1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libssl/src/doc/ssl/SSL_set_session.pod b/src/lib/libssl/src/doc/ssl/SSL_set_session.pod
index c4f7878579..5f54714ad8 100644
--- a/src/lib/libssl/src/doc/ssl/SSL_set_session.pod
+++ b/src/lib/libssl/src/doc/ssl/SSL_set_session.pod
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ SSL_set_session() sets B<session> to be used when the TLS/SSL connection
 is to be established. SSL_set_session() is only useful for TLS/SSL clients.
 When the session is set, the reference count of B<session> is incremented
 by 1. If the session is not reused, the reference count is decremented
-again during SSL_connect().
+again during SSL_connect(). Whether the session was reused can be queried
+with the L<SSL_session_reused(3)|SSL_session_reused(3)> call.
 
 If there is already a session set inside B<ssl> (because it was set with
 SSL_set_session() before or because the same B<ssl> was already used for
 a connection), SSL_SESSION_free() will be called for that session.
 
+=head1 NOTES
+
+SSL_SESSION objects keep internal link information about the session cache
+list, when being inserted into one SSL_CTX object's session cache.
+One SSL_SESSION object, regardless of its reference count, must therefore
+only be used with one SSL_CTX object (and the SSL objects created
+from this SSL_CTX object).
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 The following return values can occur:
@@ -41,6 +50,8 @@ The operation succeeded.
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_SESSION_free(3)|SSL_SESSION_free(3)>,
+L<SSL_get_session(3)|SSL_get_session(3)>,
+L<SSL_session_reused(3)|SSL_session_reused(3)>,
 L<SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3)|SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3)>
 
 =cut