static void hdmi_print_sad_info(int i, struct cea_sad *a,
                                struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
 {
-       char buf[80];
+       char buf[SND_PRINT_RATES_ADVISED_BUFSIZE];
 
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "sad%d_coding_type\t[0x%x] %s\n",
                        i, a->format, cea_audio_coding_type_names[a->format]);
        snd_print_pcm_rates(a->rates, buf, sizeof(buf));
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "sad%d_rates\t\t[0x%x]%s\n", i, a->rates, buf);
 
-       if (a->format == AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_LPCM)
-               snd_iprintf(buffer, "sad%d_bits\t\t0x%x\n",
-                                                       i, a->sample_bits);
+       if (a->format == AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_LPCM) {
+               snd_print_pcm_bits(a->sample_bits, buf, sizeof(buf));
+               snd_iprintf(buffer, "sad%d_bits\t\t[0x%x]%s\n",
+                                                       i, a->sample_bits, buf);
+       }
 
        if (a->max_bitrate)
                snd_iprintf(buffer, "sad%d_max_bitrate\t%d\n",
 
 static void print_pcm_rates(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, unsigned int pcm)
 {
        char buf[SND_PRINT_RATES_ADVISED_BUFSIZE];
+
        pcm &= AC_SUPPCM_RATES;
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "    rates [0x%x]:", pcm);
        snd_print_pcm_rates(pcm, buf, sizeof(buf));
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", buf);
 }
 
-static void print_pcm_bits(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, unsigned int pcm)
+void snd_print_pcm_bits(int pcm, char *buf, int buflen)
 {
        static unsigned int bits[] = { 8, 16, 20, 24, 32 };
-       int i;
+       int i, j;
+
+       for (i = 0, j = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bits); i++)
+               if (pcm & (1 << i))
+                       j += snprintf(buf + j, buflen - j,  " %d", bits[i]);
+
+       buf[j] = '\0'; /* necessary when j == 0 */
+}
+
+static void print_pcm_bits(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, unsigned int pcm)
+{
+       char buf[SND_PRINT_BITS_ADVISED_BUFSIZE];
 
        pcm = (pcm >> 16) & 0xff;
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "    bits [0x%x]:", pcm);
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bits); i++)
-               if (pcm & (1 << i))
-                       snd_iprintf(buffer, " %d", bits[i]);
-       snd_iprintf(buffer, "\n");
+       snd_print_pcm_bits(pcm, buf, sizeof(buf));
+       snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", buf);
 }
 
 static void print_pcm_formats(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,