--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/DoubleStream.java	Wed Nov 29 09:47:02 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/DoubleStream.java	Wed Nov 29 10:35:50 2017 -0800
@@ -1089,11 +1089,27 @@
      * streams is parallel.  When the resulting stream is closed, the close
      * handlers for both input streams are invoked.
      *
+     * <p>This method operates on the two input streams and binds each stream
+     * to its source.  As a result subsequent modifications to an input stream
+     * source may not be reflected in the concatenated stream result.
+     *
      * @implNote
      * Use caution when constructing streams from repeated concatenation.
      * Accessing an element of a deeply concatenated stream can result in deep
      * call chains, or even {@code StackOverflowError}.
      *
+     * @apiNote
+     * To preserve optimization opportunities this method binds each stream to
+     * its source and accepts only two streams as parameters.  For example, the
+     * exact size of the concatenated stream source can be computed if the exact
+     * size of each input stream source is known.
+     * To concatenate more streams without binding, or without nested calls to
+     * this method, try creating a stream of streams and flat-mapping with the
+     * identity function, for example:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *     DoubleStream concat = Stream.of(s1, s2, s3, s4).flatMapToDouble(s -> s);
+     * }</pre>
+     *
      * @param a the first stream
      * @param b the second stream
      * @return the concatenation of the two input streams

--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/IntStream.java	Wed Nov 29 09:47:02 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/IntStream.java	Wed Nov 29 10:35:50 2017 -0800
@@ -1081,11 +1081,27 @@
      * streams is parallel.  When the resulting stream is closed, the close
      * handlers for both input streams are invoked.
      *
+     * <p>This method operates on the two input streams and binds each stream
+     * to its source.  As a result subsequent modifications to an input stream
+     * source may not be reflected in the concatenated stream result.
+     *
      * @implNote
      * Use caution when constructing streams from repeated concatenation.
      * Accessing an element of a deeply concatenated stream can result in deep
      * call chains, or even {@code StackOverflowError}.
      *
+     * @apiNote
+     * To preserve optimization opportunities this method binds each stream to
+     * its source and accepts only two streams as parameters.  For example, the
+     * exact size of the concatenated stream source can be computed if the exact
+     * size of each input stream source is known.
+     * To concatenate more streams without binding, or without nested calls to
+     * this method, try creating a stream of streams and flat-mapping with the
+     * identity function, for example:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *     IntStream concat = Stream.of(s1, s2, s3, s4).flatMapToInt(s -> s);
+     * }</pre>
+     *
      * @param a the first stream
      * @param b the second stream
      * @return the concatenation of the two input streams

--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/LongStream.java	Wed Nov 29 09:47:02 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/LongStream.java	Wed Nov 29 10:35:50 2017 -0800
@@ -1086,11 +1086,27 @@
      * streams is parallel.  When the resulting stream is closed, the close
      * handlers for both input streams are invoked.
      *
+     * <p>This method operates on the two input streams and binds each stream
+     * to its source.  As a result subsequent modifications to an input stream
+     * source may not be reflected in the concatenated stream result.
+     *
      * @implNote
      * Use caution when constructing streams from repeated concatenation.
      * Accessing an element of a deeply concatenated stream can result in deep
      * call chains, or even {@code StackOverflowError}.
      *
+     * @apiNote
+     * To preserve optimization opportunities this method binds each stream to
+     * its source and accepts only two streams as parameters.  For example, the
+     * exact size of the concatenated stream source can be computed if the exact
+     * size of each input stream source is known.
+     * To concatenate more streams without binding, or without nested calls to
+     * this method, try creating a stream of streams and flat-mapping with the
+     * identity function, for example:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *     LongStream concat = Stream.of(s1, s2, s3, s4).flatMapToLong(s -> s);
+     * }</pre>
+     *
      * @param a the first stream
      * @param b the second stream
      * @return the concatenation of the two input streams

--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/Stream.java	Wed Nov 29 09:47:02 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/Stream.java	Wed Nov 29 10:35:50 2017 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1341,6 +1341,10 @@
      * streams is parallel.  When the resulting stream is closed, the close
      * handlers for both input streams are invoked.
      *
+     * <p>This method operates on the two input streams and binds each stream
+     * to its source.  As a result subsequent modifications to an input stream
+     * source may not be reflected in the concatenated stream result.
+     *
      * @implNote
      * Use caution when constructing streams from repeated concatenation.
      * Accessing an element of a deeply concatenated stream can result in deep
@@ -1349,6 +1353,18 @@
      * <p>Subsequent changes to the sequential/parallel execution mode of the
      * returned stream are not guaranteed to be propagated to the input streams.
      *
+     * @apiNote
+     * To preserve optimization opportunities this method binds each stream to
+     * its source and accepts only two streams as parameters.  For example, the
+     * exact size of the concatenated stream source can be computed if the exact
+     * size of each input stream source is known.
+     * To concatenate more streams without binding, or without nested calls to
+     * this method, try creating a stream of streams and flat-mapping with the
+     * identity function, for example:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *     Stream<T> concat = Stream.of(s1, s2, s3, s4).flatMap(s -> s);
+     * }</pre>
+     *
      * @param <T> The type of stream elements
      * @param a the first stream
      * @param b the second stream