=head1 DESCRIPTION
CONF_modules_free() closes down and frees up all memory allocated by all
-configuration modules.
+configuration modules. Normally, in versions of OpenSSL prior to 1.1.0,
+applications called
+CONF_modules_free() at exit to tidy up any configuration performed.
CONF_modules_finish() calls each configuration modules B<finish> handler
to free up any configuration that module may have performed.
B<all> is set to B<0> only modules loaded from DSOs will be unloads. If
B<all> is B<1> all modules, including builtin modules will be unloaded.
-=head1 NOTES
-
-Normally in versions of OpenSSL prior to 1.1.0 applications will only call
-CONF_modules_free() at application exit to tidy up any configuration performed.
-From 1.1.0 CONF_modules_free() is deprecated and no explicit CONF cleanup is
-required at all. For more information see L<OPENSSL_init_crypto(3)>.
-
=head1 RETURN VALUE
None of the functions return a value.
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<conf(5)>, L<OPENSSL_config(3)>,
+L<config(5)>, L<OPENSSL_config(3)>,
L<CONF_modules_load_file(3)>
=head1 HISTORY
-CONF_modules_free() was deprecated in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
+CONF_modules_free() was deprecated in OpenSSL 1.1.0; do not use it.
+For more information see L<OPENSSL_init_crypto(3)>.
=head1 COPYRIGHT