fix: extend patch validation loops to num_patches_max #6949

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NVHPC 25.11 (cpu)	1h 25m 0s
NVHPC 25.9 (gpu)	1h 33m 39s
${{ matrix.cluster_name }} (${{ matrix.device }}${{ (((matrix.interface != 'none') && format('-{0}', matrix.interface)) \|\| '') }}${{ (((matrix.shard != '') && format(' [{0}]', matrix.shard)) \|\| '') }})	0s
Case Opt \| ${{ matrix.cluster_name }} (${{ matrix.device }}-${{ matrix.interface }})	0s
	1d 20h 55m 30s

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