diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2fe653ef..c368ee41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
 
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v1.62.0
-          args: --verbose
+          version: v2.6.2
+          skip-cache: true
+          args: --verbose -D errcheck
           working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
 
   cgroupV1:
diff --git a/cgroup1/memory_test.go b/cgroup1/memory_test.go
index 9f7391c3..2470597e 100644
--- a/cgroup1/memory_test.go
+++ b/cgroup1/memory_test.go
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ func Test_getOomControlValue(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		oneInt64  int64 = 1
 		zeroInt64 int64 = 0
-		trueBool  bool  = true
-		falseBool bool  = false
+		trueBool        = true
+		falseBool       = false
 	)
 
 	type args struct {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func Test_getOomControlValue(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("getOomControlValue() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 				return
 			}
-			if !(got == nil || tt.want == nil) && *got != *tt.want {
+			if got != nil && tt.want != nil && *got != *tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("getOomControlValue() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/cgroup1/rdma.go b/cgroup1/rdma.go
index 0a45ae08..2492ac72 100644
--- a/cgroup1/rdma.go
+++ b/cgroup1/rdma.go
@@ -85,23 +85,26 @@ func parseRdmaKV(raw string, entry *v1.RdmaEntry) {
 	var value uint64
 	var err error
 
-	parts := strings.Split(raw, "=")
-	switch len(parts) {
-	case 2:
-		if parts[1] == "max" {
-			value = math.MaxUint32
-		} else {
-			value, err = parseUint(parts[1], 10, 32)
-			if err != nil {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		if parts[0] == "hca_handle" {
-			entry.HcaHandles = uint32(value)
-		} else if parts[0] == "hca_object" {
-			entry.HcaObjects = uint32(value)
+	k, v, found := strings.Cut(raw, "=")
+	if !found {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if v == "max" {
+		value = math.MaxUint32
+	} else {
+		value, err = parseUint(v, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
 		}
 	}
+
+	switch k {
+	case "hca_handle":
+		entry.HcaHandles = uint32(value)
+	case "hca_object":
+		entry.HcaObjects = uint32(value)
+	}
 }
 
 func toRdmaEntry(strEntries []string) []*v1.RdmaEntry {
diff --git a/cgroup2/utils.go b/cgroup2/utils.go
index a48213d9..159f50e5 100644
--- a/cgroup2/utils.go
+++ b/cgroup2/utils.go
@@ -387,23 +387,26 @@ func parseRdmaKV(raw string, entry *stats.RdmaEntry) {
 	var value uint64
 	var err error
 
-	parts := strings.Split(raw, "=")
-	switch len(parts) {
-	case 2:
-		if parts[1] == "max" {
-			value = math.MaxUint32
-		} else {
-			value, err = parseUint(parts[1], 10, 32)
-			if err != nil {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		if parts[0] == "hca_handle" {
-			entry.HcaHandles = uint32(value)
-		} else if parts[0] == "hca_object" {
-			entry.HcaObjects = uint32(value)
+	k, v, found := strings.Cut(raw, "=")
+	if !found {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if v == "max" {
+		value = math.MaxUint32
+	} else {
+		value, err = parseUint(v, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
 		}
 	}
+
+	switch k {
+	case "hca_handle":
+		entry.HcaHandles = uint32(value)
+	case "hca_object":
+		entry.HcaObjects = uint32(value)
+	}
 }
 
 func toRdmaEntry(strEntries []string) []*stats.RdmaEntry {
@@ -472,8 +475,8 @@ func hugePageSizes() []string {
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
+		defer dir.Close()
 		files, err := dir.Readdirnames(0)
-		dir.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}