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12 VIDIOC_OVERLAY - Start or stop video overlay
18 .. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, const int *argp )
25 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
36 This ioctl is part of the :ref:`video overlay <overlay>` I/O method.
37 Applications call :ref:`VIDIOC_OVERLAY` to start or stop the overlay. It
38 takes a pointer to an integer which must be set to zero by the
39 application to stop overlay, to one to start.
41 Drivers do not support :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMON` or
42 :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` with
43 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY``.
49 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
50 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
51 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
54 The overlay parameters have not been set up. See :ref:`overlay`
55 for the necessary steps.