feat(rpc): wire UnmarshalWithLimit into Stream.Recv

[wen-coding]

Summary

Stream.Recv is the single decode point for all inbound P2P v2 proto messages.
This PR replaces protoutils.Unmarshal with protoutils.UnmarshalWithLimit
there, bounding heap allocation per message to MsgSize * allocMultiplier
before Unmarshal runs.

• allocMultiplier defaults to 2. The largest inbound message is
  LaneProposal at ~2.07 MB wire; load testing showed its alloc estimate fits
  comfortably within 4 MB (2 × MsgSize).
• P2PConfig.ProtoAllocLimitMultiplier (TOML key proto-alloc-limit-multiplier,
  default 2) lets operators override the multiplier without recompiling.
• rpc.SetAllocMultiplier is called once in createRouter and applies to all
  subsequently opened streams.
• The Autobahn / GigaRouter hot-path (gogo-proto messages) is not touched.

Files changed

File	Change
sei-tendermint/internal/p2p/rpc/rpc.go	Add allocLimit to Stream; compute from MsgSize × allocMultiplier in Call/Serve; call UnmarshalWithLimit in Recv
sei-tendermint/config/config.go	Add ProtoAllocLimitMultiplier int to P2PConfig, default 2
sei-tendermint/node/setup.go	Call rpc.SetAllocMultiplier from createRouter when config value is non-zero

Test plan

• go test ./sei-tendermint/internal/p2p/rpc/... — existing tests pass with new Recv signature
• go test ./sei-tendermint/internal/protoutils/... — UnmarshalWithLimit unit tests still green
• go build ./sei-tendermint/... — compiles cleanly
• Manual: set proto-alloc-limit-multiplier = 1 in config, confirm a large block message is rejected when wire bytes exceed MsgSize

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[cursor]

PR Summary

Medium Risk
Touches the single decode path for all inbound P2P v2 RPC traffic; a too-tight limit could reject valid large messages, while a loose one still allows amplification within the cap.

Overview
Stream.Recv now decodes inbound P2P v2 messages with protoutils.UnmarshalWithLimit instead of unbounded Unmarshal, so heap use is capped before protobuf decode runs.

Each stream stores an allocLimit derived from that RPC’s configured MsgSize times a fixed recvAllocMultiplier (2.0)—client Call uses Resp.MsgSize (inbound on the accepted stream); server Serve uses Req.MsgSize. The multiplier is documented as sized for large messages like LaneProposal (~2 MB wire) fitting under 2× MsgSize.

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[seidroid]

The one-line code change (routing Stream.Recv through UnmarshalWithLimit with a MsgSize×2 alloc cap) is self-consistent and compiles, but the PR is materially incomplete relative to its own description: the advertised operator escape hatch (proto-alloc-limit-multiplier / rpc.SetAllocMultiplier / config.go / setup.go changes) is entirely absent from the diff, leaving a hardcoded, non-tunable limit on a consensus-critical P2P decode path with no test coverage.

Findings: 4 blocking | 3 non-blocking | 2 posted inline

Blockers

• PR description/scope mismatch (also flagged by Codex): the body and "Files changed" table claim P2PConfig.ProtoAllocLimitMultiplier (TOML proto-alloc-limit-multiplier), rpc.SetAllocMultiplier called from createRouter, and edits to sei-tendermint/config/config.go and sei-tendermint/node/setup.go. None of these exist in the diff or the tree — the only changed file is rpc/rpc.go, and the multiplier is a hardcoded const recvAllocMultiplier = 2.0. Operators therefore cannot raise the limit without recompiling. The manual test-plan step (set proto-alloc-limit-multiplier = 1) is impossible to execute. Either land the config plumbing or correct the description/test plan to match the actual scope.
• Availability risk with no runtime mitigation: UnmarshalWithLimit returns an error when the (deliberately conservative, over-counting) alloc estimate exceeds MsgSize × 2, and Stream.Recv propagates that error, which in Serve aborts the handler and closes the stream/connection. If any legitimate message's estimate ever exceeds 2× its MsgSize cap, inbound consensus P2P traffic is rejected and the peer connection drops, with no config override to loosen the bound (see missing plumbing above). The 2× headroom is justified only by load testing against LaneProposal; other registered messages (e.g. ConsensusReq at 1200 kB, FullCommitQC, GetBlockResp at 2 MB) are not addressed.
• No test coverage: the rpc package has no test file, and no test exercises the new alloc-limit rejection path or the MsgSize→allocLimit computation in Call/Serve. The stated test plan is unchecked and (per the first blocker) partly unrunnable.
• 1 blocking issue(s) flagged inline on specific lines.

Non-blocking

• Cursor second-opinion review (cursor-review.md) was empty — that pass produced no output.
• UnmarshalWithLimit panics when limitBytes <= 0. This is not reachable today because every registered RPC uses MsgSize >= 1 kB (so round(MsgSize*2) is always positive) and the zero-value Stream{} is only returned alongside an error so Recv is never called on it. Still, a future RPC registered with MsgSize small enough to round to 0, or a Stream constructed without setting allocLimit, would turn an inbound message into a panic on the receive goroutine — consider returning an error or guarding the zero case rather than panicking on a network-facing path.
• 1 suggestion(s)/nit(s) flagged inline on specific lines.

[seidroid]

[blocker] This multiplier is hardcoded, but the PR description advertises an operator-tunable proto-alloc-limit-multiplier / rpc.SetAllocMultiplier escape hatch. That plumbing (config.go, setup.go, P2PConfig.ProtoAllocLimitMultiplier) is not present in this diff. Since exceeding this bound causes Stream.Recv to error and drop the peer connection on a consensus-critical path, please either add the config override as described or update the PR description/test plan to reflect that the multiplier is fixed at 2×.

[seidroid]

[suggestion] This is the single decode point for all inbound P2P v2 messages. A rejection here (estimate > MsgSize×2) surfaces as a Recv error which, in Serve, aborts the handler and closes the stream — effectively dropping the peer. Worth a targeted test that a legitimately-sized message for each registered RPC passes the alloc check, plus a test that an over-allocating payload is rejected, so the 2× headroom is validated beyond LaneProposal.