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Add note to redaction_retention_period documentation mentioning that event purging runs at most every 5m (#13492)
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changelog.d/13492.doc

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Document that event purging related to the `redaction_retention_period` config option is executed only every 5 minutes.

docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md

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How long to keep redacted events in unredacted form in the database. After
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this period redacted events get replaced with their redacted form in the DB.
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Synapse will check whether the rentention period has concluded for redacted
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events every 5 minutes. Thus, even if this option is set to `0`, Synapse may
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still take up to 5 minutes to purge redacted events from the database.
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Defaults to `7d`. Set to `null` to disable.
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Example configuration:

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