+# set other values pulled from the build options
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_MAX_LCORE', get_option('max_lcores'))
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', get_option('max_numa_nodes'))
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET', get_option('use_hpet'))
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EAL_ALLOW_INV_SOCKET_ID', get_option('allow_invalid_socket_id'))
+# values which have defaults which may be overridden
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 64)
+