diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index cc6a7149c7..22d75e624e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 name: Static checks
 jobs:
-  test:
+  check-vendored-code:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go-version: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Install Go
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
       env:
@@ -43,7 +43,63 @@ jobs:
         echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: Checkout code
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+    - name: Setup travis references
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_BRANCH:-$(echo $GITHUB_REF | awk 'BEGIN { FS = \"/\" } ; { print $3 }')}"
+        target_branch=${TRAVIS_BRANCH}
+    - name: Setup
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/setup.sh
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    # Check whether the vendored code is up-to-date & working as the first thing
+    - name: Check vendored code
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && make vendor
+
+  static-checks:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      TRAVIS: "true"
+      TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA : ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      target_branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Go
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Setup GOPATH
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA}"
+        echo "TRAVIS: ${TRAVIS}"
+    - name: Set env
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "GOPATH=${{ github.workspace }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Checkout code
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
@@ -73,23 +129,209 @@ jobs:
         echo "Set environment variables for the libseccomp crate to link the libseccomp library statically"
         echo "LIBSECCOMP_LINK_TYPE=static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "LIBSECCOMP_LIB_PATH=${libseccomp_install_dir}/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    # Check whether the vendored code is up-to-date & working as the first thing
-    - name: Check vendored code
-      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
-      run: |
-        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && make vendor
     - name: Static Checks
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
       run: |
         cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && make static-checks
+
+
+  compiler-checks:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      TRAVIS: "true"
+      TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA : ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      target_branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Go
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Setup GOPATH
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA}"
+        echo "TRAVIS: ${TRAVIS}"
+    - name: Set env
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "GOPATH=${{ github.workspace }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Checkout code
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+    - name: Setup travis references
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_BRANCH:-$(echo $GITHUB_REF | awk 'BEGIN { FS = \"/\" } ; { print $3 }')}"
+        target_branch=${TRAVIS_BRANCH}
+    - name: Setup
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/setup.sh
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Installing rust
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_rust.sh
+        PATH=$PATH:"$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+        rustup component add rustfmt clippy
+    - name: Setup seccomp
+      run: |
+        libseccomp_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t libseccomp.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        gperf_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t gperf.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_libseccomp.sh "${libseccomp_install_dir}" "${gperf_install_dir}"
+        echo "Set environment variables for the libseccomp crate to link the libseccomp library statically"
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LINK_TYPE=static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LIB_PATH=${libseccomp_install_dir}/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Run Compiler Checks
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
       run: |
         cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && make check
+
+  unit-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    env:
+      TRAVIS: "true"
+      TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA : ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      target_branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Go
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.17.x
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Setup GOPATH
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA}"
+        echo "TRAVIS: ${TRAVIS}"
+    - name: Set env
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "GOPATH=${{ github.workspace }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Checkout code
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+    - name: Setup travis references
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_BRANCH:-$(echo $GITHUB_REF | awk 'BEGIN { FS = \"/\" } ; { print $3 }')}"
+        target_branch=${TRAVIS_BRANCH}
+    - name: Setup
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/setup.sh
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Installing rust
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_rust.sh
+        PATH=$PATH:"$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+        rustup component add rustfmt clippy
+    - name: Setup seccomp
+      run: |
+        libseccomp_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t libseccomp.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        gperf_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t gperf.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_libseccomp.sh "${libseccomp_install_dir}" "${gperf_install_dir}"
+        echo "Set environment variables for the libseccomp crate to link the libseccomp library statically"
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LINK_TYPE=static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LIB_PATH=${libseccomp_install_dir}/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Run Unit Tests
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
       run: |
         cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && make test
+
+  unit-tests-as-root:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    env:
+      TRAVIS: "true"
+      TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA : ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      target_branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Go
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.17.x 
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Setup GOPATH
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH}"
+        echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA}"
+        echo "TRAVIS: ${TRAVIS}"
+    - name: Set env
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "GOPATH=${{ github.workspace }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Checkout code
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+    - name: Setup travis references
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_BRANCH:-$(echo $GITHUB_REF | awk 'BEGIN { FS = \"/\" } ; { print $3 }')}"
+        target_branch=${TRAVIS_BRANCH}
+    - name: Setup
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/setup.sh
+      env:
+        GOPATH: ${{ runner.workspace }}/kata-containers
+    - name: Installing rust
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
+      run: |
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_rust.sh
+        PATH=$PATH:"$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+        rustup component add rustfmt clippy
+    - name: Setup seccomp
+      run: |
+        libseccomp_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t libseccomp.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        gperf_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t gperf.XXXXXXXXXX)
+        cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }} && ./ci/install_libseccomp.sh "${libseccomp_install_dir}" "${gperf_install_dir}"
+        echo "Set environment variables for the libseccomp crate to link the libseccomp library statically"
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LINK_TYPE=static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "LIBSECCOMP_LIB_PATH=${libseccomp_install_dir}/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Run Unit Tests As Root User
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'force-skip-ci') }}
       run: |