Add type_name member to provided methods and use it

[openssl.git] / doc / man7 / openssl-core.h.pod

diff --git a/doc/man7/openssl-core.h.pod b/doc/man7/openssl-core.h.pod
index 8158e3f42174e4ea5f0be987f2e4dc56fed398ec..866abd581d978f434b1d389c8b3d9c8dcc91bf30 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man7/openssl-core.h.pod
+++ b/doc/man7/openssl-core.h.pod
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ identity zero and function pointer NULL.
 The algorithm names and property definitions are defined by the
 providers.
 
+The OpenSSL libraries use the first of the algorithm names as the main
+or canonical name, on a per algorithm implementation basis.
+
 =item B<OSSL_PARAM>
 
 This type is a structure that allows passing arbitrary object data