Some BIO docs, incomplete, more to follow.

Hmmm I didn't realise BIO_pop() did that:
isn't source wonderful?
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=pod
=head1 NAME
BIO_new, BIO_set, BIO_free, BIO_vfree, BIO_free_all - BIO allocation and freeing functions
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
BIO * BIO_new(BIO_METHOD *type);
int BIO_set(BIO *a,BIO_METHOD *type);
int BIO_free(BIO *a);
void BIO_vfree(BIO *a);
void BIO_free_all(BIO *a);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The BIO_new() function returns a new BIO using method B<type>.
BIO_set() sets the method of an already existing BIO.
BIO_free() frees up a single BIO, BIO_vfree() also frees up a single BIO
but it does not return a value. Calling BIO_free() may also have some effect
on the underlying I/O structure, for example it may close the file being
referred to under certain circumstances. For more details see the individual
BIO_METHOD descriptions.
BIO_free_all() frees up an entire BIO chain, it does not halt if an error
occurs freeing up an individual BIO in the chain.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
BIO_new() returns a newly created BIO or NULL if the call fails.
BIO_set(), BIO_free() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
BIO_free_all() and BIO_vfree() do not return values.
=head1 NOTES
Some BIOs (such as memory BIOs) can be used immediately after calling
BIO_new(). Others (such as file BIOs) need some additional initialisation,
and frequently a utility function exists to create and initialize such BIOs.
If BIO_free() is called on a BIO chain it will only free one BIO resulting
in a memory leak.
Calling BIO_free_all() a single BIO has the same effect as calling BIO_free()
on it other than the discarded return value.
Normally the B<type> argument is supplied by a function which returns a
pointer to a BIO_METHOD. There is a naming convention for such functions:
a source/sink BIO is normally called BIO_s_*() and a filter BIO
BIO_f_*();
=head1 EXAMPLE
Create a memory BIO:
BIO *mem = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
=head1 SEE ALSO
TBA

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=pod
=head1 NAME
BIO_push, BIO_pop - add and remove BIOs from a chain.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
BIO * BIO_push(BIO *b,BIO *append);
BIO * BIO_pop(BIO *b);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The BIO_push() function appends the BIO B<append> to B<b>, it returns
B<b>.
BIO_pop() removes the BIO B<b> from a chain and returns the next BIO
in the chain, or NULL if there is no next BIO. The removed BIO then
becomes a single BIO with no association with the original chain,
it can thus be freed or attached to a different chain.
=head1 NOTES
The names of these functions are perhaps a little misleading. BIO_push()
joins two BIO chains whereas BIO_pop() deletes a single BIO from a chain,
the deleted BIO does not need to be at the end of a chain.
The process of calling BIO_push() and BIO_pop() on a BIO may have additional
consequences (a control call is made to the affected BIOs) any effects will
be noted in the descriptions of individual BIOs.
=head1 EXAMPLES
For these examples suppose B<md1> and B<md2> are digest BIOs, B<b64> is
a base64 BIO and B<f> is a file BIO.
If the call:
BIO_push(b64, f);
is made then the new chain will be B<b64-chain>. After making the calls
BIO_push(md2, b64);
BIO_push(md1, md2);
the new chain is B<md1-md2-b64-f>. Data written to B<md1> will be digested
by B<md1> and B<md2>, B<base64> encoded and written to B<f>.
It should be noted that reading causes data to pass in the reverse
direction, that is data is read from B<f>, base64 B<decoded> and digested
by B<md1> and B<md2>. If the call:
BIO_pop(md2);
The call will return B<b64> and the new chain will be B<md1-b64-f> data can
be written to B<md1> as before.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
BIO_push() returns the end of the chain, B<b>.
BIO_pop() returns the next BIO in the chain, or NULL if there is no next
BIO.
=head1 SEE ALSO
TBA

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=pod
=head1 NAME
bio - I/O abstraction
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
TBA
=head1 DESCRIPTION
A BIO is an I/O abstraction, it hides many of the underlying I/O
details from an application. If an application uses a BIO for its
I/O it can transparently handle SSL connections, unencrypted network
connections and file I/O.
There are two type of BIO, a source/sink BIO and a filter BIO.
As its name implies a source/sink BIO is a source or sink of data,
examples include a socket BIO and a file BIO.
A filter BIO takes data from one BIO and passes it through to
another, or the application. The data may be left unmodified (for
example a message digest BIO) or translated (for example an
encryption BIO). The effect of a filter BIO may change according
to the I/O operation it is performing: for example an encryption
BIO will encrypt data if it is being written to and decrypt data
if it is being read from.
BIOs can be joined together to form a chain (a single BIO is a chain
with one component). A chain normally consist of one source/sink
BIO and one or more filter BIOs. Data read from or written to the
end BIO then traverses the chain to the end (normally a source/sink
BIO).
=head1 SEE ALSO
TBA