Test the input seqlock and the IPC magic/version handshake

New protocol_test covers two previously-untested cross-process contracts:
- publish_pads/read_pads seqlock: a concurrent writer + reader run for ~700 ms;
  the reader (2.5M snapshots) never observes a torn snapshot, and read_pads
  returns false (bounded, no hang) when the sequence is stuck odd mid-write.
- IpcClient::connect refuses a section with a mismatched version or a bad magic,
  and accepts a matching header -- the ABI safety net that only had happy-path
  coverage before.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ From an in-depth review pass. Each item is fixed test-first (a failing test, the
 as its own commit; "verify" items are confirmed real before any change, and dropped if not.
 
 Test coverage:
-- **Seqlock reader paths** — torn-read retry, odd-sequence skip, attempt-exhaustion → false.
-- **Version/magic mismatch rejection** — negative test that the hook refuses a bad version.
 - **Dedicated hook tests** — `focus_spoof`, `vk_hook` (present), `d3d9_hook`.
 - **Misc units** — `SharedMemory` RAII/move, `wav` malformed input, `tool_paths` resolution, injector
   bitness check; strengthen the `audio_ring` overrun-at-seam case.

tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ add_executable(log_ring_test log_ring_test.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(log_ring_test PRIVATE coop_common)
 add_test(NAME log_ring_test COMMAND log_ring_test)
 
+# Unit test for the input seqlock (publish_pads/read_pads: torn-free concurrent reads + bounded
+# give-up) and the hook's IpcClient magic/version handshake rejection. Includes the hook-side header.
+add_executable(protocol_test protocol_test.cpp)
+target_include_directories(protocol_test PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/hook/src)
+target_link_libraries(protocol_test PRIVATE coop_common)
+add_test(NAME protocol_test COMMAND protocol_test)
+
 # Unit test for the audio mixer math (decode/sum/soft-clip/encode). Header-only.
 add_executable(audio_mix_test audio_mix_test.cpp)
 target_include_directories(audio_mix_test PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/host/src)
@@ -328,6 +335,7 @@ coop_output_subdir(tests
 	hook_install_test
 	mkb_ring_test
 	log_ring_test
+	protocol_test
 	mkb_map_test
 	audio_mix_test
 	tone_analysis_test

tests/protocol_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// Unit test for the cross-process input contract in coop/protocol.hpp + the hook's IPC handshake:
+//   - the seqlock (publish_pads / read_pads): a concurrent reader never sees a torn snapshot, and a
+//     writer stuck mid-update (odd sequence) makes read_pads give up (returns false) rather than hang;
+//   - IpcClient::connect refuses a section whose magic or version doesn't match (the ABI safety net).
+#include <atomic>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <thread>
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include "coop/protocol.hpp"
+#include "coop/shared_memory.hpp"
+#include "ipc_client.hpp" // hook-side IpcClient (header-only)
+
+using namespace coop;
+using coop::hook::IpcClient;
+
+namespace
+{
+int g_failures = 0;
+void check(bool ok, const char* what)
+{
+	std::printf("%s %s\n", ok ? "  ok:" : "FAIL:", what);
+	if (!ok)
+	{
+		++g_failures;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace
+
+int main()
+{
+	// --- Seqlock: concurrent reader never sees a torn snapshot ---------------------------------
+	{
+		SharedBlock block{};
+		block.sequence.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		std::atomic<bool> stop{false};
+		std::atomic<long long> torn{0};
+		std::atomic<long long> reads{0};
+
+		// Writer: publish all slots carrying the SAME generation in `packet`. A torn read would mix two
+		// generations, so the slots' packet values would disagree.
+		std::thread writer([&] {
+			std::uint32_t gen = 1;
+			while (!stop.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
+			{
+				CoopPadState pads[kMaxPads];
+				for (auto& p : pads)
+				{
+					p = CoopPadState{};
+					p.connected = 1;
+					p.packet = gen;
+				}
+				publish_pads(block, pads, kMaxPads);
+				++gen;
+			}
+		});
+		std::thread reader([&] {
+			while (!stop.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
+			{
+				CoopPadState out[kMaxPads];
+				std::uint32_t count = 0;
+				if (read_pads(block, out, count))
+				{
+					reads.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+					for (std::uint32_t i = 1; i < kMaxPads; ++i)
+					{
+						if (out[i].packet != out[0].packet)
+						{
+							torn.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(700));
+		stop.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		writer.join();
+		reader.join();
+		std::printf("   seqlock reads=%lld torn=%lld\n", reads.load(), torn.load());
+		check(reads.load() > 1000, "seqlock: reader got many snapshots");
+		check(torn.load() == 0, "seqlock: never a torn snapshot under concurrent writes");
+	}
+
+	// --- Seqlock: a writer stuck mid-update (odd sequence) makes read_pads give up ----------------
+	{
+		SharedBlock block{};
+		block.sequence.store(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); // odd = write in progress, never completed
+		CoopPadState out[kMaxPads];
+		std::uint32_t count = 0;
+		check(!read_pads(block, out, count), "seqlock: read_pads returns false when stuck mid-write (bounded, no hang)");
+	}
+
+	// --- Handshake: IpcClient::connect rejects a wrong magic / version ----------------------------
+	{
+		const unsigned long pid = GetCurrentProcessId(); // per-pid section name; no game needed
+		SharedMemory shm;
+		const bool created = shm.create(shared_memory_name(pid), sizeof(SharedBlock));
+		check(created, "handshake: created a section");
+		auto* block = shm.as<SharedBlock>();
+
+		// Wrong version.
+		block->version = kProtocolVersion - 1;
+		block->magic = kProtocolMagic;
+		{
+			IpcClient c;
+			check(!c.connect(/*attempts=*/3, /*delay_ms=*/1), "handshake: connect refuses a mismatched version");
+		}
+		// Wrong magic.
+		block->version = kProtocolVersion;
+		block->magic = kProtocolMagic ^ 0xDEAD;
+		{
+			IpcClient c;
+			check(!c.connect(3, 1), "handshake: connect refuses a bad magic");
+		}
+		// Correct header -> connects.
+		block->magic = kProtocolMagic;
+		{
+			IpcClient c;
+			check(c.connect(10, 1), "handshake: connect accepts a matching magic + version");
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::printf(g_failures == 0 ? "PASS protocol_test\n" : "FAILED protocol_test (%d)\n", g_failures);
+	return g_failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}