- .size = sizeof(_type) * CHAR_BIT, \
- .alignment = lttng_alignof(_type) * CHAR_BIT, \
- .signedness = lttng_is_signed_type(_type), \
- .reverse_byte_order = _byte_order != __BYTE_ORDER, \
+ .size = (_size) ? : sizeof(_type) * CHAR_BIT, \
+ .alignment = (_alignment) ? : lttng_alignof(_type) * CHAR_BIT, \
+ .signedness = (_signedness) >= 0 ? (_signedness) : lttng_is_signed_type(_type), \
+ .reverse_byte_order = _byte_order != __BYTE_ORDER, \