Clarify that SSL_shutdown() must not be called after a fatal error

[openssl.git] / doc / man3 / SSL_get_error.pod

diff --git a/doc/man3/SSL_get_error.pod b/doc/man3/SSL_get_error.pod
index 876aac7b785993d54ee14e801509ca6d3ca9a9c6..150dd50f702a5c6617110ba534310a50e0dd9730 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man3/SSL_get_error.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/SSL_get_error.pod
@@ -138,17 +138,20 @@ Details depend on the application.
 
 =item SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
 
-Some non-recoverable I/O error occurred.
-The OpenSSL error queue may contain more information on the error.
-For socket I/O on Unix systems, consult B<errno> for details.
+Some non-recoverable, fatal I/O error occurred. The OpenSSL error queue may
+contain more information on the error. For socket I/O on Unix systems, consult
+B<errno> for details. If this error occurs then no further I/O operations should
+be performed on the connection and SSL_shutdown() must not be called.
 
 This value can also be returned for other errors, check the error queue for
 details.
 
 =item SSL_ERROR_SSL
 
-A failure in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol error.  The
-OpenSSL error queue contains more information on the error.
+A non-recoverable, fatal error in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol
+error.  The OpenSSL error queue contains more information on the error. If this
+error occurs then no further I/O operations should be performed on the
+connection and SSL_shutdown() must not be called.
 
 =back