NETWORKING-IMPROVEMENT-PLAN.md:803 referenced a non-existent file
'local/docs/networking-validation-log.md' (Finding F19 from audit).
Created that file as the canonical per-run bare-metal networking
validation log, cross-referencing:
- HARDWARE-NETWORKING-INVENTORY.md (what hardware is available)
- HARDWARE-VALIDATION-MATRIX.md (the state of validation)
- FIREWALL-VALIDATION-LOG.md (netfilter scenario validation)
- USB-VALIDATION-RUNBOOK.md (USB controller validation)
Document structure: each run entry records hardware, software versions,
commands, results, regressions, fixes. Open tasks: acquire USB-C
dongle, Threadripper NIC inventory, USB Bluetooth adapter, first run.
Also updated NETWORKING-AND-DRIVERS-CODE-ASSESSMENT-2026-07-27.md §15.1
to reflect this round's fixes (config includes, recipe versions,
submodule CRITICAL fixes: BufferPool zero-fill, xHCI bounds, e1000d
bounds, rtl8139d/rtl8168d panic→exit).
Also documents that the openssh IPv4-only sed workaround was
correctly identified as needing a local fork (local/recipes/net/openssh/)
to fix properly, NOT a direct mainline edit (per AGENTS.md).
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