What I'm saying is if the fix for the vuln negates the performance boost from speculative execucution, then the net outcome is 0 performance boost and speculati

What I'm saying is if the fix for the vuln negates the performance boost from speculative execucution, then the net outcome is 0 performance boost and speculative execution might as well be removed entirely. It wouldn't surprise me if it just costs more energy to keep the vuln and mitigation active at the same time.