Merge branch 'firecracker-v1.10' into fix_audit_v1.10

Author: bchalios

.buildkite/common.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+import ast
 import json
 import os
 import random
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ def __call__(self, parser, namespace, value, option_string=None):
         res = getattr(namespace, self.dest, {})
         key_str, val = value.split("=", maxsplit=1)
         keys = key_str.split("/")
-        update = {keys[-1]: val}
+        # Interpret it as a literal iff it starts like one
+        update = {keys[-1]: ast.literal_eval(val) if val[0] in "[{'" else val}
         for key in list(reversed(keys))[1:]:
             update = {key: update}
         res = overlay_dict(res, update)