diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9f8b5083b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+name: Test
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      compiler:
+        description: 'the C++ compiler to use'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      standard:
+        description: 'the C++ standard to use'
+        type: number
+        required: true
+      mode:
+        description: 'build mode (debug, dev or release)'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      enables:
+        description: 'the --enable-* option passed to configure.py'
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+        required: false
+      options:
+        description: 'additional options passed to configure.py'
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: fedora:40
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Git
+        run: |
+          sudo dnf -y install git
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: "${{ contains(inputs.enables, 'dpdk') }}"
+
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo ./install-dependencies.sh
+
+      - name: Install clang++
+        if: ${{ inputs.compiler == 'clang++' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo dnf -y install clang
+
+      - name: Install clang-scan-deps
+        if: ${{ contains(inputs.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}
+        run: |
+          sudo dnf -y install clang-tools-extra
+
+      - name: Install ccache
+        run: |
+          sudo dnf -y install ccache
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
+        with:
+          key: ${{ inputs.compiler }}-${{ inputs.standard }}-${{ inputs.mode }}-${{ inputs.enables }}
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: |
+          if [ ${{ inputs.compiler }} = "clang++" ]; then
+            CC=clang
+          else
+            CC=gcc
+          fi
+          ./configure.py                          \
+            --ccache                              \
+            --c++-standard ${{ inputs.standard }} \
+            --compiler ${{ inputs.compiler }}     \
+            --c-compiler $CC                      \
+            --mode ${{ inputs.mode }}             \
+            ${{ inputs.options }}                 \
+            ${{ inputs.enables }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build build/${{inputs.mode}}
+
+      - name: Check Header
+        if: ${{ inputs.mode == 'dev' && inputs.compiler == 'clang++-18' }}
+        run: cmake --build build/${{ inputs.mode }} --target checkheaders
+
+      - name: Build with C++20 modules
+        if: ${{ contains(inputs.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}
+        run: cmake --build build/${{ inputs.mode }} --target hello_cxx_module
+
+      - name: Test
+        if: ${{ ! contains(inputs.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}
+        run: ./test.py --mode=${{ inputs.mode }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 90748f660cc..5debb533902 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -10,108 +10,39 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/pull/') }}
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    name: "Tests (${{ matrix.compiler }}, C++${{ matrix.standard}}, ${{ matrix.mode }}, ${{ matrix.enables }})"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  regular_test:
+    name: "Test (${{ matrix.compiler }}, C++${{ matrix.standard}}, ${{ matrix.mode }})"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # only the compilers supported by setup-cpp
-        compiler: [clang++-18, gcc-13]
+        compiler: [clang++, g++]
         standard: [20, 23]
         mode: [dev, debug, release]
-        include:
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 20
-            mode: dev
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 20
-            mode: debug
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 20
-            mode: release
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 23
-            mode: dev
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 23
-            mode: debug
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 23
-            mode: release
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 20
-            mode: dev
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 20
-            mode: debug
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 20
-            mode: release
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 23
-            mode: dev
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 23
-            mode: debug
-          - compiler: gcc-13
-            standard: 23
-            mode: release
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 23
-            mode: release
-            options: --cook dpdk --dpdk-machine haswell
-            enables: --enable-dpdk
-          - compiler: clang++-18
-            standard: 23
-            mode: debug
-            enables: --enable-cxx-modules
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: "${{ contains(matrix.enables, 'dpdk') }}"
-
-      - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo ./install-dependencies.sh
-
-      - name: Install ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-        uses: aminya/setup-cpp@master
-        with:
-          compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-          ccache: true
-          # ubuntu:latest comes with CMake 3.29, so we just need to install
-          # ninja. see
-          # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md#tools
-          ninja: "${{ contains(matrix.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}"
-
-      - name: Setup ccache
-        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
-        with:
-          key: ${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.standard }}-${{ matrix.mode }}-${{ matrix.enables }}
-
-      - name: Configure
-        run: >
-          ./configure.py
-          --ccache
-          --c++-standard ${{ matrix.standard }}
-          --compiler $CXX
-          --c-compiler $CC
-          --mode ${{ matrix.mode }}
-          ${{ matrix.options }}
-          ${{ matrix.enables }} ;
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build build/${{matrix.mode}}
-
-      - name: Check Header
-        if: ${{ matrix.mode == 'dev' && matrix.compiler == 'clang++-18' }}
-        run: cmake --build build/${{ matrix.mode }} --target checkheaders
-
-      - name: Build with C++20 modules
-        if: ${{ contains(matrix.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}
-        run: cmake --build build/${{ matrix.mode }} --target hello_cxx_module
-
-      - name: Test
-        if: ${{ ! contains(matrix.enables, 'cxx-modules') }}
-        run: ./test.py --mode=${{ matrix.mode }}
+    with:
+      compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
+      standard: ${{ matrix.standard }}
+      mode: ${{ matrix.mode }}
+      enables: ${{ matrix.enables }}
+      options: ${{ matrix.options }}
+  build_with_dpdk:
+    name: "Test with DPDK enabled"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    with:
+      compiler: clang++
+      standard: 23
+      mode: release
+      enables: --enable-dpdk
+      options: --cook dpdk --dpdk-machine haswell
+  build_with_cxx_modules:
+    name: "Test with C++20 modules enabled"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    with:
+      compiler: clang++
+      standard: 23
+      mode: debug
+      enables: --enable-cxx-modules