On the performance regression on the Pi 0/3 models above, bear in mind that the models showing the regression are all the models with <=1GB of RAM. Assuming there's no regression on the armhf side of things (I haven't tested this, but I got the impression this was an arm64 only change?), we wouldn't be affecting users of an architecture which is, in several regards, preferable on the smaller platforms.
On the performance regression on the Pi 0/3 models above, bear in mind that the models showing the regression are all the models with <=1GB of RAM. Assuming there's no regression on the armhf side of things (I haven't tested this, but I got the impression this was an arm64 only change?), we wouldn't be affecting users of an architecture which is, in several regards, preferable on the smaller platforms.