Re: [whatwg/streams] Require pipeTo() to properly use the destination queue (#720)

ricea commented on this pull request.



> @@ -643,9 +643,12 @@ ReadableStream(<var>underlyingSource</var> = {}, { <var>size</var>, <var>highWat
          from _reader_.
        * If _reader_ is a <a>BYOB reader</a>, WritableStreamDefaultWriterGetDesiredSize(_writer_) should be used to
          determine the size of the chunks read from _reader_.
-       * Otherwise, WritableStreamDefaultWriterGetDesiredSize(_writer_) may be used to determine the flow rate
-         heuristically, e.g. by delaying reads while it is judged to be "low" compared to the size of chunks that have
-         been typically read.
+       * After taking into account these backpressure signals, reading and writing should be done promptly; other

We can probably say less here now that we don't have to argue with the previous sentence. How about:

"Reads or writes should not be delayed for reasons other than backpressure."

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