Merge commit '9991aaa49' into anoa/dinsic_release_1_21_x

* commit '9991aaa49':
  1.21.2
  Remove racey assertion in MultiWriterIDGenerator (#8530)

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Synapse 1.21.2 (2020-10-15)
+===========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix rare bug where sending an event would fail due to a racey assertion. ([\#8530](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8530))
+
+
 Synapse 1.21.1 (2020-10-13)
 ===========================
 

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.21.2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 1.21.2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:23:27 -0400
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.21.1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Synapse Packaging team ]

synapse/__init__.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.21.1"
+__version__ = "1.21.2"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when

synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py

@@ -612,14 +612,7 @@ class _MultiWriterCtxManager:
             db_autocommit=True,
         )
 
-        # Assert the fetched ID is actually greater than any ID we've already
-        # seen. If not, then the sequence and table have got out of sync
-        # somehow.
         with self.id_gen._lock:
-            assert max(self.id_gen._current_positions.values(), default=0) < min(
-                self.stream_ids
-            )
-
             self.id_gen._unfinished_ids.update(self.stream_ids)
 
         if self.multiple_ids is None: