docs: record startup-time research; plan re-check after Fyne 2.7.x

Add docs/PERFORMANCE.md documenting the post-Phase-4 startup slowdown:
the ~290ms increase is entirely Fyne 2.5.3->2.6.3's w.Show() cost, not
the Service/domain/UI refactor. Includes the GOSENTRY_TIMING method and
warm-run results table so it can be reproduced.

Wire the startup re-measurement into the existing Fyne 2.6.3->2.7.x
upgrade task in ROADMAP.md so 2.7's effect on w.Show() gets checked.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Performance Notes
Measured performance findings for GoSentry. Each entry records the method so the
numbers can be reproduced and re-checked after relevant changes.
## Startup Time
### Finding (2026-06-22)
After the Phase 4 refactor, cold startup time (the History "Window shown in …"
metric) increased by **~290 ms**. The increase is caused entirely by the
**Fyne v2.5.3 → v2.6.3 upgrade** (task T4.1), **not** by the Service / domain /
UI restructuring.
### Method
Env-gated phase timers (`GOSENTRY_TIMING`) were added across the startup path
(`Run` in `src/ui/run.go` and `newMainView` in `src/ui/mainwindow.go`) and the
equivalent points in the pre-refactor entry point (`src/gui/app.go` at commit
`c5e0ef9`, the last commit before T4.1). Both were built with the CGO / MSYS2
UCRT64 toolchain and run 5× each; the first run of each is a cold-disk outlier
and is excluded. The timed span (`started``w.Show()`) is identical in both
builds, so the comparison is fair.
### Results (warm-run averages)
| Phase (cumulative from start) | Old (Fyne 2.5.3) | New (Fyne 2.6.3) | Δ |
|-------------------------------|------------------|------------------|--------|
| after single-instance check | ~0.5 ms | ~0.6 ms | — |
| after Fyne app + window + tray | ~277 ms | ~285 ms | +8 ms |
| `app.Open()` done | +3 ms | +3 ms | 0 |
| views built + `svc.Start()` | +42 ms | +43 ms | ~0 |
| after `SetContent` | ~348 ms | ~353 ms | +5 ms |
| **after `w.Show()` (TOTAL)** | **~348 ms** | **~644 ms** | **+~290 ms** |
### Interpretation
- Everything up to and including `SetContent` costs the same in both versions
(~350 ms). The refactor-specific code — `app.Open()` (~3 ms) and the new
`app.Service` plus view construction (~42 ms) — is unchanged, so the
restructuring added no measurable startup cost.
- The entire regression lands in **`w.Show()`**: ~0 ms under Fyne 2.5.3,
~290 ms under 2.6.3. Fyne 2.6 reworked main-thread marshaling (the change that
introduced `fyne.Do`) and front-loads first-window GL/driver realization into
the `Show()` call.
- The cost is a fixed, one-time Fyne expense, not a leak in GoSentry code, and
the upgrade cannot be reverted because `fyne.Do` requires Fyne ≥ 2.6.
- The tray / autostart path (`--start-in-tray`) skips `w.Show()` until the user
opens the window, so it is unaffected.
### Next check
Re-measure with the same method after the planned **Fyne 2.6.3 → 2.7.x upgrade**
(see [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) → Tray Interaction). The goal is to learn whether
2.7's driver/threading changes recover any of the ~290 ms `w.Show()` cost or
hold it steady. Reuse the `GOSENTRY_TIMING` instrumentation pattern above; do not
commit the temporary timers.