by_threepid(self, medium, address, require_verified=False):
         user_id = yield self.runInteraction(
             "get_user_id_by_threepid", self.get_user_id_by_threepid_txn, medium, address
         )
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+        return user_id
 
     def get_user_id_by_threepid_txn(self, txn, medium, address):
         """Returns user id from threepid
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def user_get_threepids(self, user_id):
             ["medium", "address", "validated_at", "added_at"],
             "user_get_threepids",
         )
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def user_delete_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address):
         return self._simple_delete(
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ def _background_update_set_deactivated_flag_txn(txn):
         if end:
             yield self._end_background_update("users_set_deactivated_flag")
 
-        defer.returnValue(batch_size)
+        return batch_size
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_access_token_to_user(self, user_id, token, device_id, valid_until_ms):
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def is_guest(self, user_id):
             desc="is_guest",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(res if res else False)
+        return res if res else False
 
     def add_user_pending_deactivation(self, user_id):
         """
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ def _bg_user_threepids_grandfather_txn(txn):
 
         yield self._end_background_update("user_threepids_grandfather")
 
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     def get_threepid_validation_session(
         self, medium, client_secret, address=None, sid=None, validated=True
@@ -1337,4 +1337,4 @@ def get_user_deactivated_status(self, user_id):
         )
 
         # Convert the integer into a boolean.
-        defer.returnValue(res == 1)
+        return res == 1
diff --git a/synapse/storage/relations.py b/synapse/storage/relations.py
index 9954bc094f8d..fcb5f2f23aef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/relations.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 import attr
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import RelationTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ def _get_applicable_edit_txn(txn):
             return
 
         edit_event = yield self.get_event(edit_id, allow_none=True)
-        defer.returnValue(edit_event)
+        return edit_event
 
     def has_user_annotated_event(self, parent_id, event_type, aggregation_key, sender):
         """Check if a user has already annotated an event with the same key
diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index fe9d79d7929e..bc606292b82f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -193,14 +193,12 @@ def get_ratelimit_for_user(self, user_id):
         )
 
         if row:
-            defer.returnValue(
-                RatelimitOverride(
-                    messages_per_second=row["messages_per_second"],
-                    burst_count=row["burst_count"],
-                )
+            return RatelimitOverride(
+                messages_per_second=row["messages_per_second"],
+                burst_count=row["burst_count"],
             )
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return None
 
 
 class RoomStore(RoomWorkerStore, SearchStore):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index b3c002b9eb92..cb88e49b5168 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_hosts_in_room(self, room_id, cache_context):
             room_id, on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate
         )
         hosts = frozenset(get_domain_from_id(user_id) for user_id in user_ids)
-        defer.returnValue(hosts)
+        return hosts
 
     @cached(max_entries=100000, iterable=True)
     def get_users_in_room(self, room_id):
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ def get_invite_for_user_in_room(self, user_id, room_id):
         invites = yield self.get_invited_rooms_for_user(user_id)
         for invite in invites:
             if invite.room_id == room_id:
-                defer.returnValue(invite)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
+                return invite
+        return None
 
     def get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(self, user_id, membership_list):
         """ Get all the rooms for this user where the membership for this user
@@ -347,11 +347,9 @@ def get_rooms_for_user_with_stream_ordering(self, user_id):
         rooms = yield self.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
             user_id, membership_list=[Membership.JOIN]
         )
-        defer.returnValue(
-            frozenset(
-                GetRoomsForUserWithStreamOrdering(r.room_id, r.stream_ordering)
-                for r in rooms
-            )
+        return frozenset(
+            GetRoomsForUserWithStreamOrdering(r.room_id, r.stream_ordering)
+            for r in rooms
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -361,7 +359,7 @@ def get_rooms_for_user(self, user_id, on_invalidate=None):
         rooms = yield self.get_rooms_for_user_with_stream_ordering(
             user_id, on_invalidate=on_invalidate
         )
-        defer.returnValue(frozenset(r.room_id for r in rooms))
+        return frozenset(r.room_id for r in rooms)
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(max_entries=500000, cache_context=True, iterable=True)
     def get_users_who_share_room_with_user(self, user_id, cache_context):
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ def get_users_who_share_room_with_user(self, user_id, cache_context):
             )
             user_who_share_room.update(user_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(user_who_share_room)
+        return user_who_share_room
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_joined_users_from_context(self, event, context):
@@ -394,7 +392,7 @@ def get_joined_users_from_context(self, event, context):
         result = yield self._get_joined_users_from_context(
             event.room_id, state_group, current_state_ids, event=event, context=context
         )
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def get_joined_users_from_state(self, room_id, state_entry):
         state_group = state_entry.state_group
@@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ def _get_joined_users_from_context(
                         avatar_url=to_ascii(event.content.get("avatar_url", None)),
                     )
 
-        defer.returnValue(users_in_room)
+        return users_in_room
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(max_entries=10000)
     def is_host_joined(self, room_id, host):
@@ -533,14 +531,14 @@ def is_host_joined(self, room_id, host):
         rows = yield self._execute("is_host_joined", None, sql, room_id, like_clause)
 
         if not rows:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         user_id = rows[0][0]
         if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != host:
             # This can only happen if the host name has something funky in it
             raise Exception("Invalid host name")
 
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks()
     def was_host_joined(self, room_id, host):
@@ -573,14 +571,14 @@ def was_host_joined(self, room_id, host):
         rows = yield self._execute("was_host_joined", None, sql, room_id, like_clause)
 
         if not rows:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return False
 
         user_id = rows[0][0]
         if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != host:
             # This can only happen if the host name has something funky in it
             raise Exception("Invalid host name")
 
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return True
 
     def get_joined_hosts(self, room_id, state_entry):
         state_group = state_entry.state_group
@@ -607,7 +605,7 @@ def _get_joined_hosts(self, room_id, state_group, current_state_ids, state_entry
         cache = self._get_joined_hosts_cache(room_id)
         joined_hosts = yield cache.get_destinations(state_entry)
 
-        defer.returnValue(joined_hosts)
+        return joined_hosts
 
     @cached(max_entries=10000)
     def _get_joined_hosts_cache(self, room_id):
@@ -637,7 +635,7 @@ def f(txn):
             return rows[0][0]
 
         count = yield self.runInteraction("did_forget_membership", f)
-        defer.returnValue(count == 0)
+        return count == 0
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_rooms_user_has_been_in(self, user_id):
@@ -847,7 +845,7 @@ def add_membership_profile_txn(txn):
         if not result:
             yield self._end_background_update(_MEMBERSHIP_PROFILE_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_current_state_membership(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -905,7 +903,7 @@ def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn, last_processed_room):
         if finished:
             yield self._end_background_update(_CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(row_count)
+        return row_count
 
 
 class _JoinedHostsCache(object):
@@ -933,7 +931,7 @@ def get_destinations(self, state_entry):
             state_entry(synapse.state._StateCacheEntry)
         """
         if state_entry.state_group == self.state_group:
-            defer.returnValue(frozenset(self.hosts_to_joined_users))
+            return frozenset(self.hosts_to_joined_users)
 
         with (yield self.linearizer.queue(())):
             if state_entry.state_group == self.state_group:
@@ -970,7 +968,7 @@ def get_destinations(self, state_entry):
             else:
                 self.state_group = object()
             self._len = sum(len(v) for v in itervalues(self.hosts_to_joined_users))
-        defer.returnValue(frozenset(self.hosts_to_joined_users))
+        return frozenset(self.hosts_to_joined_users)
 
     def __len__(self):
         return self._len
diff --git a/synapse/storage/search.py b/synapse/storage/search.py
index f3b1cec93363..df87ab6a6dcb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/search.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/search.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def reindex_search_txn(txn):
         if not result:
             yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_SEARCH_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_reindex_gin_search(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def create_index(conn):
             yield self.runWithConnection(create_index)
 
         yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_SEARCH_USE_GIN_POSTGRES_NAME)
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_reindex_search_order(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def reindex_search_txn(txn):
         if not finished:
             yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_SEARCH_ORDER_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(num_rows)
+        return num_rows
 
     def store_event_search_txn(self, txn, event, key, value):
         """Add event to the search table
@@ -454,17 +454,15 @@ def search_msgs(self, room_ids, search_term, keys):
 
         count = sum(row["count"] for row in count_results if row["room_id"] in room_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "results": [
-                    {"event": event_map[r["event_id"]], "rank": r["rank"]}
-                    for r in results
-                    if r["event_id"] in event_map
-                ],
-                "highlights": highlights,
-                "count": count,
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "results": [
+                {"event": event_map[r["event_id"]], "rank": r["rank"]}
+                for r in results
+                if r["event_id"] in event_map
+            ],
+            "highlights": highlights,
+            "count": count,
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def search_rooms(self, room_ids, search_term, keys, limit, pagination_token=None):
@@ -599,22 +597,20 @@ def search_rooms(self, room_ids, search_term, keys, limit, pagination_token=None
 
         count = sum(row["count"] for row in count_results if row["room_id"] in room_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "results": [
-                    {
-                        "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
-                        "rank": r["rank"],
-                        "pagination_token": "%s,%s"
-                        % (r["origin_server_ts"], r["stream_ordering"]),
-                    }
-                    for r in results
-                    if r["event_id"] in event_map
-                ],
-                "highlights": highlights,
-                "count": count,
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
+                    "rank": r["rank"],
+                    "pagination_token": "%s,%s"
+                    % (r["origin_server_ts"], r["stream_ordering"]),
+                }
+                for r in results
+                if r["event_id"] in event_map
+            ],
+            "highlights": highlights,
+            "count": count,
+        }
 
     def _find_highlights_in_postgres(self, search_query, events):
         """Given a list of events and a search term, return a list of words
diff --git a/synapse/storage/signatures.py b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
index 6bd81e84adb2..fb83218f90bb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/signatures.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def add_event_hashes(self, event_ids):
             for e_id, h in hashes.items()
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue(list(hashes.items()))
+        return list(hashes.items())
 
     def _get_event_reference_hashes_txn(self, txn, event_id):
         """Get all the hashes for a given PDU.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py
index a35289876d10..1980a871087a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def get_room_version(self, room_id):
 
         # Retrieve the room's create event
         create_event = yield self.get_create_event_for_room(room_id)
-        defer.returnValue(create_event.content.get("room_version", "1"))
+        return create_event.content.get("room_version", "1")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_room_predecessor(self, room_id):
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ def get_room_predecessor(self, room_id):
         create_event = yield self.get_create_event_for_room(room_id)
 
         # Return predecessor if present
-        defer.returnValue(create_event.content.get("predecessor", None))
+        return create_event.content.get("predecessor", None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_create_event_for_room(self, room_id):
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def get_create_event_for_room(self, room_id):
 
         # Retrieve the room's create event and return
         create_event = yield self.get_event(create_id)
-        defer.returnValue(create_event)
+        return create_event
 
     @cached(max_entries=100000, iterable=True)
     def get_current_state_ids(self, room_id):
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def get_canonical_alias_for_room(self, room_id):
         if not event:
             return
 
-        defer.returnValue(event.content.get("canonical_alias"))
+        return event.content.get("canonical_alias")
 
     @cached(max_entries=10000, iterable=True)
     def get_state_group_delta(self, state_group):
@@ -613,14 +613,14 @@ def get_state_groups_ids(self, _room_id, event_ids):
                 dict of state_group_id -> (dict of (type, state_key) -> event id)
         """
         if not event_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         event_to_groups = yield self._get_state_group_for_events(event_ids)
 
         groups = set(itervalues(event_to_groups))
         group_to_state = yield self._get_state_for_groups(groups)
 
-        defer.returnValue(group_to_state)
+        return group_to_state
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_ids_for_group(self, state_group):
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ def get_state_ids_for_group(self, state_group):
         """
         group_to_state = yield self._get_state_for_groups((state_group,))
 
-        defer.returnValue(group_to_state[state_group])
+        return group_to_state[state_group]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_groups(self, room_id, event_ids):
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def get_state_groups(self, room_id, event_ids):
                 dict of state_group_id -> list of state events.
         """
         if not event_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         group_to_ids = yield self.get_state_groups_ids(room_id, event_ids)
 
@@ -658,16 +658,14 @@ def get_state_groups(self, room_id, event_ids):
             get_prev_content=False,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                group: [
-                    state_event_map[v]
-                    for v in itervalues(event_id_map)
-                    if v in state_event_map
-                ]
-                for group, event_id_map in iteritems(group_to_ids)
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            group: [
+                state_event_map[v]
+                for v in itervalues(event_id_map)
+                if v in state_event_map
+            ]
+            for group, event_id_map in iteritems(group_to_ids)
+        }
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_state_groups_from_groups(self, groups, state_filter):
@@ -694,7 +692,7 @@ def _get_state_groups_from_groups(self, groups, state_filter):
             )
             results.update(res)
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def _get_state_groups_from_groups_txn(
         self, txn, groups, state_filter=StateFilter.all()
@@ -829,7 +827,7 @@ def get_state_for_events(self, event_ids, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
             for event_id, group in iteritems(event_to_groups)
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue({event: event_to_state[event] for event in event_ids})
+        return {event: event_to_state[event] for event in event_ids}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_ids_for_events(self, event_ids, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
@@ -855,7 +853,7 @@ def get_state_ids_for_events(self, event_ids, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
             for event_id, group in iteritems(event_to_groups)
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue({event: event_to_state[event] for event in event_ids})
+        return {event: event_to_state[event] for event in event_ids}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_for_event(self, event_id, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
@@ -871,7 +869,7 @@ def get_state_for_event(self, event_id, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
             A deferred dict from (type, state_key) -> state_event
         """
         state_map = yield self.get_state_for_events([event_id], state_filter)
-        defer.returnValue(state_map[event_id])
+        return state_map[event_id]
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_state_ids_for_event(self, event_id, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
@@ -887,7 +885,7 @@ def get_state_ids_for_event(self, event_id, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
             A deferred dict from (type, state_key) -> state_event
         """
         state_map = yield self.get_state_ids_for_events([event_id], state_filter)
-        defer.returnValue(state_map[event_id])
+        return state_map[event_id]
 
     @cached(max_entries=50000)
     def _get_state_group_for_event(self, event_id):
@@ -917,7 +915,7 @@ def _get_state_group_for_events(self, event_ids):
             desc="_get_state_group_for_events",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue({row["event_id"]: row["state_group"] for row in rows})
+        return {row["event_id"]: row["state_group"] for row in rows}
 
     def _get_state_for_group_using_cache(self, cache, group, state_filter):
         """Checks if group is in cache. See `_get_state_for_groups`
@@ -997,7 +995,7 @@ def _get_state_for_groups(self, groups, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
         incomplete_groups = incomplete_groups_m | incomplete_groups_nm
 
         if not incomplete_groups:
-            defer.returnValue(state)
+            return state
 
         cache_sequence_nm = self._state_group_cache.sequence
         cache_sequence_m = self._state_group_members_cache.sequence
@@ -1024,7 +1022,7 @@ def _get_state_for_groups(self, groups, state_filter=StateFilter.all()):
             # everything we need from the database anyway.
             state[group] = state_filter.filter_state(group_state_dict)
 
-        defer.returnValue(state)
+        return state
 
     def _get_state_for_groups_using_cache(self, groups, cache, state_filter):
         """Gets the state at each of a list of state groups, optionally
@@ -1498,7 +1496,7 @@ def reindex_txn(txn):
                 self.STATE_GROUP_DEDUPLICATION_UPDATE_NAME
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(result * BATCH_SIZE_SCALE_FACTOR)
+        return result * BATCH_SIZE_SCALE_FACTOR
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _background_index_state(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -1528,4 +1526,4 @@ def reindex_txn(conn):
 
         yield self._end_background_update(self.STATE_GROUP_INDEX_UPDATE_NAME)
 
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stats.py b/synapse/storage/stats.py
index 1cec84ee2eeb..e893b05ee76c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stats.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _populate_stats_createtables(self, progress, batch_size):
 
         if not self.stats_enabled:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_createtables")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         # Get all the rooms that we want to process.
         def _make_staging_area(txn):
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _make_staging_area(txn):
         self.get_earliest_token_for_room_stats.invalidate_all()
 
         yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_createtables")
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _populate_stats_cleanup(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def _populate_stats_cleanup(self, progress, batch_size):
         """
         if not self.stats_enabled:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_cleanup")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         position = yield self._simple_select_one_onecol(
             TEMP_TABLE + "_position", None, "position"
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ def _delete_staging_area(txn):
         yield self.runInteraction("populate_stats_cleanup", _delete_staging_area)
 
         yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_cleanup")
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _populate_stats_process_rooms(self, progress, batch_size):
 
         if not self.stats_enabled:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_process_rooms")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         # If we don't have progress filed, delete everything.
         if not progress:
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
         # No more rooms -- complete the transaction.
         if not rooms_to_work_on:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_stats_process_rooms")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         logger.info(
             "Processing the next %d rooms of %d remaining",
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ def _fetch_data(txn):
 
             if processed_event_count > batch_size:
                 # Don't process any more rooms, we've hit our batch size.
-                defer.returnValue(processed_event_count)
+                return processed_event_count
 
-        defer.returnValue(processed_event_count)
+        return processed_event_count
 
     def delete_all_stats(self):
         """
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stream.py b/synapse/storage/stream.py
index a0465484df5e..856c2ee8d8c8 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stream.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stream.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def get_room_events_stream_for_rooms(
         )
 
         if not room_ids:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         results = {}
         room_ids = list(room_ids)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def get_room_events_stream_for_rooms(
             )
             results.update(dict(zip(rm_ids, res)))
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def get_rooms_that_changed(self, room_ids, from_key):
         """Given a list of rooms and a token, return rooms where there may have
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def get_room_events_stream_for_room(
             the chunk of events returned.
         """
         if from_key == to_key:
-            defer.returnValue(([], from_key))
+            return ([], from_key)
 
         from_id = RoomStreamToken.parse_stream_token(from_key).stream
         to_id = RoomStreamToken.parse_stream_token(to_key).stream
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def get_room_events_stream_for_room(
         )
 
         if not has_changed:
-            defer.returnValue(([], from_key))
+            return ([], from_key)
 
         def f(txn):
             sql = (
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def f(txn):
             # get.
             key = from_key
 
-        defer.returnValue((ret, key))
+        return (ret, key)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_membership_changes_for_user(self, user_id, from_key, to_key):
@@ -415,14 +415,14 @@ def get_membership_changes_for_user(self, user_id, from_key, to_key):
         to_id = RoomStreamToken.parse_stream_token(to_key).stream
 
         if from_key == to_key:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         if from_id:
             has_changed = self._membership_stream_cache.has_entity_changed(
                 user_id, int(from_id)
             )
             if not has_changed:
-                defer.returnValue([])
+                return []
 
         def f(txn):
             sql = (
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def f(txn):
 
         self._set_before_and_after(ret, rows, topo_order=False)
 
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        return ret
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_recent_events_for_room(self, room_id, limit, end_token):
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ def get_recent_events_for_room(self, room_id, limit, end_token):
 
         self._set_before_and_after(events, rows)
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, token))
+        return (events, token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_recent_event_ids_for_room(self, room_id, limit, end_token):
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def get_recent_event_ids_for_room(self, room_id, limit, end_token):
         """
         # Allow a zero limit here, and no-op.
         if limit == 0:
-            defer.returnValue(([], end_token))
+            return ([], end_token)
 
         end_token = RoomStreamToken.parse(end_token)
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def get_recent_event_ids_for_room(self, room_id, limit, end_token):
         # We want to return the results in ascending order.
         rows.reverse()
 
-        defer.returnValue((rows, token))
+        return (rows, token)
 
     def get_room_event_after_stream_ordering(self, room_id, stream_ordering):
         """Gets details of the first event in a room at or after a stream ordering
@@ -549,12 +549,12 @@ def get_room_events_max_id(self, room_id=None):
         """
         token = yield self.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
         if room_id is None:
-            defer.returnValue("s%d" % (token,))
+            return "s%d" % (token,)
         else:
             topo = yield self.runInteraction(
                 "_get_max_topological_txn", self._get_max_topological_txn, room_id
             )
-            defer.returnValue("t%d-%d" % (topo, token))
+            return "t%d-%d" % (topo, token)
 
     def get_stream_token_for_event(self, event_id):
         """The stream token for an event
@@ -674,14 +674,12 @@ def get_events_around(
             [e for e in results["after"]["event_ids"]], get_prev_content=True
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(
-            {
-                "events_before": events_before,
-                "events_after": events_after,
-                "start": results["before"]["token"],
-                "end": results["after"]["token"],
-            }
-        )
+        return {
+            "events_before": events_before,
+            "events_after": events_after,
+            "start": results["before"]["token"],
+            "end": results["after"]["token"],
+        }
 
     def _get_events_around_txn(
         self, txn, room_id, event_id, before_limit, after_limit, event_filter
@@ -785,7 +783,7 @@ def get_all_new_events_stream_txn(txn):
 
         events = yield self.get_events_as_list(event_ids)
 
-        defer.returnValue((upper_bound, events))
+        return (upper_bound, events)
 
     def get_federation_out_pos(self, typ):
         return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
@@ -939,7 +937,7 @@ def paginate_room_events(
 
         self._set_before_and_after(events, rows)
 
-        defer.returnValue((events, token))
+        return (events, token)
 
 
 class StreamStore(StreamWorkerStore):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/tags.py b/synapse/storage/tags.py
index e88f8ea35f2e..20dd6bd53df2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/tags.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get_all_updated_tags(self, last_id, current_id, limit):
             room_id string, tag string and content string.
         """
         if last_id == current_id:
-            defer.returnValue([])
+            return []
 
         def get_all_updated_tags_txn(txn):
             sql = (
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def get_tag_content(txn, tag_ids):
             )
             results.extend(tags)
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_updated_tags(self, user_id, stream_id):
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def get_updated_tags_txn(txn):
             user_id, int(stream_id)
         )
         if not changed:
-            defer.returnValue({})
+            return {}
 
         room_ids = yield self.runInteraction("get_updated_tags", get_updated_tags_txn)
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def get_updated_tags_txn(txn):
             for room_id in room_ids:
                 results[room_id] = tags_by_room.get(room_id, {})
 
-        defer.returnValue(results)
+        return results
 
     def get_tags_for_room(self, user_id, room_id):
         """Get all the tags for the given room
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def add_tag_txn(txn, next_id):
         self.get_tags_for_user.invalidate((user_id,))
 
         result = self._account_data_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def remove_tag_from_room(self, user_id, room_id, tag):
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def remove_tag_txn(txn, next_id):
         self.get_tags_for_user.invalidate((user_id,))
 
         result = self._account_data_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def _update_revision_txn(self, txn, user_id, room_id, next_id):
         """Update the latest revision of the tags for the given user and room.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/transactions.py b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
index c585cf6cf79d..b3c3bf55bc75 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def get_destination_retry_timings(self, destination):
 
         result = self._destination_retry_cache.get(destination, SENTINEL)
         if result is not SENTINEL:
-            defer.returnValue(result)
+            return result
 
         result = yield self.runInteraction(
             "get_destination_retry_timings",
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def get_destination_retry_timings(self, destination):
         # We don't hugely care about race conditions between getting and
         # invalidating the cache, since we time out fairly quickly anyway.
         self._destination_retry_cache[destination] = result
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def _get_destination_retry_timings(self, txn, destination):
         result = self._simple_select_one_txn(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/user_directory.py b/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
index 7fd16fe65e31..b5188d9bee03 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/user_directory.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def _make_staging_area(txn):
         yield self._simple_insert(TEMP_TABLE + "_position", {"position": new_pos})
 
         yield self._end_background_update("populate_user_directory_createtables")
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _populate_user_directory_cleanup(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def _delete_staging_area(txn):
         )
 
         yield self._end_background_update("populate_user_directory_cleanup")
-        defer.returnValue(1)
+        return 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _populate_user_directory_process_rooms(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
         # No more rooms -- complete the transaction.
         if not rooms_to_work_on:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_user_directory_process_rooms")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         logger.info(
             "Processing the next %d rooms of %d remaining"
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
 
             if processed_event_count > batch_size:
                 # Don't process any more rooms, we've hit our batch size.
-                defer.returnValue(processed_event_count)
+                return processed_event_count
 
-        defer.returnValue(processed_event_count)
+        return processed_event_count
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _populate_user_directory_process_users(self, progress, batch_size):
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def _populate_user_directory_process_users(self, progress, batch_size):
         """
         if not self.hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_user_directory_process_users")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         def _get_next_batch(txn):
             sql = "SELECT user_id FROM %s LIMIT %s" % (
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
         # No more users -- complete the transaction.
         if not users_to_work_on:
             yield self._end_background_update("populate_user_directory_process_users")
-            defer.returnValue(1)
+            return 1
 
         logger.info(
             "Processing the next %d users of %d remaining"
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
                 progress,
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue(len(users_to_work_on))
+        return len(users_to_work_on)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def is_room_world_readable_or_publicly_joinable(self, room_id):
@@ -344,16 +344,16 @@ def is_room_world_readable_or_publicly_joinable(self, room_id):
             join_rule_ev = yield self.get_event(join_rules_id, allow_none=True)
             if join_rule_ev:
                 if join_rule_ev.content.get("join_rule") == JoinRules.PUBLIC:
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
+                    return True
 
         hist_vis_id = current_state_ids.get((EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""))
         if hist_vis_id:
             hist_vis_ev = yield self.get_event(hist_vis_id, allow_none=True)
             if hist_vis_ev:
                 if hist_vis_ev.content.get("history_visibility") == "world_readable":
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
+                    return True
 
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        return False
 
     def update_profile_in_user_dir(self, user_id, display_name, avatar_url):
         """
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def get_users_in_dir_due_to_room(self, room_id):
         user_ids = set(user_ids_share_pub)
         user_ids.update(user_ids_share_priv)
 
-        defer.returnValue(user_ids)
+        return user_ids
 
     def add_users_who_share_private_room(self, room_id, user_id_tuples):
         """Insert entries into the users_who_share_private_rooms table. The first
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ def get_user_dir_rooms_user_is_in(self, user_id):
 
         users = set(pub_rows)
         users.update(rows)
-        defer.returnValue(list(users))
+        return list(users)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_rooms_in_common_for_users(self, user_id, other_user_id):
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def get_rooms_in_common_for_users(self, user_id, other_user_id):
             "get_rooms_in_common_for_users", None, sql, user_id, other_user_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue([room_id for room_id, in rows])
+        return [room_id for room_id, in rows]
 
     def delete_all_from_user_dir(self):
         """Delete the entire user directory
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ def search_user_dir(self, user_id, search_term, limit):
 
         limited = len(results) > limit
 
-        defer.returnValue({"limited": limited, "results": results})
+        return {"limited": limited, "results": results}
 
 
 def _parse_query_sqlite(search_term):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/user_erasure_store.py b/synapse/storage/user_erasure_store.py
index 1815fdc0ddf8..05cabc228224 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/user_erasure_store.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/user_erasure_store.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 # 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.
-import operator
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
+import operator
 
 from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedList
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ def _get_erased_users(txn):
 
         erased_users = yield self.runInteraction("are_users_erased", _get_erased_users)
         res = dict((u, u in erased_users) for u in user_ids)
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
 
 class UserErasureStore(UserErasureWorkerStore):
diff --git a/synapse/streams/events.py b/synapse/streams/events.py
index 488c49747ad4..b91fb2db7b45 100644
--- a/synapse/streams/events.py
+++ b/synapse/streams/events.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_current_token(self):
             device_list_key=device_list_key,
             groups_key=groups_key,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(token)
+        return token
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_token_for_pagination(self):
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ def get_current_token_for_pagination(self):
             device_list_key=0,
             groups_key=0,
         )
-        defer.returnValue(token)
+        return token
diff --git a/synapse/util/__init__.py b/synapse/util/__init__.py
index f506b2a695f6..841625a99176 100644
--- a/synapse/util/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def sleep(self, seconds):
         with context.PreserveLoggingContext():
             self._reactor.callLater(seconds, d.callback, seconds)
             res = yield d
-        defer.returnValue(res)
+        return res
 
     def time(self):
         """Returns the current system time in seconds since epoch."""
diff --git a/synapse/util/async_helpers.py b/synapse/util/async_helpers.py
index 58a6b8764f10..f1c46836b1cd 100644
--- a/synapse/util/async_helpers.py
+++ b/synapse/util/async_helpers.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def _ctx_manager():
                 new_defer.callback(None)
                 self.key_to_current_readers.get(key, set()).discard(new_defer)
 
-        defer.returnValue(_ctx_manager())
+        return _ctx_manager()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def write(self, key):
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def _ctx_manager():
                 if self.key_to_current_writer[key] == new_defer:
                     self.key_to_current_writer.pop(key)
 
-        defer.returnValue(_ctx_manager())
+        return _ctx_manager()
 
 
 def _cancelled_to_timed_out_error(value, timeout):
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index 675db2f4483c..a1acacbde937 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class CacheDescriptor(_CacheDescriptorBase):
         def foo(self, key, cache_context):
             r1 = yield self.bar1(key, on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate)
             r2 = yield self.bar2(key, on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate)
-            defer.returnValue(r1 + r2)
+            return r1 + r2
 
     Args:
         num_args (int): number of positional arguments (excluding ``self`` and
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
index d6908e169d45..82d3eefe0e43 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def wrap(self, key, callback, *args, **kwargs):
             @defer.inlineCallbacks
             def handle_request(request):
                 # etc
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
 
             result = yield response_cache.wrap(
                 key,
diff --git a/synapse/util/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index c30b6de19c98..0910930c2117 100644
--- a/synapse/util/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/util/metrics.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def wrapper(func):
         def measured_func(self, *args, **kwargs):
             with Measure(self.clock, name):
                 r = yield func(self, *args, **kwargs)
-            defer.returnValue(r)
+            return r
 
         return measured_func
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/retryutils.py b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
index d8d0ceae5173..0862b5ca5aaa 100644
--- a/synapse/util/retryutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
@@ -95,15 +95,13 @@ def get_retry_limiter(destination, clock, store, ignore_backoff=False, **kwargs)
     # maximum backoff even though it might only have been down briefly
     backoff_on_failure = not ignore_backoff
 
-    defer.returnValue(
-        RetryDestinationLimiter(
-            destination,
-            clock,
-            store,
-            retry_interval,
-            backoff_on_failure=backoff_on_failure,
-            **kwargs
-        )
+    return RetryDestinationLimiter(
+        destination,
+        clock,
+        store,
+        retry_interval,
+        backoff_on_failure=backoff_on_failure,
+        **kwargs
     )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/visibility.py b/synapse/visibility.py
index 2a11c8359699..bf0f1eebd8ca 100644
--- a/synapse/visibility.py
+++ b/synapse/visibility.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def allowed(event):
     filtered_events = filter(operator.truth, filtered_events)
 
     # we turn it into a list before returning it.
-    defer.returnValue(list(filtered_events))
+    return list(filtered_events)
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ def check_event_is_visible(event, state):
                 elif redact:
                     to_return.append(prune_event(e))
 
-            defer.returnValue(to_return)
+            return to_return
 
         # If there are no erased users then we can just return the given list
         # of events without having to copy it.
-        defer.returnValue(events)
+        return events
 
     # Ok, so we're dealing with events that have non-trivial visibility
     # rules, so we need to also get the memberships of the room.
@@ -384,4 +384,4 @@ def include(typ, state_key):
         elif redact:
             to_return.append(prune_event(e))
 
-    defer.returnValue(to_return)
+    return to_return
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
index 8d94a503d690..c4f0bbd3dd8a 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def get_perspectives(**kwargs):
             self.assertEquals(LoggingContext.current_context().request, "11")
             with PreserveLoggingContext():
                 yield persp_deferred
-            defer.returnValue(persp_resp)
+            return persp_resp
 
         self.http_client.post_json.side_effect = get_perspectives
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def run_in_context(f, *args, **kwargs):
         # logs.
         ctx.request = "testctx"
         rv = yield f(*args, **kwargs)
-    defer.returnValue(rv)
+    return rv
 
 
 def _verify_json_for_server(kr, *args):
@@ -565,6 +565,6 @@ def _verify_json_for_server(kr, *args):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def v():
         rv1 = yield kr.verify_json_for_server(*args)
-        defer.returnValue(rv1)
+        return rv1
 
     return run_in_context(v)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
index 90d012937404..99dce45cfee5 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -283,4 +283,4 @@ def get_or_create_user(self, requester, localpart, displayname, password_hash=No
                 user, requester, displayname, by_admin=True
             )
 
-        defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
+        return (user_id, token)
diff --git a/tests/http/federation/test_matrix_federation_agent.py b/tests/http/federation/test_matrix_federation_agent.py
index a49f9b322479..b906686b495c 100644
--- a/tests/http/federation/test_matrix_federation_agent.py
+++ b/tests/http/federation/test_matrix_federation_agent.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def _make_get_request(self, uri):
 
             try:
                 fetch_res = yield fetch_d
-                defer.returnValue(fetch_res)
+                return fetch_res
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.info("Fetch of %s failed: %s", uri.decode("ascii"), e)
                 raise
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ def do_get_well_known(self, serv):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Error fetching well-known: %s", e)
             raise
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        return result
 
     def test_well_known_cache(self):
         self.reactor.lookups["testserv"] = "1.2.3.4"
diff --git a/tests/http/federation/test_srv_resolver.py b/tests/http/federation/test_srv_resolver.py
index 65b51dc981b5..3b885ef64bde 100644
--- a/tests/http/federation/test_srv_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/http/federation/test_srv_resolver.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def do_lookup():
                 # should have restored our context
                 self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), ctx)
 
-                defer.returnValue(result)
+                return result
 
         test_d = do_lookup()
         self.assertNoResult(test_d)
diff --git a/tests/http/test_fedclient.py b/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
index b9d6d7ad1c1f..2b01f40a428e 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_fedclient.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def do_request():
 
                 try:
                     fetch_res = yield fetch_d
-                    defer.returnValue(fetch_res)
+                    return fetch_res
                 finally:
                     check_logcontext(context)
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
index a8adc9a61d1b..a3d7e3c0466f 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_logcontexts_with_async_result(self):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def cb():
             yield Clock(reactor).sleep(0)
-            defer.returnValue("yay")
+            return "yay"
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def test():
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
index fbb930269431..9fabe3fbc009 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def update(progress, count):
                 "test_update",
                 progress,
             )
-            defer.returnValue(count)
+            return count
 
         self.update_handler.side_effect = update
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def update(progress, count):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def update(progress, count):
             yield self.store._end_background_update("test_update")
-            defer.returnValue(count)
+            return count
 
         self.update_handler.side_effect = update
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index 732a778fabca..1cb471205be8 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def inject_room_member(
 
         yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
 
         yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_redaction(self, room, event_id, user, reason):
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 73ed943f5a39..c6e8196b91f7 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def inject_room_member(self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None):
 
         yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_one_member(self):
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_state.py b/tests/storage/test_state.py
index 212a7ae765d9..5c2cf3c2db98 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_state.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def inject_state_event(self, room, sender, typ, state_key, content):
 
         yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
 
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     def assertStateMapEqual(self, s1, s2):
         for t in s1:
diff --git a/tests/test_visibility.py b/tests/test_visibility.py
index 118c3bd238bd..e0605dac2ffd 100644
--- a/tests/test_visibility.py
+++ b/tests/test_visibility.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def inject_visibility(self, user_id, visibility):
             builder
         )
         yield self.hs.get_datastore().persist_event(event, context)
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_member(self, user_id, membership="join", extra_content={}):
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def inject_room_member(self, user_id, membership="join", extra_content={}):
         )
 
         yield self.hs.get_datastore().persist_event(event, context)
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_message(self, user_id, content=None):
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def inject_message(self, user_id, content=None):
         )
 
         yield self.hs.get_datastore().persist_event(event, context)
-        defer.returnValue(event)
+        return event
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_large_room(self):
diff --git a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
index 7807328e2fb1..56320bbaf986 100644
--- a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
+++ b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def fn(self, arg1):
                 def inner_fn():
                     with PreserveLoggingContext():
                         yield complete_lookup
-                    defer.returnValue(1)
+                    return 1
 
                 return inner_fn()
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def do_lookup():
                 c1.name = "c1"
                 r = yield obj.fn(1)
                 self.assertEqual(LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
-            defer.returnValue(r)
+            return r
 
         def check_result(r):
             self.assertEqual(r, 1)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def list_fn(self, args1, arg2):
                 # we want this to behave like an asynchronous function
                 yield run_on_reactor()
                 assert LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
-                defer.returnValue(self.mock(args1, arg2))
+                return self.mock(args1, arg2)
 
         with LoggingContext() as c1:
             c1.request = "c1"
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def fn(self, arg1, arg2):
             def list_fn(self, args1, arg2):
                 # we want this to behave like an asynchronous function
                 yield run_on_reactor()
-                defer.returnValue(self.mock(args1, arg2))
+                return self.mock(args1, arg2)
 
         obj = Cls()
         invalidate0 = mock.Mock()
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 8a94ce0b475d..425e3387db49 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def cleanup():
     if fed:
         register_federation_servlets(hs, fed)
 
-    defer.returnValue(hs)
+    return hs
 
 
 def register_federation_servlets(hs, resource):
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ def trigger(
                     args = [urlparse.unquote(u) for u in matcher.groups()]
 
                     (code, response) = yield func(mock_request, *args)
-                    defer.returnValue((code, response))
+                    return (code, response)
                 except CodeMessageException as e:
-                    defer.returnValue((e.code, cs_error(e.msg, code=e.errcode)))
+                    return (e.code, cs_error(e.msg, code=e.errcode))
 
         raise KeyError("No event can handle %s" % path)
 

From 65afc535a6a3fd61ea91c99ed2284b6fd0c4e204 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:14:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 28/72] Update changelog.d/5743.bugfix

Co-Authored-By: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 changelog.d/5743.bugfix | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changelog.d/5743.bugfix b/changelog.d/5743.bugfix
index a160e9945f48..65728ff079fb 100644
--- a/changelog.d/5743.bugfix
+++ b/changelog.d/5743.bugfix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Log when we receive receipt from a different origin.
+Log when we receive an event receipt from an unexpected origin.

From 3641784e8c63e1ac0deaa99519d53c0bf2853993 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:46:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 29/72] Make Jaeger fully configurable (#5694)

* Allow Jaeger to be configured

* Update sample config
---
 changelog.d/5694.misc          |  1 +
 docs/sample_config.yaml        | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 synapse/config/tracer.py       | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 synapse/logging/opentracing.py | 11 +++++++----
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5694.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5694.misc b/changelog.d/5694.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b12dcc849df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5694.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make Jaeger fully configurable.
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 0a96197ca65e..7edf15207afc 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -1430,3 +1430,19 @@ opentracing:
     #
     #homeserver_whitelist:
     #  - ".*"
+
+    # Jaeger can be configured to sample traces at different rates.
+    # All configuration options provided by Jaeger can be set here.
+    # Jaeger's configuration mostly related to trace sampling which
+    # is documented here:
+    # https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.13/sampling/.
+    #
+    #jaeger_config:
+    #  sampler:
+    #    type: const
+    #    param: 1
+
+    #  Logging whether spans were started and reported
+    #
+    #  logging:
+    #    false
diff --git a/synapse/config/tracer.py b/synapse/config/tracer.py
index 4479454415d4..95e7ccb3a3b1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tracer.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tracer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             opentracing_config = {}
 
         self.opentracer_enabled = opentracing_config.get("enabled", False)
+
+        self.jaeger_config = opentracing_config.get(
+            "jaeger_config",
+            {"sampler": {"type": "const", "param": 1}, "logging": False},
+        )
+
         if not self.opentracer_enabled:
             return
 
@@ -56,4 +62,20 @@ def generate_config_section(cls, **kwargs):
             #
             #homeserver_whitelist:
             #  - ".*"
+
+            # Jaeger can be configured to sample traces at different rates.
+            # All configuration options provided by Jaeger can be set here.
+            # Jaeger's configuration mostly related to trace sampling which
+            # is documented here:
+            # https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.13/sampling/.
+            #
+            #jaeger_config:
+            #  sampler:
+            #    type: const
+            #    param: 1
+
+            #  Logging whether spans were started and reported
+            #
+            #  logging:
+            #    false
         """
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index fb338ca223d0..d2c209c471fa 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -228,13 +228,16 @@ def init_tracer(config):
     # Include the worker name
     name = config.worker_name if config.worker_name else "master"
 
+    # Pull out the jaeger config if it was given. Otherwise set it to something sensible.
+    # See https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-client-python/blob/master/jaeger_client/config.py
+
     set_homeserver_whitelist(config.opentracer_whitelist)
-    jaeger_config = JaegerConfig(
-        config={"sampler": {"type": "const", "param": 1}, "logging": True},
+
+    JaegerConfig(
+        config=config.jaeger_config,
         service_name="{} {}".format(config.server_name, name),
         scope_manager=LogContextScopeManager(config),
-    )
-    jaeger_config.initialize_tracer()
+    ).initialize_tracer()
 
     # Set up tags to be opentracing's tags
     global tags

From 73bbaf2bc6962df2c25443cbc70286318601af5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:55:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 30/72] Add unit test for current state membership bg update

---
 tests/storage/test_roommember.py | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 73ed943f5a39..b04be921f48d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
-from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
+from synapse.types import Requester, RoomID, UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
 from tests.utils import create_room, setup_test_homeserver
@@ -84,3 +84,38 @@ def test_one_member(self):
                 )
             ],
         )
+
+
+class CurrentStateMembershipUpdateTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, homeserver):
+        self.store = homeserver.get_datastore()
+        self.room_creator = homeserver.get_room_creation_handler()
+
+    def test_can_rerun_update(self):
+        # First make sure we have completed all updates.
+        while not self.get_success(self.store.has_completed_background_updates()):
+            self.get_success(self.store.do_next_background_update(100), by=0.1)
+
+        # Now let's create a room, which will insert a membership
+        user = UserID("alice", "test")
+        requester = Requester(user, None, False, None, None)
+        self.get_success(self.room_creator.create_room(requester, {}))
+
+        # Register the background update to run again.
+        self.get_success(
+            self.store._simple_insert(
+                table="background_updates",
+                values={
+                    "update_name": "current_state_events_membership",
+                    "progress_json": "{}",
+                    "depends_on": None,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+        # ... and tell the DataStore that it hasn't finished all updates yet
+        self.store._all_done = False
+
+        # Now let's actually drive the updates to completion
+        while not self.get_success(self.store.has_completed_background_updates()):
+            self.get_success(self.store.do_next_background_update(100), by=0.1)

From adcd5368b0f58bc457b25e5af993c89f8daa9300 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:58:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 31/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5746.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5746.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5746.misc b/changelog.d/5746.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5746.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From 418635e68a127da24bf887adcbf19d3110c57630 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:33:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 32/72] Add a prometheus metric for active cache lookups.
 (#5750)

* Add a prometheus metric for active cache lookups.

* changelog
---
 changelog.d/5750.misc              |  1 +
 synapse/util/caches/__init__.py    | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5750.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5750.misc b/changelog.d/5750.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6beaa460a5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5750.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a prometheus metric for pending cache lookups.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
index 8271229015b3..b50e3503f031 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 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.
@@ -51,7 +52,19 @@ def get_cache_factor_for(cache_name):
 response_cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:total", "", ["name"])
 
 
-def register_cache(cache_type, cache_name, cache):
+def register_cache(cache_type, cache_name, cache, collect_callback=None):
+    """Register a cache object for metric collection.
+
+    Args:
+        cache_type (str):
+        cache_name (str): name of the cache
+        cache (object): cache itself
+        collect_callback (callable|None): if not None, a function which is called during
+            metric collection to update additional metrics.
+
+    Returns:
+        CacheMetric: an object which provides inc_{hits,misses,evictions} methods
+    """
 
     # Check if the metric is already registered. Unregister it, if so.
     # This usually happens during tests, as at runtime these caches are
@@ -90,6 +103,8 @@ def collect(self):
                     cache_hits.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits)
                     cache_evicted.labels(cache_name).set(self.evicted_size)
                     cache_total.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits + self.misses)
+                if collect_callback:
+                    collect_callback()
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warn("Error calculating metrics for %s: %s", cache_name, e)
                 raise
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index a1acacbde937..7e69cf55fbb4 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import six
 from six import itervalues, string_types
 
+from prometheus_client import Gauge
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn
@@ -37,6 +39,12 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+cache_pending_metric = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_caches_cache_pending",
+    "Number of lookups currently pending for this cache",
+    ["name"],
+)
+
 _CacheSentinel = object()
 
 
@@ -82,11 +90,19 @@ def __init__(self, name, max_entries=1000, keylen=1, tree=False, iterable=False)
         self.name = name
         self.keylen = keylen
         self.thread = None
-        self.metrics = register_cache("cache", name, self.cache)
+        self.metrics = register_cache(
+            "cache",
+            name,
+            self.cache,
+            collect_callback=self._metrics_collection_callback,
+        )
 
     def _on_evicted(self, evicted_count):
         self.metrics.inc_evictions(evicted_count)
 
+    def _metrics_collection_callback(self):
+        cache_pending_metric.labels(self.name).set(len(self._pending_deferred_cache))
+
     def check_thread(self):
         expected_thread = self.thread
         if expected_thread is None:

From 32768e96d44d0f3febae8c372e8c1569ea31788e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:37:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 33/72] Add function to get all forgotten rooms for user

This will allow us to efficiently filter out rooms that have been
forgotten in other queries without having to join against the
`room_memberships` table.
---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py                 | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql   | 25 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index b3c002b9eb92..bc77705e972d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -639,6 +639,39 @@ def f(txn):
         count = yield self.runInteraction("did_forget_membership", f)
         defer.returnValue(count == 0)
 
+    @cached()
+    def get_forgotten_rooms_for_user(self, user_id):
+        """Gets all rooms the user has forgotten.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id (str)
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[set[str]]
+        """
+
+        def _get_forgotten_rooms_for_user_txn(txn):
+            # This is a slightly convoluted query that first looks up all rooms
+            # that the user has forgotten in the past, then rechecks that list
+            # to see if any have subsequently been updated. This is done so that
+            # we can use a partial index on `forgotten = 1` on the assumption
+            # that few users will actually forget many rooms.
+            sql = """
+                SELECT room_id, (
+                    SELECT count(*) FROM room_memberships
+                    WHERE room_id = m.room_id AND user_id = m.user_id AND forgotten = 0
+                ) AS count
+                FROM room_memberships AS m
+                WHERE user_id = ? AND forgotten = 1
+                GROUP BY room_id, user_id;
+            """
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id,))
+            return set(row[0] for row in txn if row[1] == 0)
+
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "get_forgotten_rooms_for_user", _get_forgotten_rooms_for_user_txn
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_rooms_user_has_been_in(self, user_id):
         """Get all rooms that the user has ever been in.
@@ -670,6 +703,13 @@ def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
             _CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME,
             self._background_current_state_membership,
         )
+        self.register_background_index_update(
+            "room_membership_forgotten_idx",
+            index_name="room_memberships_user_room_forgotten",
+            table="room_memberships",
+            columns=["user_id", "room_id"],
+            where_clause="forgotten = 1",
+        )
 
     def _store_room_members_txn(self, txn, events, backfilled):
         """Store a room member in the database.
@@ -771,6 +811,9 @@ def f(txn):
             txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id))
 
             self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(txn, self.did_forget, (user_id, room_id))
+            self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+                txn, self.get_forgotten_rooms_for_user, (user_id,)
+            )
 
         return self.runInteraction("forget_membership", f)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc0b49884328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* Copyright 2019 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.
+ */
+
+-- We add membership to current state so that we don't need to join against
+-- room_memberships, which can be surprisingly costly (we do such queries
+-- very frequently).
+-- This will be null for non-membership events and the content.membership key
+-- for membership events. (Will also be null for membership events until the
+-- background update job has finished).
+
+-- Adds an index on room_memberships for fetching all forgotten rooms for a user
+INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json) VALUES
+  ('room_membership_forgotten_idx', '{}');

From 62921fb53e773c0510aacf36345c5301b4688088 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:45:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 34/72] Remove join on room_memberships when fetching rooms for
 user.

---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index bc77705e972d..7852d3866aef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -256,28 +256,35 @@ def get_invite_for_user_in_room(self, user_id, room_id):
                 defer.returnValue(invite)
         defer.returnValue(None)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(self, user_id, membership_list):
         """ Get all the rooms for this user where the membership for this user
         matches one in the membership list.
 
+        Filters out forgotten rooms.
+
         Args:
             user_id (str): The user ID.
             membership_list (list): A list of synapse.api.constants.Membership
             values which the user must be in.
+
         Returns:
-            A list of dictionary objects, with room_id, membership and sender
-            defined.
+            Deferred[list[RoomsForUser]]
         """
         if not membership_list:
             return defer.succeed(None)
 
-        return self.runInteraction(
+        rooms = yield self.runInteraction(
             "get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is",
             self._get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is_txn,
             user_id,
             membership_list,
         )
 
+        # Now we filter out forgotten rooms
+        forgotten_rooms = yield self.get_forgotten_rooms_for_user(user_id)
+        return [room for room in rooms if room.room_id not in forgotten_rooms]
+
     def _get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is_txn(
         self, txn, user_id, membership_list
     ):
@@ -287,26 +294,33 @@ def _get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is_txn(
 
         results = []
         if membership_list:
-            where_clause = "user_id = ? AND (%s) AND forgotten = 0" % (
-                " OR ".join(["m.membership = ?" for _ in membership_list]),
-            )
-
-            args = [user_id]
-            args.extend(membership_list)
+            if self._current_state_events_membership_up_to_date:
+                sql = """
+                    SELECT room_id, e.sender, c.membership, event_id, e.stream_ordering
+                    FROM current_state_events AS c
+                    INNER JOIN events AS e USING (room_id, event_id)
+                    WHERE
+                        c.type = 'm.room.member'
+                        AND state_key = ?
+                        AND c.membership IN (%s)
+                """ % (
+                    ",".join("?" * len(membership_list))
+                )
+            else:
+                sql = """
+                    SELECT room_id, e.sender, m.membership, event_id, e.stream_ordering
+                    FROM current_state_events AS c
+                    INNER JOIN room_memberships AS m USING (room_id, event_id)
+                    INNER JOIN events AS e USING (room_id, event_id)
+                    WHERE
+                        c.type = 'm.room.member'
+                        AND state_key = ?
+                        AND m.membership IN (%s)
+                """ % (
+                    ",".join("?" * len(membership_list))
+                )
 
-            sql = (
-                "SELECT m.room_id, m.sender, m.membership, m.event_id, e.stream_ordering"
-                " FROM current_state_events as c"
-                " INNER JOIN room_memberships as m"
-                " ON m.event_id = c.event_id"
-                " INNER JOIN events as e"
-                " ON e.event_id = c.event_id"
-                " AND m.room_id = c.room_id"
-                " AND m.user_id = c.state_key"
-                " WHERE c.type = 'm.room.member' AND %s"
-            ) % (where_clause,)
-
-            txn.execute(sql, args)
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, *membership_list))
             results = [RoomsForUser(**r) for r in self.cursor_to_dict(txn)]
 
         if do_invite:

From 0c4a99607e839c5a363351238a6a555015c8ddfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:49:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 35/72] Remove join when calculating room summaries.

---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 7852d3866aef..bfb834ccca76 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -179,19 +179,27 @@ def _get_room_summary_txn(txn):
 
             # we order by membership and then fairly arbitrarily by event_id so
             # heroes are consistent
-            sql = """
-                SELECT m.user_id, m.membership, m.event_id
-                FROM room_memberships as m
-                 INNER JOIN current_state_events as c
-                 ON m.event_id = c.event_id
-                 AND m.room_id = c.room_id
-                 AND m.user_id = c.state_key
-                 WHERE c.type = 'm.room.member' AND c.room_id = ?
-                 ORDER BY
-                    CASE m.membership WHEN ? THEN 1 WHEN ? THEN 2 ELSE 3 END ASC,
-                    m.event_id ASC
-                 LIMIT ?
-            """
+            if self._current_state_events_membership_up_to_date:
+                sql = """
+                    SELECT state_key, membership, event_id
+                    FROM current_state_events
+                    WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND room_id = ?
+                    ORDER BY
+                        CASE membership WHEN ? THEN 1 WHEN ? THEN 2 ELSE 3 END ASC,
+                        event_id ASC
+                    LIMIT ?
+                """
+            else:
+                sql = """
+                    SELECT c.state_key, m.membership, c.event_id
+                    FROM room_memberships as m
+                    INNER JOIN current_state_events as c USING (room_id, event_id)
+                    WHERE c.type = 'm.room.member' AND c.room_id = ?
+                    ORDER BY
+                        CASE m.membership WHEN ? THEN 1 WHEN ? THEN 2 ELSE 3 END ASC,
+                        c.event_id ASC
+                    LIMIT ?
+                """
 
             # 6 is 5 (number of heroes) plus 1, in case one of them is the calling user.
             txn.execute(sql, (room_id, Membership.JOIN, Membership.INVITE, 6))

From c1598030671ee39364863fef579d041989bf852e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:51:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 36/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5752.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5752.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5752.misc b/changelog.d/5752.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5752.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From cf2972c818344214244961e6175f559a6b59123b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:07:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 37/72] Fix servlet metric names (#5734)

* Fix servlet metric names

Co-Authored-By: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>

* Remove redundant check

* Cover all return paths
---
 changelog.d/5734.bugfix                     |  1 +
 synapse/federation/transport/server.py      |  4 +-
 synapse/http/server.py                      | 41 ++++++++++++++-------
 synapse/http/servlet.py                     |  4 +-
 synapse/replication/http/_base.py           |  2 +-
 synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py |  9 ++++-
 synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py              | 37 +++++++++++++++----
 synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py   |  2 +
 tests/test_server.py                        | 21 ++++++++---
 tests/utils.py                              |  2 +-
 10 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5734.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5734.bugfix b/changelog.d/5734.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33aea5a94cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5734.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a regression introduced in v1.2.0rc1 which led to incorrect labels on some prometheus metrics.
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 663264dec48d..ea4e1b6d0f28 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ def register(self, server):
             if code is None:
                 continue
 
-            server.register_paths(method, (pattern,), self._wrap(code))
+            server.register_paths(
+                method, (pattern,), self._wrap(code), self.__class__.__name__
+            )
 
 
 class FederationSendServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 72a3d67eb69d..e6f351ba3b2c 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
 
     isLeaf = True
 
-    _PathEntry = collections.namedtuple("_PathEntry", ["pattern", "callback"])
+    _PathEntry = collections.namedtuple(
+        "_PathEntry", ["pattern", "callback", "servlet_classname"]
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, hs, canonical_json=True):
         resource.Resource.__init__(self)
@@ -255,12 +257,28 @@ def __init__(self, hs, canonical_json=True):
         self.path_regexs = {}
         self.hs = hs
 
-    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback):
+    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback, servlet_classname):
+        """
+        Registers a request handler against a regular expression. Later request URLs are
+        checked against these regular expressions in order to identify an appropriate
+        handler for that request.
+
+        Args:
+            method (str): GET, POST etc
+
+            path_patterns (Iterable[str]): A list of regular expressions to which
+                the request URLs are compared.
+
+            callback (function): The handler for the request. Usually a Servlet
+
+            servlet_classname (str): The name of the handler to be used in prometheus
+                and opentracing logs.
+        """
         method = method.encode("utf-8")  # method is bytes on py3
         for path_pattern in path_patterns:
             logger.debug("Registering for %s %s", method, path_pattern.pattern)
             self.path_regexs.setdefault(method, []).append(
-                self._PathEntry(path_pattern, callback)
+                self._PathEntry(path_pattern, callback, servlet_classname)
             )
 
     def render(self, request):
@@ -275,13 +293,9 @@ async def _async_render(self, request):
             This checks if anyone has registered a callback for that method and
             path.
         """
-        callback, group_dict = self._get_handler_for_request(request)
+        callback, servlet_classname, group_dict = self._get_handler_for_request(request)
 
-        servlet_instance = getattr(callback, "__self__", None)
-        if servlet_instance is not None:
-            servlet_classname = servlet_instance.__class__.__name__
-        else:
-            servlet_classname = "%r" % callback
+        # Make sure we have a name for this handler in prometheus.
         request.request_metrics.name = servlet_classname
 
         # Now trigger the callback. If it returns a response, we send it
@@ -311,7 +325,8 @@ def _get_handler_for_request(self, request):
             request (twisted.web.http.Request):
 
         Returns:
-            Tuple[Callable, dict[unicode, unicode]]: callback method, and the
+            Tuple[Callable, str, dict[unicode, unicode]]: callback method, the
+                label to use for that method in prometheus metrics, and the
                 dict mapping keys to path components as specified in the
                 handler's path match regexp.
 
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ def _get_handler_for_request(self, request):
                 None, or a tuple of (http code, response body).
         """
         if request.method == b"OPTIONS":
-            return _options_handler, {}
+            return _options_handler, "options_request_handler", {}
 
         # Loop through all the registered callbacks to check if the method
         # and path regex match
@@ -328,10 +343,10 @@ def _get_handler_for_request(self, request):
             m = path_entry.pattern.match(request.path.decode("ascii"))
             if m:
                 # We found a match!
-                return path_entry.callback, m.groupdict()
+                return path_entry.callback, path_entry.servlet_classname, m.groupdict()
 
         # Huh. No one wanted to handle that? Fiiiiiine. Send 400.
-        return _unrecognised_request_handler, {}
+        return _unrecognised_request_handler, "unrecognised_request_handler", {}
 
     def _send_response(
         self, request, code, response_json_object, response_code_message=None
diff --git a/synapse/http/servlet.py b/synapse/http/servlet.py
index 889038ff2585..f0ca7d9aba44 100644
--- a/synapse/http/servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/http/servlet.py
@@ -290,11 +290,13 @@ def register(self, http_server):
 
             for method in ("GET", "PUT", "POST", "OPTIONS", "DELETE"):
                 if hasattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,)):
+                    servlet_classname = self.__class__.__name__
                     method_handler = getattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,))
                     http_server.register_paths(
                         method,
                         patterns,
-                        trace_servlet(self.__class__.__name__, method_handler),
+                        trace_servlet(servlet_classname, method_handler),
+                        servlet_classname,
                     )
 
         else:
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/_base.py b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
index fe482e279fd1..43c89e36ddc2 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def register(self, http_server):
         args = "/".join("(?P<%s>[^/]+)" % (arg,) for arg in url_args)
         pattern = re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/%s/%s$" % (self.NAME, args))
 
-        http_server.register_paths(method, [pattern], handler)
+        http_server.register_paths(method, [pattern], handler, self.__class__.__name__)
 
     def _cached_handler(self, request, txn_id, **kwargs):
         """Called on new incoming requests when caching is enabled. Checks
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
index ee66838a0d34..d9c71261f211 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
 
     def register(self, json_resource):
         PATTERN = "^/_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice"
-        json_resource.register_paths("POST", (re.compile(PATTERN + "$"),), self.on_POST)
         json_resource.register_paths(
-            "PUT", (re.compile(PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),), self.on_PUT
+            "POST", (re.compile(PATTERN + "$"),), self.on_POST, self.__class__.__name__
+        )
+        json_resource.register_paths(
+            "PUT",
+            (re.compile(PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),),
+            self.on_PUT,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 7709c2d705c2..6276e97f8923 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ def register(self, http_server):
         register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
         # define CORS for all of /rooms in RoomCreateRestServlet for simplicity
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "OPTIONS", client_patterns("/rooms(?:/.*)?$", v1=True), self.on_OPTIONS
+            "OPTIONS",
+            client_patterns("/rooms(?:/.*)?$", v1=True),
+            self.on_OPTIONS,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
         # define CORS for /createRoom[/txnid]
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "OPTIONS", client_patterns("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$", v1=True), self.on_OPTIONS
+            "OPTIONS",
+            client_patterns("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$", v1=True),
+            self.on_OPTIONS,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
@@ -116,16 +122,28 @@ def register(self, http_server):
         )
 
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "GET", client_patterns(state_key, v1=True), self.on_GET
+            "GET",
+            client_patterns(state_key, v1=True),
+            self.on_GET,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "PUT", client_patterns(state_key, v1=True), self.on_PUT
+            "PUT",
+            client_patterns(state_key, v1=True),
+            self.on_PUT,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "GET", client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True), self.on_GET_no_state_key
+            "GET",
+            client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True),
+            self.on_GET_no_state_key,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
         http_server.register_paths(
-            "PUT", client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True), self.on_PUT_no_state_key
+            "PUT",
+            client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True),
+            self.on_PUT_no_state_key,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
 
     def on_GET_no_state_key(self, request, room_id, event_type):
@@ -845,18 +863,23 @@ def register_txn_path(servlet, regex_string, http_server, with_get=False):
         with_get: True to also register respective GET paths for the PUTs.
     """
     http_server.register_paths(
-        "POST", client_patterns(regex_string + "$", v1=True), servlet.on_POST
+        "POST",
+        client_patterns(regex_string + "$", v1=True),
+        servlet.on_POST,
+        servlet.__class__.__name__,
     )
     http_server.register_paths(
         "PUT",
         client_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True),
         servlet.on_PUT,
+        servlet.__class__.__name__,
     )
     if with_get:
         http_server.register_paths(
             "GET",
             client_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True),
             servlet.on_GET,
+            servlet.__class__.__name__,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
index 6e52f6d284f7..9e9a639055fd 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ def register(self, http_server):
             "POST",
             client_patterns(self.PATTERN + "$", releases=()),
             self.on_PUT_or_POST,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
         http_server.register_paths(
             "PUT",
             client_patterns(self.PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", releases=()),
             self.on_PUT,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
         )
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index ba08483a4b69..2a7d407c98fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ def _callback(request, **kwargs):
 
         res = JsonResource(self.homeserver)
         res.register_paths(
-            "GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$")], _callback
+            "GET",
+            [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$")],
+            _callback,
+            "test_servlet",
         )
 
         request, channel = make_request(
@@ -82,7 +85,9 @@ def _callback(request, **kwargs):
             raise Exception("boo")
 
         res = JsonResource(self.homeserver)
-        res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
+        res.register_paths(
+            "GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback, "test_servlet"
+        )
 
         request, channel = make_request(self.reactor, b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
         render(request, res, self.reactor)
@@ -105,7 +110,9 @@ def _callback(request, **kwargs):
             return make_deferred_yieldable(d)
 
         res = JsonResource(self.homeserver)
-        res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
+        res.register_paths(
+            "GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback, "test_servlet"
+        )
 
         request, channel = make_request(self.reactor, b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
         render(request, res, self.reactor)
@@ -122,7 +129,9 @@ def _callback(request, **kwargs):
             raise SynapseError(403, "Forbidden!!one!", Codes.FORBIDDEN)
 
         res = JsonResource(self.homeserver)
-        res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
+        res.register_paths(
+            "GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback, "test_servlet"
+        )
 
         request, channel = make_request(self.reactor, b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
         render(request, res, self.reactor)
@@ -143,7 +152,9 @@ def _callback(request, **kwargs):
             self.fail("shouldn't ever get here")
 
         res = JsonResource(self.homeserver)
-        res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
+        res.register_paths(
+            "GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback, "test_servlet"
+        )
 
         request, channel = make_request(self.reactor, b"GET", b"/_matrix/foobar")
         render(request, res, self.reactor)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 8a94ce0b475d..99a3deae215c 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def trigger(
 
         raise KeyError("No event can handle %s" % path)
 
-    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback):
+    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback, servlet_name):
         for path_pattern in path_patterns:
             self.callbacks.append((method, path_pattern, callback))
 

From f30a71a67b6605cb0f09975af3befc61090326bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:16:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 38/72] Stop trying to fetch events with event_id=None. (#5753)

`None` is not a valid event id, so queuing up a database fetch for it seems
like a silly thing to do.

I considered making `get_event` return `None` if `event_id is None`, but then
its interaction with `allow_none` seemed uninituitive, and strong typing ftw.
---
 changelog.d/5753.misc            |  1 +
 synapse/handlers/message.py      |  8 +++++++-
 synapse/storage/events_worker.py |  5 ++++-
 synapse/storage/stats.py         | 20 +++++++++++---------
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5753.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5753.misc b/changelog.d/5753.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22bba9ce3c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5753.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Stop trying to fetch events with event_id=None.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 8b27e23378c9..e951c39fa7e9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ def create_event(
             # tolerate them in event_auth.check().
             prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
             prev_event_id = prev_state_ids.get((EventTypes.Member, event.sender))
-            prev_event = yield self.store.get_event(prev_event_id, allow_none=True)
+            prev_event = (
+                yield self.store.get_event(prev_event_id, allow_none=True)
+                if prev_event_id
+                else None
+            )
             if not prev_event or prev_event.membership != Membership.JOIN:
                 logger.warning(
                     (
@@ -521,6 +525,8 @@ def deduplicate_state_event(self, event, context):
         """
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
         prev_event_id = prev_state_ids.get((event.type, event.state_key))
+        if not prev_event_id:
+            return
         prev_event = yield self.store.get_event(prev_event_id, allow_none=True)
         if not prev_event:
             return
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 44441957dbdf..83fe4764d87b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ def get_event(
                 If there is a mismatch, behave as per allow_none.
 
         Returns:
-            Deferred : A FrozenEvent.
+            Deferred[EventBase|None]
         """
+        if not isinstance(event_id, str):
+            raise TypeError("Invalid event event_id %r" % (event_id,))
+
         events = yield self.get_events_as_list(
             [event_id],
             check_redacted=check_redacted,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stats.py b/synapse/storage/stats.py
index e893b05ee76c..e13efed417bd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stats.py
@@ -211,16 +211,18 @@ def _get_next_batch(txn):
             avatar_id = current_state_ids.get((EventTypes.RoomAvatar, ""))
             canonical_alias_id = current_state_ids.get((EventTypes.CanonicalAlias, ""))
 
+            event_ids = [
+                join_rules_id,
+                history_visibility_id,
+                encryption_id,
+                name_id,
+                topic_id,
+                avatar_id,
+                canonical_alias_id,
+            ]
+
             state_events = yield self.get_events(
-                [
-                    join_rules_id,
-                    history_visibility_id,
-                    encryption_id,
-                    name_id,
-                    topic_id,
-                    avatar_id,
-                    canonical_alias_id,
-                ]
+                [ev for ev in event_ids if ev is not None]
             )
 
             def _get_or_none(event_id, arg):

From 2d573e2e2b7127882ab2c221fd554371e0274c76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Morgan <andrew@amorgan.xyz>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:38:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 39/72] 1.2.0rc2

---
 CHANGES.md              | 9 +++++++++
 changelog.d/5734.bugfix | 1 -
 synapse/__init__.py     | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 changelog.d/5734.bugfix

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index bb6bcb75ed94..be3dc37137c4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Synapse 1.2.0rc2 (2019-07-24)
+=============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a regression introduced in v1.2.0rc1 which led to incorrect labels on some prometheus metrics. ([\#5734](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5734))
+
+
 Synapse 1.2.0rc1 (2019-07-22)
 =============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/5734.bugfix b/changelog.d/5734.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 33aea5a94cb7..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5734.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a regression introduced in v1.2.0rc1 which led to incorrect labels on some prometheus metrics.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index f26e49da3623..ca14545e4de2 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.2.0rc2"

From c0a1301ccd91cdfbb079f675b3c3dc305f876be7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Morgan <andrew@amorgan.xyz>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:10:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 40/72] 1.2.0

---
 CHANGES.md          | 6 ++++++
 debian/changelog    | 7 +++++--
 synapse/__init__.py | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index be3dc37137c4..d655723326f7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Synapse 1.2.0 (2019-07-25)
+==========================
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
 Synapse 1.2.0rc2 (2019-07-24)
 =============================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8aba444f1d67..aafdd1cde205 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (1.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.2.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Amber Brown ]
   * Update logging config defaults to match API changes in Synapse.
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ matrix-synapse-py3 (1.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [ Richard van der Hoff ]
   * Add Recommends and Depends for some libraries which you probably want.
 
- -- Erik Johnston <erikj@rae>  Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:59:02 +0100
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 1.2.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:10:07 +0100
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.1.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index ca14545e4de2..3435de4e2f12 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0rc2"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"

From 618bd1ee76a83bd29beb208e9b7097ffcd787099 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:59:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 41/72] Fix some error cases in the caching layer. (#5749)

There was some inconsistent behaviour in the caching layer around how
exceptions were handled - particularly synchronously-thrown ones.

This seems to be most easily handled by pushing the creation of
ObservableDeferreds down from CacheDescriptor to the Cache.
---
 changelog.d/5749.misc                 |  1 +
 synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py    | 74 ++++++++++++----------
 tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5749.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5749.misc b/changelog.d/5749.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48dd61f4617d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5749.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix some error cases in the caching layer.
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index 7e69cf55fbb4..43f66ec4beb6 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 import threading
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-import six
-from six import itervalues, string_types
+from six import itervalues
 
 from prometheus_client import Gauge
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 from synapse.util.caches import get_cache_factor_for
 from synapse.util.caches.lrucache import LruCache
 from synapse.util.caches.treecache import TreeCache, iterate_tree_cache_entry
-from synapse.util.stringutils import to_ascii
 
 from . import register_cache
 
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ def get(self, key, default=_CacheSentinel, callback=None, update_metrics=True):
             update_metrics (bool): whether to update the cache hit rate metrics
 
         Returns:
-            Either a Deferred or the raw result
+            Either an ObservableDeferred or the raw result
         """
         callbacks = [callback] if callback else []
         val = self._pending_deferred_cache.get(key, _CacheSentinel)
@@ -148,9 +146,14 @@ def get(self, key, default=_CacheSentinel, callback=None, update_metrics=True):
             return default
 
     def set(self, key, value, callback=None):
+        if not isinstance(value, defer.Deferred):
+            raise TypeError("not a Deferred")
+
         callbacks = [callback] if callback else []
         self.check_thread()
-        entry = CacheEntry(deferred=value, callbacks=callbacks)
+        observable = ObservableDeferred(value, consumeErrors=True)
+        observer = defer.maybeDeferred(observable.observe)
+        entry = CacheEntry(deferred=observable, callbacks=callbacks)
 
         existing_entry = self._pending_deferred_cache.pop(key, None)
         if existing_entry:
@@ -158,20 +161,31 @@ def set(self, key, value, callback=None):
 
         self._pending_deferred_cache[key] = entry
 
-        def shuffle(result):
+        def compare_and_pop():
+            """Check if our entry is still the one in _pending_deferred_cache, and
+            if so, pop it.
+
+            Returns true if the entries matched.
+            """
             existing_entry = self._pending_deferred_cache.pop(key, None)
             if existing_entry is entry:
+                return True
+
+            # oops, the _pending_deferred_cache has been updated since
+            # we started our query, so we are out of date.
+            #
+            # Better put back whatever we took out. (We do it this way
+            # round, rather than peeking into the _pending_deferred_cache
+            # and then removing on a match, to make the common case faster)
+            if existing_entry is not None:
+                self._pending_deferred_cache[key] = existing_entry
+
+            return False
+
+        def cb(result):
+            if compare_and_pop():
                 self.cache.set(key, result, entry.callbacks)
             else:
-                # oops, the _pending_deferred_cache has been updated since
-                # we started our query, so we are out of date.
-                #
-                # Better put back whatever we took out. (We do it this way
-                # round, rather than peeking into the _pending_deferred_cache
-                # and then removing on a match, to make the common case faster)
-                if existing_entry is not None:
-                    self._pending_deferred_cache[key] = existing_entry
-
                 # we're not going to put this entry into the cache, so need
                 # to make sure that the invalidation callbacks are called.
                 # That was probably done when _pending_deferred_cache was
@@ -179,9 +193,16 @@ def shuffle(result):
                 # `invalidate` being previously called, in which case it may
                 # not have been. Either way, let's double-check now.
                 entry.invalidate()
-            return result
 
-        entry.deferred.addCallback(shuffle)
+        def eb(_fail):
+            compare_and_pop()
+            entry.invalidate()
+
+        # once the deferred completes, we can move the entry from the
+        # _pending_deferred_cache to the real cache.
+        #
+        observer.addCallbacks(cb, eb)
+        return observable
 
     def prefill(self, key, value, callback=None):
         callbacks = [callback] if callback else []
@@ -414,20 +435,10 @@ def onErr(f):
 
                 ret.addErrback(onErr)
 
-                # If our cache_key is a string on py2, try to convert to ascii
-                # to save a bit of space in large caches. Py3 does this
-                # internally automatically.
-                if six.PY2 and isinstance(cache_key, string_types):
-                    cache_key = to_ascii(cache_key)
-
-                result_d = ObservableDeferred(ret, consumeErrors=True)
-                cache.set(cache_key, result_d, callback=invalidate_callback)
+                result_d = cache.set(cache_key, ret, callback=invalidate_callback)
                 observer = result_d.observe()
 
-            if isinstance(observer, defer.Deferred):
-                return make_deferred_yieldable(observer)
-            else:
-                return observer
+            return make_deferred_yieldable(observer)
 
         if self.num_args == 1:
             wrapped.invalidate = lambda key: cache.invalidate(key[0])
@@ -543,7 +554,7 @@ def arg_to_cache_key(arg):
                     missing.add(arg)
 
             if missing:
-                # we need an observable deferred for each entry in the list,
+                # we need a deferred for each entry in the list,
                 # which we put in the cache. Each deferred resolves with the
                 # relevant result for that key.
                 deferreds_map = {}
@@ -551,8 +562,7 @@ def arg_to_cache_key(arg):
                     deferred = defer.Deferred()
                     deferreds_map[arg] = deferred
                     key = arg_to_cache_key(arg)
-                    observable = ObservableDeferred(deferred)
-                    cache.set(key, observable, callback=invalidate_callback)
+                    cache.set(key, deferred, callback=invalidate_callback)
 
                 def complete_all(res):
                     # the wrapped function has completed. It returns a
diff --git a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
index 56320bbaf986..5713870f48d8 100644
--- a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
+++ b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     make_deferred_yieldable,
 )
 from synapse.util.caches import descriptors
+from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
 
 from tests import unittest
 
@@ -55,12 +56,15 @@ def record_callback(idx):
         d2 = defer.Deferred()
         cache.set("key2", d2, partial(record_callback, 1))
 
-        # lookup should return the deferreds
-        self.assertIs(cache.get("key1"), d1)
-        self.assertIs(cache.get("key2"), d2)
+        # lookup should return observable deferreds
+        self.assertFalse(cache.get("key1").has_called())
+        self.assertFalse(cache.get("key2").has_called())
 
         # let one of the lookups complete
         d2.callback("result2")
+
+        # for now at least, the cache will return real results rather than an
+        # observabledeferred
         self.assertEqual(cache.get("key2"), "result2")
 
         # now do the invalidation
@@ -146,6 +150,28 @@ def fn(self, arg1, arg2):
         self.assertEqual(r, "chips")
         obj.mock.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_cache_with_sync_exception(self):
+        """If the wrapped function throws synchronously, things should continue to work
+        """
+
+        class Cls(object):
+            @cached()
+            def fn(self, arg1):
+                raise SynapseError(100, "mai spoon iz too big!!1")
+
+        obj = Cls()
+
+        # this should fail immediately
+        d = obj.fn(1)
+        self.failureResultOf(d, SynapseError)
+
+        # ... leaving the cache empty
+        self.assertEqual(len(obj.fn.cache.cache), 0)
+
+        # and a second call should result in a second exception
+        d = obj.fn(1)
+        self.failureResultOf(d, SynapseError)
+
     def test_cache_logcontexts(self):
         """Check that logcontexts are set and restored correctly when
         using the cache."""
@@ -222,6 +248,9 @@ def do_lookup():
 
                 self.assertEqual(LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
 
+            # the cache should now be empty
+            self.assertEqual(len(obj.fn.cache.cache), 0)
+
         obj = Cls()
 
         # set off a deferred which will do a cache lookup
@@ -268,6 +297,61 @@ def fn(self, arg1, arg2=2, arg3=3):
         self.assertEqual(r, "chips")
         obj.mock.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_cache_iterable(self):
+        class Cls(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.mock = mock.Mock()
+
+            @descriptors.cached(iterable=True)
+            def fn(self, arg1, arg2):
+                return self.mock(arg1, arg2)
+
+        obj = Cls()
+
+        obj.mock.return_value = ["spam", "eggs"]
+        r = obj.fn(1, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(r, ["spam", "eggs"])
+        obj.mock.assert_called_once_with(1, 2)
+        obj.mock.reset_mock()
+
+        # a call with different params should call the mock again
+        obj.mock.return_value = ["chips"]
+        r = obj.fn(1, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(r, ["chips"])
+        obj.mock.assert_called_once_with(1, 3)
+        obj.mock.reset_mock()
+
+        # the two values should now be cached
+        self.assertEqual(len(obj.fn.cache.cache), 3)
+
+        r = obj.fn(1, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(r, ["spam", "eggs"])
+        r = obj.fn(1, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(r, ["chips"])
+        obj.mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_cache_iterable_with_sync_exception(self):
+        """If the wrapped function throws synchronously, things should continue to work
+        """
+
+        class Cls(object):
+            @descriptors.cached(iterable=True)
+            def fn(self, arg1):
+                raise SynapseError(100, "mai spoon iz too big!!1")
+
+        obj = Cls()
+
+        # this should fail immediately
+        d = obj.fn(1)
+        self.failureResultOf(d, SynapseError)
+
+        # ... leaving the cache empty
+        self.assertEqual(len(obj.fn.cache.cache), 0)
+
+        # and a second call should result in a second exception
+        d = obj.fn(1)
+        self.failureResultOf(d, SynapseError)
+
 
 class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks

From b1605cdd23a37701c55906c9118e43b4d32ceb7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:44:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 42/72] log when a redaction attempts to redact an event in a
 different room

---
 changelog.d/5767.bugfix          |  1 +
 synapse/storage/events_worker.py | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5767.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5767.bugfix b/changelog.d/5767.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a76d02e3214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5767.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log when a redaction attempts to redact an event in a different room.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 858fc755a121..7dbb5df09a34 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ def get_events_as_list(
                     )
                     continue
 
+                if original_event.room_id != entry.event.room_id:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Withholding redaction %s of event %s from a different room",
+                        event_id,
+                        redacted_event_id,
+                    )
+                    continue
+
                 if entry.event.internal_metadata.need_to_check_redaction():
                     original_domain = get_domain_from_id(original_event.sender)
                     redaction_domain = get_domain_from_id(entry.event.sender)
@@ -636,9 +644,21 @@ def _maybe_redact_event_row(self, original_ev, redactions):
             if not redaction_entry:
                 # we don't have the redaction event, or the redaction event was not
                 # authorized.
+                logger.debug(
+                    "%s was redacted by %s but redaction not found/authed",
+                    original_ev.event_id,
+                    redaction_id,
+                )
                 continue
 
             redaction_event = redaction_entry.event
+            if redaction_event.room_id != original_ev.room_id:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "%s was redacted by %s but redaction was in a different room!",
+                    original_ev.event_id,
+                    redaction_id,
+                )
+                continue
 
             # Starting in room version v3, some redactions need to be
             # rechecked if we didn't have the redacted event at the
@@ -650,8 +670,15 @@ def _maybe_redact_event_row(self, original_ev, redactions):
                     redaction_event.internal_metadata.recheck_redaction = False
                 else:
                     # Senders don't match, so the event isn't actually redacted
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "%s was redacted by %s but the senders don't match",
+                        original_ev.event_id,
+                        redaction_id,
+                    )
                     continue
 
+            logger.debug("Redacting %s due to %s", original_ev.event_id, redaction_id)
+
             # we found a good redaction event. Redact!
             redacted_event = prune_event(original_ev)
             redacted_event.unsigned["redacted_by"] = redaction_id

From 0f2ecb961e580d5d039360edf041720680f8ad8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:36:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 43/72] Fix DoS when there is a cycle in redaction events

Make sure that synapse doesn't explode when a redaction redacts itself, or
there is a larger cycle.
---
 synapse/storage/events_worker.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 7dbb5df09a34..06379281b63a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@ def _maybe_redact_event_row(self, original_ev, redactions):
             # we choose to ignore redactions of m.room.create events.
             return None
 
+        if original_ev.type == "m.room.redaction":
+            # ... and redaction events
+            return None
+
         redaction_map = yield self._get_events_from_cache_or_db(redactions)
 
         for redaction_id in redactions:

From 1cad8d7b6f736d86bd53b7f5e8b8417c302fdbd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 07:38:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 44/72] Convert RedactionTestCase to modern test style (#5768)

---
 changelog.d/5768.misc           |  1 +
 tests/storage/test_redaction.py | 74 +++++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5768.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5768.misc b/changelog.d/5768.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a9c88b4c258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5768.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert RedactionTestCase to modern test style.
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index 1cb471205be8..8488b6edc8ad 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 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.
@@ -16,23 +17,21 @@
 
 from mock import Mock
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.utils import create_room, setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.utils import create_room
 
 
-class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            self.addCleanup, resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
+class RedactionTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+        return self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
         )
 
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
@@ -42,11 +41,12 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         self.room1 = RoomID.from_string("!abc123:test")
 
-        yield create_room(hs, self.room1.to_string(), self.u_alice.to_string())
+        self.get_success(
+            create_room(hs, self.room1.to_string(), self.u_alice.to_string())
+        )
 
         self.depth = 1
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_member(
         self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None, extra_content={}
     ):
@@ -63,15 +63,14 @@ def inject_room_member(
             },
         )
 
-        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
-            builder
+        event, context = self.get_success(
+            self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(builder)
         )
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
+        self.get_success(self.store.persist_event(event, context))
 
         return event
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
         self.depth += 1
 
@@ -86,15 +85,14 @@ def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
             },
         )
 
-        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
-            builder
+        event, context = self.get_success(
+            self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(builder)
         )
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
+        self.get_success(self.store.persist_event(event, context))
 
         return event
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_redaction(self, room, event_id, user, reason):
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.for_room_version(
             RoomVersions.V1,
@@ -108,20 +106,21 @@ def inject_redaction(self, room, event_id, user, reason):
             },
         )
 
-        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
-            builder
+        event, context = self.get_success(
+            self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(builder)
         )
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(event, context)
+        self.get_success(self.store.persist_event(event, context))
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
+        self.get_success(
+            self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
+        )
 
-        msg_event = yield self.inject_message(self.room1, self.u_alice, "t")
+        msg_event = self.get_success(self.inject_message(self.room1, self.u_alice, "t"))
 
         # Check event has not been redacted:
-        event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
+        event = self.get_success(self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id))
 
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
             {
@@ -136,11 +135,11 @@ def test_redact(self):
 
         # Redact event
         reason = "Because I said so"
-        yield self.inject_redaction(
-            self.room1, msg_event.event_id, self.u_alice, reason
+        self.get_success(
+            self.inject_redaction(self.room1, msg_event.event_id, self.u_alice, reason)
         )
 
-        event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
+        event = self.get_success(self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id))
 
         self.assertEqual(msg_event.event_id, event.event_id)
 
@@ -164,15 +163,18 @@ def test_redact(self):
             event.unsigned["redacted_because"],
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact_join(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
+        self.get_success(
+            self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
+        )
 
-        msg_event = yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN, extra_content={"blue": "red"}
+        msg_event = self.get_success(
+            self.inject_room_member(
+                self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN, extra_content={"blue": "red"}
+            )
         )
 
-        event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
+        event = self.get_success(self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id))
 
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
             {
@@ -187,13 +189,13 @@ def test_redact_join(self):
 
         # Redact event
         reason = "Because I said so"
-        yield self.inject_redaction(
-            self.room1, msg_event.event_id, self.u_alice, reason
+        self.get_success(
+            self.inject_redaction(self.room1, msg_event.event_id, self.u_alice, reason)
         )
 
         # Check redaction
 
-        event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
+        event = self.get_success(self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id))
 
         self.assertTrue("redacted_because" in event.unsigned)
 

From 1f8bae7724713a36b7602fde439f316f1ff5b8cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:31:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 45/72] Log when we receive receipt from a different origin

---
 synapse/handlers/receipts.py | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
index a85dd8cdee69..e58bf7e360bf 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.handlers._base import BaseHandler
-from synapse.types import ReadReceipt
+from synapse.types import ReadReceipt, get_domain_from_id
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -40,18 +40,27 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
     def _received_remote_receipt(self, origin, content):
         """Called when we receive an EDU of type m.receipt from a remote HS.
         """
-        receipts = [
-            ReadReceipt(
-                room_id=room_id,
-                receipt_type=receipt_type,
-                user_id=user_id,
-                event_ids=user_values["event_ids"],
-                data=user_values.get("data", {}),
-            )
-            for room_id, room_values in content.items()
-            for receipt_type, users in room_values.items()
-            for user_id, user_values in users.items()
-        ]
+        receipts = []
+        for room_id, room_values in content.items():
+            for receipt_type, users in room_values.items():
+                for user_id, user_values in users.items():
+                    if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != origin:
+                        logger.info(
+                            "Received receipt for user %r from server %s, ignoring",
+                            user_id,
+                            origin,
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    receipts.append(
+                        ReadReceipt(
+                            room_id=room_id,
+                            receipt_type=receipt_type,
+                            user_id=user_id,
+                            event_ids=user_values["event_ids"],
+                            data=user_values.get("data", {}),
+                        )
+                    )
 
         yield self._handle_new_receipts(receipts)
 

From d1020653fcbecabcf8e109dafc6258b1f2c2afd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:08:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 46/72] Log when we receive a /make_* request from a different
 origin

---
 changelog.d/5744.bugfix                 |  1 +
 synapse/federation/federation_server.py |  4 +--
 synapse/handlers/federation.py          | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5744.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5744.bugfix b/changelog.d/5744.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b67ebb2d3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5744.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log when we receive a `/make_*` request from a different origin.
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 8c0a18b12039..ed2b6d5eef06 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id, supported_versions):
             logger.warn("Room version %s not in %s", room_version, supported_versions)
             raise IncompatibleRoomVersionError(room_version=room_version)
 
-        pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_join_request(room_id, user_id)
+        pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_join_request(origin, room_id, user_id)
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
         defer.returnValue(
             {"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now), "room_version": room_version}
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def on_send_join_request(self, origin, content, room_id):
     def on_make_leave_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id):
         origin_host, _ = parse_server_name(origin)
         yield self.check_server_matches_acl(origin_host, room_id)
-        pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_leave_request(room_id, user_id)
+        pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_leave_request(origin, room_id, user_id)
 
         room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 57be968c67c8..30b69af82c7f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1204,11 +1204,28 @@ def _handle_queued_pdus(self, room_queue):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
-    def on_make_join_request(self, room_id, user_id):
+    def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id):
         """ We've received a /make_join/ request, so we create a partial
         join event for the room and return that. We do *not* persist or
         process it until the other server has signed it and sent it back.
+
+        Args:
+            origin (str): The (verified) server name of the requesting server.
+            room_id (str): Room to create join event in
+            user_id (str): The user to create the join for
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[FrozenEvent]
         """
+
+        if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != origin:
+            logger.info(
+                "Got /make_join request for user %r from different origin %s, ignoring",
+                user_id,
+                origin,
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(403, "User not from origin", Codes.FORBIDDEN)
+
         event_content = {"membership": Membership.JOIN}
 
         room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
@@ -1411,11 +1428,27 @@ def _make_and_verify_event(
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
-    def on_make_leave_request(self, room_id, user_id):
+    def on_make_leave_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id):
         """ We've received a /make_leave/ request, so we create a partial
         leave event for the room and return that. We do *not* persist or
         process it until the other server has signed it and sent it back.
+
+        Args:
+            origin (str): The (verified) server name of the requesting server.
+            room_id (str): Room to create leave event in
+            user_id (str): The user to create the leave for
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[FrozenEvent]
         """
+        if get_domain_from_id(user_id) != origin:
+            logger.info(
+                "Got /make_leave request for user %r from different origin %s, ignoring",
+                user_id,
+                origin,
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(403, "User not from origin", Codes.FORBIDDEN)
+
         room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
             room_version,

From 14c24c9037a7be46f9f79e85d2ce303ada4085e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:07:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 47/72] Fix room summary when rejected events are in state

Annoyingly, `current_state_events` table can include rejected events,
in which case the membership column will be null. To work around this
lets just always filter out null membership for now.
---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index bfb834ccca76..d0fe3a7f78c1 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -156,9 +156,12 @@ def _get_room_summary_txn(txn):
             # then we can avoid a join, which is a Very Good Thing given how
             # frequently this function gets called.
             if self._current_state_events_membership_up_to_date:
+                # Note, rejected events will have a null membership field, so
+                # we we manually filter them out.
                 sql = """
                     SELECT count(*), membership FROM current_state_events
                     WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND room_id = ?
+                        AND membership IS NOT NULL
                     GROUP BY membership
                 """
             else:
@@ -180,10 +183,13 @@ def _get_room_summary_txn(txn):
             # we order by membership and then fairly arbitrarily by event_id so
             # heroes are consistent
             if self._current_state_events_membership_up_to_date:
+                # Note, rejected events will have a null membership field, so
+                # we we manually filter them out.
                 sql = """
                     SELECT state_key, membership, event_id
                     FROM current_state_events
                     WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND room_id = ?
+                        AND membership IS NOT NULL
                     ORDER BY
                         CASE membership WHEN ? THEN 1 WHEN ? THEN 2 ELSE 3 END ASC,
                         event_id ASC

From 2e9cf7dda5aa5a13e434bf85733747d3d9c2d8e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:14:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 48/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5774.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5774.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5774.misc b/changelog.d/5774.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5774.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From dde6ea7ff6b18bb1da697a365326f34ea33baf88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:33:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 49/72] 1.2.1

---
 CHANGES.md              | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 changelog.d/5744.bugfix |  1 -
 changelog.d/5767.bugfix |  1 -
 debian/changelog        |  6 ++++++
 synapse/__init__.py     |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 changelog.d/5744.bugfix
 delete mode 100644 changelog.d/5767.bugfix

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d655723326f7..ec7927953950 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+Synapse 1.2.1 (2019-07-26)
+==========================
+
+Security update
+---------------
+
+This release includes *four* security fixes:
+
+- Prevent an attack where a federated server could send redactions for arbitrary events in v1 and v2 rooms. ([\#5767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5767))
+- Prevent a denial-of-service attack where cycles of redaction events would make Synapse spin infinitely. Thanks to `@lrizika:matrix.org` for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([0f2ecb961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/0f2ecb961))
+- Prevent an attack where users could be joined or parted from public rooms without their consent. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([\#5744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5744))
+- Fix a vulnerability where a federated server could spoof read-receipts from users on other servers. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
+
+Note that Synapse 1.2.0 also contained a security fix which was not correctly identified during the original release. The changelog below is now updated.
+
 Synapse 1.2.0 (2019-07-25)
 ==========================
 
@@ -16,6 +31,14 @@ Bugfixes
 Synapse 1.2.0rc1 (2019-07-22)
 =============================
 
+Security fixes
+--------------
+
+This update included a security fix which was initially incorrectly flagged as
+a regular bug fix.
+
+- It was possible for a room moderator to send a redaction for an `m.room.create` event, which would downgrade the room to version 1. Thanks to `/dev/ponies` for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue! ([\#5701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5701))
+
 Features
 --------
 
@@ -41,7 +64,6 @@ Bugfixes
 - Fix bug in #5626 that prevented the original_event field from actually having the contents of the original event in a call to `/relations`. ([\#5654](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5654))
 - Fix 3PID bind requests being sent to identity servers as `application/x-form-www-urlencoded` data, which is deprecated. ([\#5658](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5658))
 - Fix some problems with authenticating redactions in recent room versions. ([\#5699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5699), [\#5700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5700), [\#5707](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5707))
-- Ignore redactions of m.room.create events. ([\#5701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5701))
 
 
 Updates to the Docker image
diff --git a/changelog.d/5744.bugfix b/changelog.d/5744.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b67ebb2d3e4..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5744.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Log when we receive a `/make_*` request from a different origin.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5767.bugfix b/changelog.d/5767.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a76d02e3214..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5767.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Log when a redaction attempts to redact an event in a different room.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aafdd1cde205..6634c1085a6b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.2.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.2.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:32:47 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.2.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Amber Brown ]
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 3435de4e2f12..8301a13d8f92 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.1"

From 8b16696b24a9cf22b3583c4dca733c0db527b4a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:36:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 50/72] correct attributions in changelog

---
 CHANGES.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ec7927953950..2814d9586aa3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ This release includes *four* security fixes:
 - Prevent an attack where a federated server could send redactions for arbitrary events in v1 and v2 rooms. ([\#5767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5767))
 - Prevent a denial-of-service attack where cycles of redaction events would make Synapse spin infinitely. Thanks to `@lrizika:matrix.org` for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([0f2ecb961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/0f2ecb961))
 - Prevent an attack where users could be joined or parted from public rooms without their consent. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([\#5744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5744))
-- Fix a vulnerability where a federated server could spoof read-receipts from users on other servers. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
+- Fix a vulnerability where a federated server could spoof read-receipts from
+  users on other servers. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying this issue too. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
 
 Note that Synapse 1.2.0 also contained a security fix which was not correctly identified during the original release. The changelog below is now updated.
 

From 992333b9954bec62e87cf5bf103fb5988d8bb063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:36:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 51/72] correct attributions in changelog

---
 CHANGES.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 2814d9586aa3..fa753bed1723 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ This release includes *four* security fixes:
 - Fix a vulnerability where a federated server could spoof read-receipts from
   users on other servers. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying this issue too. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
 
-Note that Synapse 1.2.0 also contained a security fix which was not correctly identified during the original release. The changelog below is now updated.
+Additionally, the following fix was in Synapse **1.2.0**, but was not correctly
+identified during the original release:
+
+- It was possible for a room moderator to send a redaction for an `m.room.create` event, which would downgrade the room to version 1. Thanks to `/dev/ponies` for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue! ([\#5701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5701))
 
 Synapse 1.2.0 (2019-07-25)
 ==========================

From 97bf3077550915161765fdd1cf9290d8039a55f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:06:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 52/72] yet more changelog attribution fixes

---
 CHANGES.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index fa753bed1723..7bdc7ae6cc31 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ This release includes *four* security fixes:
 
 - Prevent an attack where a federated server could send redactions for arbitrary events in v1 and v2 rooms. ([\#5767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5767))
 - Prevent a denial-of-service attack where cycles of redaction events would make Synapse spin infinitely. Thanks to `@lrizika:matrix.org` for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([0f2ecb961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/0f2ecb961))
-- Prevent an attack where users could be joined or parted from public rooms without their consent. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([\#5744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5744))
+- Prevent an attack where users could be joined or parted from public rooms without their consent. Thanks to @dylangerdaly for identifying and responsibly disclosing this issue. ([\#5744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5744))
 - Fix a vulnerability where a federated server could spoof read-receipts from
-  users on other servers. Thanks to @Dylanger for identifying this issue too. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
+  users on other servers. Thanks to @dylangerdaly for identifying this issue too. ([\#5743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5743))
 
 Additionally, the following fix was in Synapse **1.2.0**, but was not correctly
 identified during the original release:

From 08352d44f81a76ba53fc96753cc5038589defaa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Abolivier <babolivier@matrix.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:45:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 53/72] Add ability to pass arguments to looping calls

---
 synapse/util/__init__.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/util/__init__.py b/synapse/util/__init__.py
index 841625a99176..9e0a47d2063c 100644
--- a/synapse/util/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/__init__.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def time_msec(self):
         """Returns the current system time in miliseconds since epoch."""
         return int(self.time() * 1000)
 
-    def looping_call(self, f, msec):
+    def looping_call(self, f, msec, *args):
         """Call a function repeatedly.
 
         Waits `msec` initially before calling `f` for the first time.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def looping_call(self, f, msec):
             f(function): The function to call repeatedly.
             msec(float): How long to wait between calls in milliseconds.
         """
-        call = task.LoopingCall(f)
+        call = task.LoopingCall(f, *args)
         call.clock = self._reactor
         d = call.start(msec / 1000.0, now=False)
         d.addErrback(log_failure, "Looping call died", consumeErrors=False)

From 244953be3f2532fbb57f5ecd09ed499bcb1e1c69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Abolivier <babolivier@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:03:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 54/72] Add kwargs and doc

---
 synapse/util/__init__.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/util/__init__.py b/synapse/util/__init__.py
index 9e0a47d2063c..785635300233 100644
--- a/synapse/util/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/__init__.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def time_msec(self):
         """Returns the current system time in miliseconds since epoch."""
         return int(self.time() * 1000)
 
-    def looping_call(self, f, msec, *args):
+    def looping_call(self, f, msec, *args, **kwargs):
         """Call a function repeatedly.
 
         Waits `msec` initially before calling `f` for the first time.
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ def looping_call(self, f, msec, *args):
         Args:
             f(function): The function to call repeatedly.
             msec(float): How long to wait between calls in milliseconds.
+            *args: Postional arguments to pass to function.
+            **kwargs: Key arguments to pass to function.
         """
-        call = task.LoopingCall(f, *args)
+        call = task.LoopingCall(f, *args, **kwargs)
         call.clock = self._reactor
         d = call.start(msec / 1000.0, now=False)
         d.addErrback(log_failure, "Looping call died", consumeErrors=False)

From bd083a5fcf8633c059625c31062ea0654e7890b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Abolivier <babolivier@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:04:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 55/72] Changelog

---
 changelog.d/5780.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5780.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5780.misc b/changelog.d/5780.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7eb56e625b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5780.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow looping calls to be given arguments.

From 45df38e61bb876208d032cf3480230cecff6cdd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:15:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 56/72] Fix current_state bg update to work on old SQLite

---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index cb88e49b5168..a1b9fd8199c0 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -870,10 +870,10 @@ def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn, last_processed_room):
                 next_room, = row
 
                 sql = """
-                    UPDATE current_state_events AS c
+                    UPDATE current_state_events
                     SET membership = (
                         SELECT membership FROM room_memberships
-                        WHERE event_id = c.event_id
+                        WHERE event_id = current_state_events.event_id
                     )
                     WHERE room_id = ?
                 """

From 84c6ea1af8383049333213e108941a7831b2a4fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:04:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 57/72] Update old deps unit test to use old sqlite3

---
 .buildkite/pipeline.yml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index c8ae1a44bed5..b75269a15594 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ steps:
 
 
   - command:
-      - "python -m pip install tox"
+      - "apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3.5 python3.5-dev python3-pip libxml2-dev libxslt-dev zlib1g-dev"
+      - "python3.5 -m pip install tox"
       - "tox -e py35-old,codecov"
     label: ":python: 3.5 / SQLite / Old Deps"
     env:
       TRIAL_FLAGS: "-j 2"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.0.1:
-          image: "python:3.5"
+          image: "ubuntu:xenial"  # We use xenail to get an old sqlite and python
           propagate-environment: true
     retry:
       automatic:

From d94916852fed15806202d58d903a8b43ff7b4367 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:17:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 58/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5770.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5770.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5770.misc b/changelog.d/5770.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5770.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From 3b476f57679f21b1bff6c5c90f19e64eaca00fd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:33:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 59/72] Fix debian packages for sid being called buster.
 (#5775)

* Fix debian packages for sid being called buster.

I don't know why the sid images return buster as its codename in
`lsb_release` but it does, so lets just grab the codename from the
distro we pass into dockerfile

* Newsfile
---
 changelog.d/5775.bugfix        | 1 +
 docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv | 5 +++++
 docker/build_debian.sh         | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5775.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5775.bugfix b/changelog.d/5775.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b124897d802c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5775.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix debian packaging scripts to correctly build sid packages.
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv b/docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv
index 0117ab8bcc07..ac9ebcfd88c2 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ RUN cd dh-virtualenv-1.1 && dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
 ###
 FROM ${distro}
 
+# Get the distro we want to pull from as a dynamic build variable
+# (We need to define it in each build stage)
+ARG distro=""
+ENV distro ${distro}
+
 # Install the build dependencies
 #
 # NB: keep this list in sync with the list of build-deps in debian/control
diff --git a/docker/build_debian.sh b/docker/build_debian.sh
index 6ed2b398986d..f312f0715fd1 100644
--- a/docker/build_debian.sh
+++ b/docker/build_debian.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-DIST=`lsb_release -c -s`
+# Get the codename from distro env
+DIST=`cut -d ':' -f2 <<< $distro`
 
 # we get a read-only copy of the source: make a writeable copy
 cp -aT /synapse/source /synapse/build

From 105e7f6ed3a08bcbf0fac2c7749ccb29f39d1492 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:09:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 60/72] Remove lost comment

---
 synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql
index fc0b49884328..92ab1f5e65c2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/room_membership_idx.sql
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
--- We add membership to current state so that we don't need to join against
--- room_memberships, which can be surprisingly costly (we do such queries
--- very frequently).
--- This will be null for non-membership events and the content.membership key
--- for membership events. (Will also be null for membership events until the
--- background update job has finished).
-
 -- Adds an index on room_memberships for fetching all forgotten rooms for a user
 INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json) VALUES
   ('room_membership_forgotten_idx', '{}');

From 85b0bd8fe05ed78548c9b2b0da768927582f7d70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorik Schellekens <joriksch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:34:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 61/72] Update the device list cache when keys/query is called
 (#5693)

---
 changelog.d/5693.bugfix      |   1 +
 synapse/handlers/device.py   | 150 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py |  60 +++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5693.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5693.bugfix b/changelog.d/5693.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6f4e590aef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5693.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix UISIs during homeserver outage.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/device.py b/synapse/handlers/device.py
index d6ab33778393..5c1cf83c9dd1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/device.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/device.py
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
 
         self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
 
-        self._edu_updater = DeviceListEduUpdater(hs, self)
+        self.device_list_updater = DeviceListUpdater(hs, self)
 
         federation_registry = hs.get_federation_registry()
 
         federation_registry.register_edu_handler(
-            "m.device_list_update", self._edu_updater.incoming_device_list_update
+            "m.device_list_update", self.device_list_updater.incoming_device_list_update
         )
         federation_registry.register_query_handler(
             "user_devices", self.on_federation_query_user_devices
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def _update_device_from_client_ips(device, client_ips):
     device.update({"last_seen_ts": ip.get("last_seen"), "last_seen_ip": ip.get("ip")})
 
 
-class DeviceListEduUpdater(object):
+class DeviceListUpdater(object):
     "Handles incoming device list updates from federation and updates the DB"
 
     def __init__(self, hs, device_handler):
@@ -519,75 +519,7 @@ def _handle_device_updates(self, user_id):
             logger.debug("Need to re-sync devices for %r? %r", user_id, resync)
 
             if resync:
-                # Fetch all devices for the user.
-                origin = get_domain_from_id(user_id)
-                try:
-                    result = yield self.federation.query_user_devices(origin, user_id)
-                except (
-                    NotRetryingDestination,
-                    RequestSendFailed,
-                    HttpResponseException,
-                ):
-                    # TODO: Remember that we are now out of sync and try again
-                    # later
-                    logger.warn("Failed to handle device list update for %s", user_id)
-                    # We abort on exceptions rather than accepting the update
-                    # as otherwise synapse will 'forget' that its device list
-                    # is out of date. If we bail then we will retry the resync
-                    # next time we get a device list update for this user_id.
-                    # This makes it more likely that the device lists will
-                    # eventually become consistent.
-                    return
-                except FederationDeniedError as e:
-                    logger.info(e)
-                    return
-                except Exception:
-                    # TODO: Remember that we are now out of sync and try again
-                    # later
-                    logger.exception(
-                        "Failed to handle device list update for %s", user_id
-                    )
-                    return
-
-                stream_id = result["stream_id"]
-                devices = result["devices"]
-
-                # If the remote server has more than ~1000 devices for this user
-                # we assume that something is going horribly wrong (e.g. a bot
-                # that logs in and creates a new device every time it tries to
-                # send a message).  Maintaining lots of devices per user in the
-                # cache can cause serious performance issues as if this request
-                # takes more than 60s to complete, internal replication from the
-                # inbound federation worker to the synapse master may time out
-                # causing the inbound federation to fail and causing the remote
-                # server to retry, causing a DoS.  So in this scenario we give
-                # up on storing the total list of devices and only handle the
-                # delta instead.
-                if len(devices) > 1000:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        "Ignoring device list snapshot for %s as it has >1K devs (%d)",
-                        user_id,
-                        len(devices),
-                    )
-                    devices = []
-
-                for device in devices:
-                    logger.debug(
-                        "Handling resync update %r/%r, ID: %r",
-                        user_id,
-                        device["device_id"],
-                        stream_id,
-                    )
-
-                yield self.store.update_remote_device_list_cache(
-                    user_id, devices, stream_id
-                )
-                device_ids = [device["device_id"] for device in devices]
-                yield self.device_handler.notify_device_update(user_id, device_ids)
-
-                # We clobber the seen updates since we've re-synced from a given
-                # point.
-                self._seen_updates[user_id] = set([stream_id])
+                yield self.user_device_resync(user_id)
             else:
                 # Simply update the single device, since we know that is the only
                 # change (because of the single prev_id matching the current cache)
@@ -634,3 +566,77 @@ def _need_to_do_resync(self, user_id, updates):
             stream_id_in_updates.add(stream_id)
 
         return False
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def user_device_resync(self, user_id):
+        """Fetches all devices for a user and updates the device cache with them.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id (str): The user's id whose device_list will be updated.
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict]: a dict with device info as under the "devices" in the result of this
+            request:
+            https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/r0.1.2#get-matrix-federation-v1-user-devices-userid
+        """
+        # Fetch all devices for the user.
+        origin = get_domain_from_id(user_id)
+        try:
+            result = yield self.federation.query_user_devices(origin, user_id)
+        except (NotRetryingDestination, RequestSendFailed, HttpResponseException):
+            # TODO: Remember that we are now out of sync and try again
+            # later
+            logger.warn("Failed to handle device list update for %s", user_id)
+            # We abort on exceptions rather than accepting the update
+            # as otherwise synapse will 'forget' that its device list
+            # is out of date. If we bail then we will retry the resync
+            # next time we get a device list update for this user_id.
+            # This makes it more likely that the device lists will
+            # eventually become consistent.
+            return
+        except FederationDeniedError as e:
+            logger.info(e)
+            return
+        except Exception:
+            # TODO: Remember that we are now out of sync and try again
+            # later
+            logger.exception("Failed to handle device list update for %s", user_id)
+            return
+        stream_id = result["stream_id"]
+        devices = result["devices"]
+
+        # If the remote server has more than ~1000 devices for this user
+        # we assume that something is going horribly wrong (e.g. a bot
+        # that logs in and creates a new device every time it tries to
+        # send a message).  Maintaining lots of devices per user in the
+        # cache can cause serious performance issues as if this request
+        # takes more than 60s to complete, internal replication from the
+        # inbound federation worker to the synapse master may time out
+        # causing the inbound federation to fail and causing the remote
+        # server to retry, causing a DoS.  So in this scenario we give
+        # up on storing the total list of devices and only handle the
+        # delta instead.
+        if len(devices) > 1000:
+            logger.warn(
+                "Ignoring device list snapshot for %s as it has >1K devs (%d)",
+                user_id,
+                len(devices),
+            )
+            devices = []
+
+        for device in devices:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Handling resync update %r/%r, ID: %r",
+                user_id,
+                device["device_id"],
+                stream_id,
+            )
+
+        yield self.store.update_remote_device_list_cache(user_id, devices, stream_id)
+        device_ids = [device["device_id"] for device in devices]
+        yield self.device_handler.notify_device_update(user_id, device_ids)
+
+        # We clobber the seen updates since we've re-synced from a given
+        # point.
+        self._seen_updates[user_id] = set([stream_id])
+
+        defer.returnValue(result)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index 1300b540e34c..366a0bc68b60 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def query_devices(self, query_body, timeout):
             }
         }
         """
+
         device_keys_query = query_body.get("device_keys", {})
 
         # separate users by domain.
@@ -121,7 +122,58 @@ def query_devices(self, query_body, timeout):
         # Now fetch any devices that we don't have in our cache
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def do_remote_query(destination):
+            """This is called when we are querying the device list of a user on
+            a remote homeserver and their device list is not in the device list
+            cache. If we share a room with this user and we're not querying for
+            specific user we will update the cache
+            with their device list."""
+
             destination_query = remote_queries_not_in_cache[destination]
+
+            # We first consider whether we wish to update the device list cache with
+            # the users device list. We want to track a user's devices when the
+            # authenticated user shares a room with the queried user and the query
+            # has not specified a particular device.
+            # If we update the cache for the queried user we remove them from further
+            # queries. We use the more efficient batched query_client_keys for all
+            # remaining users
+            user_ids_updated = []
+            for (user_id, device_list) in destination_query.items():
+                if user_id in user_ids_updated:
+                    continue
+
+                if device_list:
+                    continue
+
+                room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user_id)
+                if not room_ids:
+                    continue
+
+                # We've decided we're sharing a room with this user and should
+                # probably be tracking their device lists. However, we haven't
+                # done an initial sync on the device list so we do it now.
+                try:
+                    user_devices = yield self.device_handler.device_list_updater.user_device_resync(
+                        user_id
+                    )
+                    user_devices = user_devices["devices"]
+                    for device in user_devices:
+                        results[user_id] = {device["device_id"]: device["keys"]}
+                    user_ids_updated.append(user_id)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    failures[destination] = failures.get(destination, []).append(
+                        _exception_to_failure(e)
+                    )
+
+            if len(destination_query) == len(user_ids_updated):
+                # We've updated all the users in the query and we do not need to
+                # make any further remote calls.
+                return
+
+            # Remove all the users from the query which we have updated
+            for user_id in user_ids_updated:
+                destination_query.pop(user_id)
+
             try:
                 remote_result = yield self.federation.query_client_keys(
                     destination, {"device_keys": destination_query}, timeout=timeout
@@ -132,7 +184,8 @@ def do_remote_query(destination):
                         results[user_id] = keys
 
             except Exception as e:
-                failures[destination] = _exception_to_failure(e)
+                failure = _exception_to_failure(e)
+                failures[destination] = failure
 
         yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             defer.gatherResults(
@@ -234,8 +287,10 @@ def claim_client_keys(destination):
                 for user_id, keys in remote_result["one_time_keys"].items():
                     if user_id in device_keys:
                         json_result[user_id] = keys
+
             except Exception as e:
-                failures[destination] = _exception_to_failure(e)
+                failure = _exception_to_failure(e)
+                failures[destination] = failure
 
         yield make_deferred_yieldable(
             defer.gatherResults(
@@ -263,6 +318,7 @@ def claim_client_keys(destination):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def upload_keys_for_user(self, user_id, device_id, keys):
+
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
 
         # TODO: Validate the JSON to make sure it has the right keys.

From df3a5db629daa384cdf291f5ecbb0ff1721c80df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:40:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 62/72] Expand comment

---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index bfb834ccca76..59ea7277fe43 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@ def _get_forgotten_rooms_for_user_txn(txn):
             # to see if any have subsequently been updated. This is done so that
             # we can use a partial index on `forgotten = 1` on the assumption
             # that few users will actually forget many rooms.
+            #
+            # Note that a room is considered "forgotten" if *all* membership
+            # events for that user and room have the forgotten field set (as
+            # when a user forgets a room we update all rows for that user and
+            # room, not just the current one).
             sql = """
                 SELECT room_id, (
                     SELECT count(*) FROM room_memberships

From 97a8b4caf7badb83c941c8afdb7ce237ee19cb7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:02:18 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 63/72]  Move some timeout checking logs to DEBUG #5785

---
 changelog.d/5785.misc        | 1 +
 synapse/handlers/presence.py | 2 +-
 synapse/handlers/typing.py   | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5785.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5785.misc b/changelog.d/5785.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0691222c421c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5785.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set the logs emitted when checking typing and presence timeouts to DEBUG level, not INFO.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index ea54d0b991f5..94a9ca035705 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def _handle_timeouts(self):
         """Checks the presence of users that have timed out and updates as
         appropriate.
         """
-        logger.info("Handling presence timeouts")
+        logger.debug("Handling presence timeouts")
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
 
         # Fetch the list of users that *may* have timed out. Things may have
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index 6b661aa93da8..f882330293e5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def _reset(self):
         self._room_typing = {}
 
     def _handle_timeouts(self):
-        logger.info("Checking for typing timeouts")
+        logger.debug("Checking for typing timeouts")
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
 

From 865077f1d1f4866ab874c56b70abbd426fedfb97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:47:27 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 64/72] Room Complexity Client Implementation (#5783)

---
 changelog.d/5783.feature                |  1 +
 docs/sample_config.yaml                 | 17 +++++
 synapse/config/server.py                | 41 ++++++++++++
 synapse/federation/federation_client.py | 36 +++++++++++
 synapse/federation/transport/client.py  | 31 ++++++---
 synapse/handlers/federation.py          | 25 ++++++++
 synapse/handlers/room_member.py         | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 tests/federation/test_complexity.py     | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 8 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5783.feature

diff --git a/changelog.d/5783.feature b/changelog.d/5783.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18f5a3cb288c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5783.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Synapse can now be configured to not join remote rooms of a given "complexity" (currently, state events) over federation. This option can be used to prevent adverse performance on resource-constrained homeservers.
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 7edf15207afc..b92959692dfb 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -278,6 +278,23 @@ listeners:
 # Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
 #server_context: context
 
+# Resource-constrained Homeserver Settings
+#
+# If limit_remote_rooms.enabled is True, the room complexity will be
+# checked before a user joins a new remote room. If it is above
+# limit_remote_rooms.complexity, it will disallow joining or
+# instantly leave.
+#
+# limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error can be set to customise the text
+# displayed to the user when a room above the complexity threshold has
+# its join cancelled.
+#
+# Uncomment the below lines to enable:
+#limit_remote_rooms:
+#  enabled: True
+#  complexity: 1.0
+#  complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
+
 # Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
 # Defaults to 'true'.
 #
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 00170f139369..15449695d19d 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import logging
 import os.path
 
+import attr
 from netaddr import IPSet
 
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@
 
 DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = "4"
 
+ROOM_COMPLEXITY_TOO_GREAT = (
+    "Your homeserver is unable to join rooms this large or complex. "
+    "Please speak to your server administrator, or upgrade your instance "
+    "to join this room."
+)
+
 
 class ServerConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
@@ -247,6 +254,23 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
 
         self.gc_thresholds = read_gc_thresholds(config.get("gc_thresholds", None))
 
+        @attr.s
+        class LimitRemoteRoomsConfig(object):
+            enabled = attr.ib(
+                validator=attr.validators.instance_of(bool), default=False
+            )
+            complexity = attr.ib(
+                validator=attr.validators.instance_of((int, float)), default=1.0
+            )
+            complexity_error = attr.ib(
+                validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str),
+                default=ROOM_COMPLEXITY_TOO_GREAT,
+            )
+
+        self.limit_remote_rooms = LimitRemoteRoomsConfig(
+            **config.get("limit_remote_rooms", {})
+        )
+
         bind_port = config.get("bind_port")
         if bind_port:
             if config.get("no_tls", False):
@@ -617,6 +641,23 @@ def generate_config_section(
         # Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
         #server_context: context
 
+        # Resource-constrained Homeserver Settings
+        #
+        # If limit_remote_rooms.enabled is True, the room complexity will be
+        # checked before a user joins a new remote room. If it is above
+        # limit_remote_rooms.complexity, it will disallow joining or
+        # instantly leave.
+        #
+        # limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error can be set to customise the text
+        # displayed to the user when a room above the complexity threshold has
+        # its join cancelled.
+        #
+        # Uncomment the below lines to enable:
+        #limit_remote_rooms:
+        #  enabled: True
+        #  complexity: 1.0
+        #  complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
+
         # Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
         # Defaults to 'true'.
         #
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 25ed1257f11b..6e03ce21af57 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -993,3 +993,39 @@ def forward_third_party_invite(self, destinations, room_id, event_dict):
                 )
 
         raise RuntimeError("Failed to send to any server.")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_room_complexity(self, destination, room_id):
+        """
+        Fetch the complexity of a remote room from another server.
+
+        Args:
+            destination (str): The remote server
+            room_id (str): The room ID to ask about.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict] or Deferred[None]: Dict contains the complexity
+            metric versions, while None means we could not fetch the complexity.
+        """
+        try:
+            complexity = yield self.transport_layer.get_room_complexity(
+                destination=destination, room_id=room_id
+            )
+            defer.returnValue(complexity)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            # We didn't manage to get it -- probably a 404. We are okay if other
+            # servers don't give it to us.
+            logger.debug(
+                "Failed to fetch room complexity via %s for %s, got a %d",
+                destination,
+                room_id,
+                e.code,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(
+                "Failed to fetch room complexity via %s for %s", destination, room_id
+            )
+
+        # If we don't manage to find it, return None. It's not an error if a
+        # server doesn't give it to us.
+        defer.returnValue(None)
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 2a6709ff48e9..0cea0d2a1096 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership
-from synapse.api.urls import FEDERATION_V1_PREFIX, FEDERATION_V2_PREFIX
+from synapse.api.urls import (
+    FEDERATION_UNSTABLE_PREFIX,
+    FEDERATION_V1_PREFIX,
+    FEDERATION_V2_PREFIX,
+)
 from synapse.logging.utils import log_function
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -935,6 +939,23 @@ def bulk_get_publicised_groups(self, destination, user_ids):
             destination=destination, path=path, data=content, ignore_backoff=True
         )
 
+    def get_room_complexity(self, destination, room_id):
+        """
+        Args:
+            destination (str): The remote server
+            room_id (str): The room ID to ask about.
+        """
+        path = _create_path(FEDERATION_UNSTABLE_PREFIX, "/rooms/%s/complexity", room_id)
+
+        return self.client.get_json(destination=destination, path=path)
+
+
+def _create_path(federation_prefix, path, *args):
+    """
+    Ensures that all args are url encoded.
+    """
+    return federation_prefix + path % tuple(urllib.parse.quote(arg, "") for arg in args)
+
 
 def _create_v1_path(path, *args):
     """Creates a path against V1 federation API from the path template and
@@ -951,9 +972,7 @@ def _create_v1_path(path, *args):
     Returns:
         str
     """
-    return FEDERATION_V1_PREFIX + path % tuple(
-        urllib.parse.quote(arg, "") for arg in args
-    )
+    return _create_path(FEDERATION_V1_PREFIX, path, *args)
 
 
 def _create_v2_path(path, *args):
@@ -971,6 +990,4 @@ def _create_v2_path(path, *args):
     Returns:
         str
     """
-    return FEDERATION_V2_PREFIX + path % tuple(
-        urllib.parse.quote(arg, "") for arg in args
-    )
+    return _create_path(FEDERATION_V2_PREFIX, path, *args)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 89b37dbc1c50..10160bfe86b5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -2796,3 +2796,28 @@ def user_joined_room(self, user, room_id):
             )
         else:
             return user_joined_room(self.distributor, user, room_id)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_room_complexity(self, remote_room_hosts, room_id):
+        """
+        Fetch the complexity of a remote room over federation.
+
+        Args:
+            remote_room_hosts (list[str]): The remote servers to ask.
+            room_id (str): The room ID to ask about.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict] or Deferred[None]: Dict contains the complexity
+            metric versions, while None means we could not fetch the complexity.
+        """
+
+        for host in remote_room_hosts:
+            res = yield self.federation_client.get_room_complexity(host, room_id)
+
+            # We got a result, return it.
+            if res:
+                defer.returnValue(res)
+
+        # We fell off the bottom, couldn't get the complexity from anyone. Oh
+        # well.
+        defer.returnValue(None)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index baea08ddd07f..249a6d9c5d18 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-import synapse.server
-import synapse.types
+from synapse import types
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ def send_membership_event(
             ), "Sender (%s) must be same as requester (%s)" % (sender, requester.user)
             assert self.hs.is_mine(sender), "Sender must be our own: %s" % (sender,)
         else:
-            requester = synapse.types.create_requester(target_user)
+            requester = types.create_requester(target_user)
 
         prev_event = yield self.event_creation_handler.deduplicate_state_event(
             event, context
@@ -945,6 +944,47 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         self.distributor.declare("user_joined_room")
         self.distributor.declare("user_left_room")
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _is_remote_room_too_complex(self, room_id, remote_room_hosts):
+        """
+        Check if complexity of a remote room is too great.
+
+        Args:
+            room_id (str)
+            remote_room_hosts (list[str])
+
+        Returns: bool of whether the complexity is too great, or None
+            if unable to be fetched
+        """
+        max_complexity = self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.complexity
+        complexity = yield self.federation_handler.get_room_complexity(
+            remote_room_hosts, room_id
+        )
+
+        if complexity:
+            if complexity["v1"] > max_complexity:
+                return True
+            return False
+        return None
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _is_local_room_too_complex(self, room_id):
+        """
+        Check if the complexity of a local room is too great.
+
+        Args:
+            room_id (str)
+
+        Returns: bool
+        """
+        max_complexity = self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.complexity
+        complexity = yield self.store.get_room_complexity(room_id)
+
+        if complexity["v1"] > max_complexity:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._remote_join
@@ -952,7 +992,6 @@ def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
         # filter ourselves out of remote_room_hosts: do_invite_join ignores it
         # and if it is the only entry we'd like to return a 404 rather than a
         # 500.
-
         remote_room_hosts = [
             host for host in remote_room_hosts if host != self.hs.hostname
         ]
@@ -960,6 +999,18 @@ def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
         if len(remote_room_hosts) == 0:
             raise SynapseError(404, "No known servers")
 
+        if self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.enabled:
+            # Fetch the room complexity
+            too_complex = yield self._is_remote_room_too_complex(
+                room_id, remote_room_hosts
+            )
+            if too_complex is True:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    code=400,
+                    msg=self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error,
+                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+                )
+
         # We don't do an auth check if we are doing an invite
         # join dance for now, since we're kinda implicitly checking
         # that we are allowed to join when we decide whether or not we
@@ -969,6 +1020,31 @@ def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
         )
         yield self._user_joined_room(user, room_id)
 
+        # Check the room we just joined wasn't too large, if we didn't fetch the
+        # complexity of it before.
+        if self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.enabled:
+            if too_complex is False:
+                # We checked, and we're under the limit.
+                return
+
+            # Check again, but with the local state events
+            too_complex = yield self._is_local_room_too_complex(room_id)
+
+            if too_complex is False:
+                # We're under the limit.
+                return
+
+            # The room is too large. Leave.
+            requester = types.create_requester(user, None, False, None)
+            yield self.update_membership(
+                requester=requester, target=user, room_id=room_id, action="leave"
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                code=400,
+                msg=self.hs.config.limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error,
+                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+            )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._remote_reject_invite
diff --git a/tests/federation/test_complexity.py b/tests/federation/test_complexity.py
index a5b03005d7aa..51714a2b0663 100644
--- a/tests/federation/test_complexity.py
+++ b/tests/federation/test_complexity.py
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from mock import Mock
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.config.ratelimiting import FederationRateLimitConfig
 from synapse.federation.transport import server
 from synapse.rest import admin
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
+from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -33,9 +37,8 @@ class RoomComplexityTests(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     ]
 
     def default_config(self, name="test"):
-        config = super(RoomComplexityTests, self).default_config(name=name)
-        config["limit_large_remote_room_joins"] = True
-        config["limit_large_remote_room_complexity"] = 0.05
+        config = super().default_config(name=name)
+        config["limit_remote_rooms"] = {"enabled": True, "complexity": 0.05}
         return config
 
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, homeserver):
@@ -88,3 +91,71 @@ def test_complexity_simple(self):
         self.assertEquals(200, channel.code)
         complexity = channel.json_body["v1"]
         self.assertEqual(complexity, 1.23)
+
+    def test_join_too_large(self):
+
+        u1 = self.register_user("u1", "pass")
+
+        handler = self.hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        fed_transport = self.hs.get_federation_transport_client()
+
+        # Mock out some things, because we don't want to test the whole join
+        fed_transport.client.get_json = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed({"v1": 9999}))
+        handler.federation_handler.do_invite_join = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(1))
+
+        d = handler._remote_join(
+            None,
+            ["otherserver.example"],
+            "roomid",
+            UserID.from_string(u1),
+            {"membership": "join"},
+        )
+
+        self.pump()
+
+        # The request failed with a SynapseError saying the resource limit was
+        # exceeded.
+        f = self.get_failure(d, SynapseError)
+        self.assertEqual(f.value.code, 400, f.value)
+        self.assertEqual(f.value.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+    def test_join_too_large_once_joined(self):
+
+        u1 = self.register_user("u1", "pass")
+        u1_token = self.login("u1", "pass")
+
+        # Ok, this might seem a bit weird -- I want to test that we actually
+        # leave the room, but I don't want to simulate two servers. So, we make
+        # a local room, which we say we're joining remotely, even if there's no
+        # remote, because we mock that out. Then, we'll leave the (actually
+        # local) room, which will be propagated over federation in a real
+        # scenario.
+        room_1 = self.helper.create_room_as(u1, tok=u1_token)
+
+        handler = self.hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        fed_transport = self.hs.get_federation_transport_client()
+
+        # Mock out some things, because we don't want to test the whole join
+        fed_transport.client.get_json = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(None))
+        handler.federation_handler.do_invite_join = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(1))
+
+        # Artificially raise the complexity
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_current_state_event_counts = lambda x: defer.succeed(
+            600
+        )
+
+        d = handler._remote_join(
+            None,
+            ["otherserver.example"],
+            room_1,
+            UserID.from_string(u1),
+            {"membership": "join"},
+        )
+
+        self.pump()
+
+        # The request failed with a SynapseError saying the resource limit was
+        # exceeded.
+        f = self.get_failure(d, SynapseError)
+        self.assertEqual(f.value.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(f.value.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)

From 8c97f6414cf322fc5b42a92ed0df2fb70bfab3fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:25:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 65/72] Remove non-functional 'expire_access_token' setting
 (#5782)

The `expire_access_token` didn't do what it sounded like it should do. What it
actually did was make Synapse enforce the 'time' caveat on macaroons used as
access tokens, but since our access token macaroons never contained such a
caveat, it was always a no-op.

(The code to add 'time' caveats was removed back in v0.18.5, in #1656)
---
 changelog.d/5782.removal                      |  1 +
 docs/sample_config.yaml                       |  4 ---
 synapse/api/auth.py                           | 28 ++++---------------
 synapse/config/key.py                         |  6 ----
 synapse/handlers/auth.py                      |  2 +-
 tests/handlers/test_register.py               |  2 +-
 .../test_resource_limits_server_notices.py    |  2 +-
 tests/utils.py                                |  1 -
 8 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5782.removal

diff --git a/changelog.d/5782.removal b/changelog.d/5782.removal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..658bf923ab57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5782.removal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove non-functional 'expire_access_token' setting.
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index b92959692dfb..08316597fa1e 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -942,10 +942,6 @@ uploads_path: "DATADIR/uploads"
 #
 # macaroon_secret_key: <PRIVATE STRING>
 
-# Used to enable access token expiration.
-#
-#expire_access_token: False
-
 # a secret which is used to calculate HMACs for form values, to stop
 # falsification of values. Must be specified for the User Consent
 # forms to work.
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 351790cca495..179644852a2c 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -410,21 +410,16 @@ def _parse_and_validate_macaroon(self, token, rights="access"):
         try:
             user_id = self.get_user_id_from_macaroon(macaroon)
 
-            has_expiry = False
             guest = False
             for caveat in macaroon.caveats:
-                if caveat.caveat_id.startswith("time "):
-                    has_expiry = True
-                elif caveat.caveat_id == "guest = true":
+                if caveat.caveat_id == "guest = true":
                     guest = True
 
-            self.validate_macaroon(
-                macaroon, rights, self.hs.config.expire_access_token, user_id=user_id
-            )
+            self.validate_macaroon(macaroon, rights, user_id=user_id)
         except (pymacaroons.exceptions.MacaroonException, TypeError, ValueError):
             raise InvalidClientTokenError("Invalid macaroon passed.")
 
-        if not has_expiry and rights == "access":
+        if rights == "access":
             self.token_cache[token] = (user_id, guest)
 
         return user_id, guest
@@ -450,7 +445,7 @@ def get_user_id_from_macaroon(self, macaroon):
                 return caveat.caveat_id[len(user_prefix) :]
         raise InvalidClientTokenError("No user caveat in macaroon")
 
-    def validate_macaroon(self, macaroon, type_string, verify_expiry, user_id):
+    def validate_macaroon(self, macaroon, type_string, user_id):
         """
         validate that a Macaroon is understood by and was signed by this server.
 
@@ -458,7 +453,6 @@ def validate_macaroon(self, macaroon, type_string, verify_expiry, user_id):
             macaroon(pymacaroons.Macaroon): The macaroon to validate
             type_string(str): The kind of token required (e.g. "access",
                               "delete_pusher")
-            verify_expiry(bool): Whether to verify whether the macaroon has expired.
             user_id (str): The user_id required
         """
         v = pymacaroons.Verifier()
@@ -471,19 +465,7 @@ def validate_macaroon(self, macaroon, type_string, verify_expiry, user_id):
         v.satisfy_exact("type = " + type_string)
         v.satisfy_exact("user_id = %s" % user_id)
         v.satisfy_exact("guest = true")
-
-        # verify_expiry should really always be True, but there exist access
-        # tokens in the wild which expire when they should not, so we can't
-        # enforce expiry yet (so we have to allow any caveat starting with
-        # 'time < ' in access tokens).
-        #
-        # On the other hand, short-term login tokens (as used by CAS login, for
-        # example) have an expiry time which we do want to enforce.
-
-        if verify_expiry:
-            v.satisfy_general(self._verify_expiry)
-        else:
-            v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("time < "))
+        v.satisfy_general(self._verify_expiry)
 
         # access_tokens include a nonce for uniqueness: any value is acceptable
         v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("nonce = "))
diff --git a/synapse/config/key.py b/synapse/config/key.py
index 8fc74f9cdf45..fe8386985cbc 100644
--- a/synapse/config/key.py
+++ b/synapse/config/key.py
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, config_dir_path, **kwargs):
             seed = bytes(self.signing_key[0])
             self.macaroon_secret_key = hashlib.sha256(seed).digest()
 
-        self.expire_access_token = config.get("expire_access_token", False)
-
         # a secret which is used to calculate HMACs for form values, to stop
         # falsification of values
         self.form_secret = config.get("form_secret", None)
@@ -144,10 +142,6 @@ def generate_config_section(
         #
         %(macaroon_secret_key)s
 
-        # Used to enable access token expiration.
-        #
-        #expire_access_token: False
-
         # a secret which is used to calculate HMACs for form values, to stop
         # falsification of values. Must be specified for the User Consent
         # forms to work.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 05be5b7c4820..0f3ebf7ef887 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ def validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(self, login_token):
         try:
             macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(login_token)
             user_id = auth_api.get_user_id_from_macaroon(macaroon)
-            auth_api.validate_macaroon(macaroon, "login", True, user_id)
+            auth_api.validate_macaroon(macaroon, "login", user_id)
         except Exception:
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid token", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
         self.ratelimit_login_per_account(user_id)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
index 99dce45cfee5..0ad0a8816505 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
         hs_config["max_mau_value"] = 50
         hs_config["limit_usage_by_mau"] = True
 
-        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=hs_config, expire_access_token=True)
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=hs_config)
         return hs
 
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
diff --git a/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
index 984feb623f43..cdf89e338317 100644
--- a/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
+++ b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
             "room_name": "Server Notices",
         }
 
-        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=hs_config, expire_access_token=True)
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=hs_config)
         return hs
 
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 635064626312..f1eb9a545cb8 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ def default_config(name, parse=False):
         "enable_registration": True,
         "enable_registration_captcha": False,
         "macaroon_secret_key": "not even a little secret",
-        "expire_access_token": False,
         "trusted_third_party_id_servers": [],
         "room_invite_state_types": [],
         "password_providers": [],

From 458e51df7aabe6fc2736c1aeb6a3556374309879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:07:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 66/72] Fix error handling when fetching remote device keys

---
 synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index 366a0bc68b60..848cd3a0d504 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ def do_remote_query(destination):
                         results[user_id] = {device["device_id"]: device["keys"]}
                     user_ids_updated.append(user_id)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    failures[destination] = failures.get(destination, []).append(
-                        _exception_to_failure(e)
-                    )
+                    failures[destination] = _exception_to_failure(e)
 
             if len(destination_query) == len(user_ids_updated):
                 # We've updated all the users in the query and we do not need to

From 1ec7d656dd57bce3c43994cc53727639ea05593e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:09:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 67/72] Unwrap error

---
 synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index 848cd3a0d504..1f90b0d27864 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException, SynapseError
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.types import UserID, get_domain_from_id
+from synapse.util import unwrapFirstError
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def do_remote_query(destination):
                     for destination in remote_queries_not_in_cache
                 ],
                 consumeErrors=True,
-            )
+            ).addErrback(unwrapFirstError)
         )
 
         return {"device_keys": results, "failures": failures}

From e23ab7f41a2ba0e3e45a70c3a1915f9fd78c15ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:10:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 68/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5789.bugfix | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5789.bugfix

diff --git a/changelog.d/5789.bugfix b/changelog.d/5789.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6f4e590aef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5789.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix UISIs during homeserver outage.

From 15056ca2086f3165a74cad65d35b2b742caf4fee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:51:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 69/72] Fix current_state_events membership background update.

Turns out not all rooms are in `rooms`, so lets fetch the room list from
`current_state_events`. We move the delta file to force it to be run
again.
---
 synapse/storage/roommember.py                                   | 2 +-
 ...s_membership.sql => current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql} | 0
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 rename synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/{current_state_events_membership.sql => current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql} (100%)

diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index e60409ed73d8..eecb276465ef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ def _background_current_state_membership_txn(txn, last_processed_room):
             while processed < batch_size:
                 txn.execute(
                     """
-                        SELECT MIN(room_id) FROM rooms WHERE room_id > ?
+                        SELECT MIN(room_id) FROM current_state_events WHERE room_id > ?
                     """,
                     (last_processed_room,),
                 )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql
rename to synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql

From 958d69f30066994fbd22f404c4260c63318b8c15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:53:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 70/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5792.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5792.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5792.misc b/changelog.d/5792.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5792.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.

From 123c04daa7e729ce22c8771d1aa3d79a1a880e29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:29:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 71/72] Don't recreate column

---
 .../56/current_state_events_membership.sql    | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql   |  1 -
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql

diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..473018676f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* Copyright 2019 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.
+ */
+
+-- We add membership to current state so that we don't need to join against
+-- room_memberships, which can be surprisingly costly (we do such queries
+-- very frequently).
+-- This will be null for non-membership events and the content.membership key
+-- for membership events. (Will also be null for membership events until the
+-- background update job has finished).
+ALTER TABLE current_state_events ADD membership TEXT;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql
index b2e08cd85dcb..3133d42d4a2f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/current_state_events_membership_mk2.sql
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 -- This will be null for non-membership events and the content.membership key
 -- for membership events. (Will also be null for membership events until the
 -- background update job has finished).
-ALTER TABLE current_state_events ADD membership TEXT;
 
 INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json) VALUES
   ('current_state_events_membership', '{}');

From 4037d3220aa265d0888527f05329084eaa4dbe71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:43:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 72/72] Newsfile

---
 changelog.d/5793.misc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/5793.misc

diff --git a/changelog.d/5793.misc b/changelog.d/5793.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e15dfd5faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5793.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database IO usage by optimising queries for current membership.