Key finding: hotpath profiling adds 54-57% overhead to benchmarks.
Real production pps (without hotpath):
Ring: 1,105K pps (12.4 Gbps)
TCP: 984K pps (11.0 Gbps)
Added gotcha #15 documenting the observer effect, updated benchmark
tables to show both hotpath/non-hotpath numbers, and noted that
timing data should be calibrated by ~2.3x for real-world estimates.