1059b1c5bSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2407e84cdSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. c:namespace:: V4L
354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. _VIDIOC_OVERLAY:
554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab********************
754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabioctl VIDIOC_OVERLAY
854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab********************
954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
1054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabName
1154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab====
1254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
1354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabVIDIOC_OVERLAY - Start or stop video overlay
1454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
1554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabSynopsis
1654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab========
1754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
18407e84cdSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_OVERLAY
1954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
20407e84cdSMauro Carvalho Chehab``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_OVERLAY, const int *argp)``
2154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
2254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabArguments
2354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab=========
2454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
2554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``fd``
26407e84cdSMauro Carvalho Chehab    File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
2754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
2854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``argp``
2954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab    Pointer to an integer.
3054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
3154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabDescription
3254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab===========
3354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
3454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabThis ioctl is part of the :ref:`video overlay <overlay>` I/O method.
3554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabApplications call :ref:`VIDIOC_OVERLAY` to start or stop the overlay. It
3654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabtakes a pointer to an integer which must be set to zero by the
3754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabapplication to stop overlay, to one to start.
3854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
3954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabDrivers do not support :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMON` or
4054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab:ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` with
4154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY``.
4254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
4354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabReturn Value
4454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab============
4554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
4654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabOn success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
4754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabappropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
4854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
4954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
5054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabEINVAL
5154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab    The overlay parameters have not been set up. See :ref:`overlay`
5254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab    for the necessary steps.
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