#20822: fix(config): deduplicate config warnings to prevent log spam
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## Summary
- Deduplicate config warning logs so each unique warning is emitted once per gateway session
- Applies the same pattern already used for config errors (`loggedInvalidConfigs`)
- Prevents event loop saturation from repeated warning generation every ~10-15s
## Problem
When a plugin manifest ID doesn't match its config entry key, the mismatch warning is re-generated and re-logged on every config reload cycle (~10-15 seconds). This causes:
- **Message latency**: 34-317 seconds to process messages
- **Memory**: +500MB RSS from repeated validation
- **WebSocket drops**: Event loop starvation
The same problem affects **all** config warnings, including "plugin disabled but config is present" warnings (#12005).
## Changes
`src/config/io.ts`: Added `loggedConfigWarnings` Set that tracks already-emitted warning strings. Both warning log sites (loadConfig and readConfigFileSnapshot) now check this set before logging.
**+7 lines changed, minimal and safe.**
## Test plan
- [ ] Start gateway with a plugin ID mismatch (manifest `id: "foo"`, config entry `openclaw-plugin-foo`)
- [ ] Verify warning appears once at startup
- [ ] Verify warning does NOT repeat on subsequent config reload cycles
- [ ] Verify a *new* warning (different message) still appears after config change
- [ ] Disable a plugin with config present, verify "disabled but config present" warning appears once only
Fixes #19428
Fixes #12005
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