diff --git a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
index 007c281..f4c4704 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@
      * This is to make guest actually run.
      */
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one(NULL, &data);
@@ -944,6 +945,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".bridge";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -981,6 +983,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".roothp";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -997,6 +1000,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".hpbridge";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -1013,6 +1017,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".hpbrroot";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -1034,6 +1039,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch = "x86";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one(NULL, &data);
@@ -1049,6 +1055,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".type4-count",
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types),
@@ -1065,6 +1072,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".core-count",
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types),
@@ -1082,6 +1090,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".core-count2",
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types),
@@ -1099,6 +1108,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".thread-count",
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types),
@@ -1116,6 +1126,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".thread-count2",
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types),
@@ -1134,6 +1145,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".bridge";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -1148,6 +1160,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".noacpihp";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
@@ -1176,6 +1189,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".multi-bridge",
     };
     test_vm_prepare("-S"
@@ -1225,6 +1239,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".mmio64",
         .tcg_only = true,
         .required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types,
@@ -1245,6 +1260,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".cphp";
     test_acpi_one("-smp 2,cores=3,sockets=2,maxcpus=6"
                   " -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=64M"
@@ -1260,6 +1276,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".cphp";
     test_acpi_one(" -smp 2,cores=3,sockets=2,maxcpus=6"
                   " -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=64M"
@@ -1279,6 +1296,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".ipmibt";
     data.required_struct_types = ipmi_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ipmi_required_struct_types);
@@ -1293,6 +1311,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".ipmismbus";
     data.required_struct_types = ipmi_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ipmi_required_struct_types);
@@ -1310,6 +1329,7 @@
      * This is to make guest actually run.
      */
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".ipmikcs";
     data.required_struct_types = ipmi_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ipmi_required_struct_types);
@@ -1324,6 +1344,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".memhp";
     test_acpi_one(" -m 128,slots=3,maxmem=1G"
                   " -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=64M"
@@ -1339,6 +1360,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".memhp";
     test_acpi_one(" -m 128,slots=3,maxmem=1G"
                   " -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=64M"
@@ -1354,6 +1376,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".nosmm";
     test_acpi_one("-machine smm=off", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1364,6 +1387,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".smm-compat";
     test_acpi_one("-global PIIX4_PM.smm-compat=on", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1374,6 +1398,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".smm-compat-nosmm";
     test_acpi_one("-global PIIX4_PM.smm-compat=on -machine smm=off", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1384,6 +1409,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.machine_param = ",hpet=off";
     data.variant = ".nohpet";
     test_acpi_one(NULL, &data);
@@ -1395,6 +1421,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".numamem";
     test_acpi_one(" -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=128M"
                   " -numa node -numa node,memdev=ram0", &data);
@@ -1406,6 +1433,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".xapic";
     test_acpi_one(" -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=128M"
                   " -numa node -numa node,memdev=ram0"
@@ -1418,6 +1446,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".nosmm";
     test_acpi_one("-machine smm=off", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1428,6 +1457,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".smm-compat";
     test_acpi_one("-global ICH9-LPC.smm-compat=on", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1438,6 +1468,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".smm-compat-nosmm";
     test_acpi_one("-global ICH9-LPC.smm-compat=on -machine smm=off", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
@@ -1448,6 +1479,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.machine_param = ",hpet=off";
     data.variant = ".nohpet";
     test_acpi_one(NULL, &data);
@@ -1459,6 +1491,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".dmar";
     test_acpi_one("-machine kernel-irqchip=split -accel kvm"
                   " -device intel-iommu,intremap=on,device-iotlb=on", &data);
@@ -1470,6 +1503,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86",
     data.variant = ".ivrs";
     data.tcg_only = true,
     test_acpi_one(" -device amd-iommu", &data);
@@ -1481,6 +1515,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".numamem";
     test_acpi_one(" -object memory-backend-ram,id=ram0,size=128M"
                   " -numa node -numa node,memdev=ram0", &data);
@@ -1489,8 +1524,9 @@
 
 uint64_t tpm_tis_base_addr;
 
-static void test_acpi_tcg_tpm(const char *machine, const char *tpm_if,
-                              uint64_t base, enum TPMVersion tpm_version)
+static void test_acpi_tcg_tpm(const char *machine, const char *arch,
+                              const char *tpm_if, uint64_t base,
+                              enum TPMVersion tpm_version)
 {
     gchar *tmp_dir_name = g_strdup_printf("qemu-test_acpi_%s_tcg_%s.XXXXXX",
                                           machine, tpm_if);
@@ -1517,6 +1553,7 @@
     tpm_emu_test_wait_cond(&test);
 
     data.machine = machine;
+    data.arch = arch;
     data.variant = variant;
 
     args = g_strdup_printf(
@@ -1540,19 +1577,20 @@
 
 static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_tpm2_tis(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_tpm("q35", "tis", 0xFED40000, TPM_VERSION_2_0);
+    test_acpi_tcg_tpm("q35", "x86", "tis", 0xFED40000, TPM_VERSION_2_0);
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_tpm12_tis(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_tpm("q35", "tis", 0xFED40000, TPM_VERSION_1_2);
+    test_acpi_tcg_tpm("q35", "x86", "tis", 0xFED40000, TPM_VERSION_1_2);
 }
 
-static void test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(const char *machine)
+static void test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(const char *machine, const char *arch)
 {
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = machine;
+    data.arch    = arch;
     data.variant = ".dimmpxm";
     test_acpi_one(" -machine nvdimm=on,nvdimm-persistence=cpu"
                   " -smp 4,sockets=4"
@@ -1579,12 +1617,12 @@
 
 static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_dimm_pxm(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(MACHINE_Q35);
+    test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(MACHINE_Q35, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg_dimm_pxm(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(MACHINE_PC);
+    test_acpi_tcg_dimm_pxm(MACHINE_PC, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_aarch64_virt_tcg_memhp(void)
@@ -1621,6 +1659,7 @@
 static void test_acpi_microvm_prepare(test_data *data)
 {
     data->machine = "microvm";
+    data->arch = "x86";
     data->required_struct_types = NULL; /* no smbios */
     data->required_struct_types_len = 0;
     data->blkdev = "virtio-blk-device";
@@ -1737,11 +1776,12 @@
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
 
-static void test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(const char *machine)
+static void test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(const char *machine, const char *arch)
 {
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = machine;
+    data.arch    = arch;
     data.variant = ".acpihmat";
     test_acpi_one(" -machine hmat=on"
                   " -smp 2,sockets=2"
@@ -1770,12 +1810,12 @@
 
 static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_acpi_hmat(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(MACHINE_Q35);
+    test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(MACHINE_Q35, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg_acpi_hmat(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(MACHINE_PC);
+    test_acpi_tcg_acpi_hmat(MACHINE_PC, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_aarch64_virt_tcg_acpi_hmat(void)
@@ -1841,6 +1881,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.variant = ".acpihmat-noinitiator";
     test_acpi_one(" -machine hmat=on"
                   " -smp 4,sockets=2"
@@ -1884,13 +1925,14 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
-static void test_acpi_erst(const char *machine)
+static void test_acpi_erst(const char *machine, const char *arch)
 {
     gchar *tmp_path = g_dir_make_tmp("qemu-test-erst.XXXXXX", NULL);
     gchar *params;
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = machine;
+    data.arch    = arch;
     data.variant = ".acpierst";
     params = g_strdup_printf(
         " -object memory-backend-file,id=erstnvram,"
@@ -1905,12 +1947,12 @@
 
 static void test_acpi_piix4_acpi_erst(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_erst(MACHINE_PC);
+    test_acpi_erst(MACHINE_PC, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_q35_acpi_erst(void)
 {
-    test_acpi_erst(MACHINE_Q35);
+    test_acpi_erst(MACHINE_Q35, "x86");
 }
 
 static void test_acpi_microvm_acpi_erst(void)
@@ -1978,6 +2020,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".viot",
     };
 
@@ -2002,6 +2045,7 @@
 
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".cxl",
     };
     /*
@@ -2067,6 +2111,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".slic",
     };
 
@@ -2081,6 +2126,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".applesmc",
     };
 
@@ -2094,6 +2140,7 @@
 {
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_Q35,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".pvpanic-isa",
     };
 
@@ -2106,6 +2153,7 @@
     uint8_t req_type11[] = { 11 };
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_PC,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".pc_smbios_options",
         .required_struct_types = req_type11,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(req_type11),
@@ -2120,6 +2168,7 @@
     uint8_t req_type11[] = { 11 };
     test_data data = {
         .machine = MACHINE_PC,
+        .arch    = "x86",
         .variant = ".pc_smbios_blob",
         .required_struct_types = req_type11,
         .required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(req_type11),
@@ -2169,6 +2218,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
 
@@ -2187,6 +2237,7 @@
     test_data data = {};
 
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.arch    = "x86";
     data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
     data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);