fix(moq-audio): keep capture callbacks realtime-safe

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Summary

The CPAL microphone callback allocated a fresh Vec for every buffer and could block on the AEC render-reference mutex during output changes. The first bounded handoff revisions still left allocator and receiver-wakeup paths that could run on the realtime thread.

• preallocate and recycle a fixed capture buffer pool
• use fixed-capacity lock-free SPSC rings for filled buffers and per-buffer recycling
• let a polling relay own Tokio wakeups and allocations so the callback never participates
• attach overflow metadata to the first recovery buffer, preserving already queued audio
• convert f32, i16, and u16 input without callback-thread allocation
• pass one microphone buffer through during rare AEC reference-switch contention
• clear partial AEC state after contention or capture overflow so samples cannot cross a discontinuity
• test 128 allocation-free handoffs, a stalled consumer, buffer reuse, the A/B/C overflow sequence, non-aligned AEC overflow, oversized callbacks, and partial-frame AEC contention

No public API or wire-format changes. No cross-package synchronization is needed because this only changes the internal native capture path.

Closes #3164.

Testing

• nix develop --command just check
• nix develop --command just test (3,299 passed)
• cargo nextest run --locked -p moq-audio --all-features (128 passed)
• cargo nextest run --locked -p moq-audio --no-default-features --features capture (75 passed)
• cargo clippy --locked -p moq-audio --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings

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Walkthrough

The audio capture path now uses preallocated buffers and bounded crossbeam queues between the realtime callback and async reader. Samples recycles pooled allocations and supports borrowed processing. AEC processing no longer waits for the playback lock during reference switches. Capture callbacks support all three sample formats and chunk oversized input. Encoding and system audio paths use the updated Samples constructors and borrowing API. Tests cover allocation behavior, recycling, overflow gaps, chunking, and AEC contention.

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0223a

The PR makes microphone capture safer for realtime execution, but overflow reporting can currently attach a gap to the wrong audio buffer, which may misrepresent a discontinuity to downstream processing. The change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up on this bounded correctness issue.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 69.77% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 43 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #3164 by adding preallocated buffer pooling, bounded nonblocking handoff, allocation-free format conversion, overflow gap reporting, chunked oversized callbacks, and nonblock…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All reviewed changes support the capture callback realtime-safety objectives. No unrelated code changes are evident.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the realtime-safety changes, testing, and linked issue for the capture callback.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: keeping moq-audio capture callbacks realtime-safe.

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The changes address issue #3164 by adding preallocated buffer pooling, bounded nonblocking handoff, allocation-free format conversion, overflow gap reporting, chunked oversized callbacks, and nonblocking AEC contention handling with targeted tests.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

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Docstring coverage is 69.77% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 43 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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