{.base = xbase, .num_regs = xregs,            \
                 .mask = xmask }) }
 
+#define SND_SOC_BYTES_EXT(xname, xcount, xhandler_get, xhandler_put) \
+{      .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = xname, \
+       .info = snd_soc_bytes_info_ext, \
+       .get = xhandler_get, .put = xhandler_put, \
+       .private_value = (unsigned long)&(struct soc_bytes_ext) \
+               {.max = xcount} }
+
 #define SOC_SINGLE_XR_SX(xname, xregbase, xregcount, xnbits, \
                xmin, xmax, xinvert) \
 {      .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = (xname), \
                      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol);
 int snd_soc_bytes_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
                      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol);
+int snd_soc_bytes_info_ext(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+       struct snd_ctl_elem_info *ucontrol);
 int snd_soc_info_xr_sx(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
        struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo);
 int snd_soc_get_xr_sx(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
        u32 mask;
 };
 
+struct soc_bytes_ext {
+       int max;
+};
+
 /* multi register control */
 struct soc_mreg_control {
        long min, max;
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_bytes_put);
 
+int snd_soc_bytes_info_ext(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+                       struct snd_ctl_elem_info *ucontrol)
+{
+       struct soc_bytes_ext *params = (void *)kcontrol->private_value;
+
+       ucontrol->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BYTES;
+       ucontrol->count = params->max;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_bytes_info_ext);
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_info_xr_sx - signed multi register info callback
  * @kcontrol: mreg control