diff --git a/.github/workflows/emu.yml b/.github/workflows/emu.yml
index 8d333523ff..512afe0603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emu.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: Generate Verilog
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -42,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "NEMU_HOME=/nfs/home/share/ci-workloads/NEMU" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "WAVE_HOME=/nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: EMU - Basics
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -104,6 +102,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "GCPT_RESTORE_BIN=/nfs/home/share/ci-workloads/fix-gcpt/gcpt.bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-perf/${HEAD_SHA}
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: EMU - CHI
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -170,6 +168,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "NEMU_HOME=/nfs/home/share/ci-workloads/NEMU" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "WAVE_HOME=/nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean
@@ -189,9 +189,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: EMU - Performance
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -203,6 +201,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "GCPT_RESTORE_BIN=/nfs/home/share/ci-workloads/fix-gcpt/gcpt.bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-perf/${HEAD_SHA}
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: EMU - MC
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -269,6 +267,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "WAVE_HOME=/nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-perf/${HEAD_SHA}
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean
@@ -293,9 +293,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 900
     name: SIMV - Basics
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env
         run: |
           export HEAD_SHA=${{ github.run_number }}
@@ -306,6 +304,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "WAVE_HOME=/nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-perf/${HEAD_SHA}
           mkdir -p /nfs/home/ci-runner/xs-wave/${HEAD_SHA}
+      - name: init
+        run: make init
       - name: clean up
         run: |
           python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/xiangshan.py --clean