perfetto: add Zstd as a trace compression codec (#6459) The tracing service could already compress its output with deflate. This adds Zstd, which produces smaller traces at a similar speed. - Traces opt in with the new TraceConfig.compression field: set compression.zstd for Zstd or compression.deflate for deflate. If both are set, the higher field number wins (so zstd over deflate). - Zstd's level is configurable via compression.zstd.level (1 fastest to 22 smallest; 0 or unset uses zstd's default). - The old compression_type field is now deprecated but still honored, so services that predate `compression` keep compressing. - The service picks the codec from the config and runs it directly. A codec's library is only linked when its build flag (PERFETTO_ZLIB / PERFETTO_ZSTD) is on, so libz/libzstd stay out of builds that don't use compression, such as the SDK. - Each codec is configured by its own proto message, so the service never needs to know a codec's specific options. - Adding a codec later (e.g. lz4) is a new compressor file, one branch in the service, and a proto sub-message - nothing else changes. Bug: 529304320
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