doc update

diff --git a/lib/x509/verify.c b/lib/x509/verify.c
index 44335aef1358c6370a0001d273707d23c648fd2a..0d55ec471426687e31b84b799af05d69da71cd0a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/x509/verify.c
+++ b/lib/x509/verify.c
@@ -871,7 +871,8 @@ int i, ret;
  * @verify: will hold the certificate verification output.
  *
  * This function will try to verify the given certificate and return
- * its status.
+ * its status. Note that a verification error does not imply a negative
+ * return status. In that case the @verify status is set.
  *
  * Returns: On success, %GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a
  *   negative error value.