diff --git a/platforms/database.go b/platforms/database.go
index bd66e2517..362b005a6 100644
--- a/platforms/database.go
+++ b/platforms/database.go
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// isLinuxOS returns true if the operating system is Linux.
+//
+// The OS value should be normalized before calling this function.
+func isLinuxOS(os string) bool {
+	return os == "linux"
+}
+
 // These function are generated from from https://golang.org/src/go/build/syslist.go.
 //
 // We use switch statements because they are slightly faster than map lookups
@@ -21,6 +28,17 @@ func isKnownOS(os string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// isArmArch returns true if the architecture is ARM.
+//
+// The arch value should be normalized before being passed to this function.
+func isArmArch(arch string) bool {
+	switch arch {
+	case "arm", "arm64":
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // isKnownArch returns true if we know about the architecture.
 //
 // The arch value should be normalized before being passed to this function.