1 files changed, 63 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/internal/pkg/exec.go b/internal/pkg/exec.go
index d0d0b366..b91299dd 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/exec.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/exec.go
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 	"unique"
@@ -94,6 +96,32 @@ func MustPath(pathname string, writable bool, a ...Artifact) ExecPath {
 	return ExecPath{check.MustAbs(pathname), a, writable}
 }
 
+var (
+	binfmt   map[string]container.BinfmtEntry
+	binfmtMu sync.RWMutex
+)
+
+// RegisterArch arranges for [KindExec] and [KindExecNet] to support a new
+// architecture via a binfmt_misc entry. Each architecture must be registered
+// at most once.
+func RegisterArch(arch string, e container.BinfmtEntry) {
+	if arch == "" {
+		panic(UnsupportedArchError(arch))
+	}
+
+	binfmtMu.Lock()
+	defer binfmtMu.Unlock()
+
+	if binfmt == nil {
+		binfmt = make(map[string]container.BinfmtEntry)
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := binfmt[arch]; ok {
+		panic("attempting to register " + strconv.Quote(arch) + " twice")
+	}
+	binfmt[arch] = e
+}
+
 const (
 	// ExecTimeoutDefault replaces out of range [NewExec] timeout values.
 	ExecTimeoutDefault = 15 * time.Minute
@@ -110,6 +138,8 @@ type execArtifact struct {
 	// Caller-supplied user-facing reporting name, guaranteed to be nonzero
 	// during initialisation.
 	name string
+	// Target architecture.
+	arch string
 	// Caller-supplied inner mount points.
 	paths []ExecPath
 
@@ -178,7 +208,7 @@ func (a *execNetArtifact) Cure(f *FContext) error {
 // container and does not affect curing outcome. Because of this, it is omitted
 // from parameter data for computing identifier.
 func NewExec(
-	name string,
+	name, arch string,
 	checksum *Checksum,
 	timeout time.Duration,
 	exclusive bool,
@@ -193,13 +223,16 @@ func NewExec(
 	if name == "" {
 		name = "exec-" + filepath.Base(pathname.String())
 	}
+	if arch == "" {
+		arch = runtime.GOARCH
+	}
 	if timeout <= 0 {
 		timeout = ExecTimeoutDefault
 	}
 	if timeout > ExecTimeoutMax {
 		timeout = ExecTimeoutMax
 	}
-	a := execArtifact{name, paths, dir, env, pathname, args, timeout, exclusive}
+	a := execArtifact{name, arch, paths, dir, env, pathname, args, timeout, exclusive}
 	if checksum == nil {
 		return &a
 	}
@@ -211,6 +244,7 @@ func (*execArtifact) Kind() Kind { return KindExec }
 
 // Params writes paths, executable pathname and args.
 func (a *execArtifact) Params(ctx *IContext) {
+	ctx.WriteString(a.arch)
 	ctx.WriteString(a.name)
 
 	ctx.WriteUint32(uint32(len(a.paths)))
@@ -257,11 +291,26 @@ func (a *execArtifact) Params(ctx *IContext) {
 	}
 }
 
+// UnsupportedArchError describes an unsupported or invalid architecture.
+type UnsupportedArchError string
+
+func (e UnsupportedArchError) Error() string {
+	if e == "" {
+		return "invalid architecture name"
+	}
+	return "unsupported architecture " + string(e)
+}
+
 // readExecArtifact interprets IR values and returns the address of execArtifact
 // or execNetArtifact.
 func readExecArtifact(r *IRReader, net bool) Artifact {
 	r.DiscardAll()
 
+	arch := r.ReadString()
+	if arch == "" {
+		panic(UnsupportedArchError(arch))
+	}
+
 	name := r.ReadString()
 
 	sz := r.ReadUint32()
@@ -327,7 +376,7 @@ func readExecArtifact(r *IRReader, net bool) Artifact {
 	}
 
 	return NewExec(
-		name, checksumP, timeout, exclusive, dir, env, pathname, args, paths...,
+		name, arch, checksumP, timeout, exclusive, dir, env, pathname, args, paths...,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -442,6 +491,17 @@ func (a *execArtifact) makeContainer(
 	z.Env = slices.Concat(a.env, []string{EnvJobs + "=" + strconv.Itoa(jobs)})
 	z.Grow(len(a.paths) + 4)
 
+	if a.arch != runtime.GOARCH {
+		binfmtMu.RLock()
+		e, ok := binfmt[a.arch]
+		binfmtMu.RUnlock()
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, UnsupportedArchError(a.arch)
+		}
+		z.Binfmt = []container.BinfmtEntry{e}
+		z.InitAsRoot = true
+	}
+
 	for i, b := range a.paths {
 		if i == overlayWorkIndex {
 			if err = os.MkdirAll(work.String(), 0700); err != nil {