Update trace/trace.go

Co-authored-by: Damien Mathieu <42@dmathieu.com>
open-telemetry · Sep 22, 2022 · 71059da · 71059da
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diff --git a/trace/trace.go b/trace/trace.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ type Span interface {
 	SpanContext() SpanContext
 
 	// SetStatus sets the status of the Span in the form of a code and a
-	// description. The description is only included in a status when the code
+	// description, provided the status hasn't already been set to a higher value before (OK > Error > Unset). The description is only included in a status when the code
 	// is for an error.
 	SetStatus(code codes.Code, description string)