int mipi_dsi_dcs_get_display_brightness(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi,
                                        u16 *brightness);
 
+/**
+ * mipi_dsi_dcs_write_seq - transmit a DCS command with payload
+ * @dsi: DSI peripheral device
+ * @cmd: Command
+ * @seq: buffer containing data to be transmitted
+ */
+#define mipi_dsi_dcs_write_seq(dsi, cmd, seq...) do {                          \
+               static const u8 d[] = { cmd, seq };                             \
+               struct device *dev = &dsi->dev; \
+               int ret;                                                \
+               ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_write_buffer(dsi, d, ARRAY_SIZE(d)); \
+               if (ret < 0) {                                          \
+                       dev_err_ratelimited(dev, "sending command %#02x failed: %d\n", cmd, ret); \
+                       return ret;                                             \
+               }                                               \
+       } while (0)
+
 /**
  * struct mipi_dsi_driver - DSI driver
  * @driver: device driver model driver