diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 400e725e5f2..2f75f206b33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ env:
   CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
 
 jobs:
+  # Determine which channel will be merged into.
+  channel:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      CHANNEL: ${{ steps.channel.outputs.CHANNEL }}
+    env:
+      BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all branches
+      - id: channel
+        run: ci/which-channel.sh
+
   # Check Code style quickly by running `rustfmt` over all code
   rustfmt:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -41,8 +55,42 @@ jobs:
       # Only check cargo lib for now
       - run: cargo clippy -p cargo --lib -- -D warnings
 
+  # Generate strategy matrix for different platforms and channels
+  # (see ci/matrix.json)
+  matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+    - channel
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Generate strategy matrix
+      id: matrix
+      run: |
+        CHANNEL=${{ needs.channel.outputs.CHANNEL }}
+
+        # This reads ci/matrix.json and then filters the environment we want to
+        # build on, based on the channel this PR want to merge into.
+        #
+        # * For stable, we test only on stable toolchain.
+        # * For beta, we test on stable and beta.
+        # * For nightly, we test on stable, beta, and nightly.
+        MATRIX=$(
+          jq --arg C "$CHANNEL" 'map (. | 
+            if ($C == "beta") then select(.rust | startswith("nightly") | not)
+            elif ($C == "stable") then select(.rust | startswith("stable"))
+            else . end)' ci/matrix.json
+        )
+        echo "$MATRIX"
+
+        # Outputs as Job's outputs for other jobs to reuse.
+        echo "MATRIX={\"include\":$(echo $MATRIX)}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs:
+    - matrix
     env:
       CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: 1
       CARGO_PROFILE_TEST_DEBUG: 1
@@ -51,36 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       # Deny warnings on CI to avoid warnings getting into the codebase.
       RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
     strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-        - name: Linux x86_64 stable
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          rust: stable
-          other: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-        - name: Linux x86_64 beta
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          rust: beta
-          other: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-        - name: Linux x86_64 nightly
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          rust: nightly
-          other: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-        - name: macOS x86_64 stable
-          os: macos-latest
-          rust: stable
-          other: x86_64-apple-ios
-        - name: macOS x86_64 nightly
-          os: macos-latest
-          rust: nightly
-          other: x86_64-apple-ios
-        - name: Windows x86_64 MSVC stable
-          os: windows-latest
-          rust: stable-msvc
-          other: i686-pc-windows-msvc
-        - name: Windows x86_64 gnu nightly # runs out of space while trying to link the test suite
-          os: windows-latest
-          rust: nightly-gnu
-          other: i686-pc-windows-gnu
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.matrix.outputs.MATRIX) }}
     name: Tests ${{ matrix.name }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -100,7 +119,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure extra test environment
       run: echo CARGO_CONTAINER_TESTS=1 >> $GITHUB_ENV
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-
     - run: cargo test
     - name: Clear intermediate test output
       run: ci/clean-test-output.sh
@@ -170,6 +188,9 @@ jobs:
 
   build_std:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+    - channel
+    if: ${{ needs.channel.outputs.CHANNEL == 'master' }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: rustup update nightly && rustup default nightly
@@ -180,6 +201,8 @@ jobs:
         CARGO_RUN_BUILD_STD_TESTS: 1
   docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+    - channel
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: rustup update nightly && rustup default nightly
@@ -196,10 +219,12 @@ jobs:
       env:
         RUSTDOCFLAGS: -D warnings
     - run: cd src/doc && mdbook build --dest-dir ../../target/doc
-    - run: |
+    - name: Run linkchecker.sh
+      run: |
+        BRANCH=${{ needs.channel.outputs.CHANNEL }}
         cd src/doc
         curl -sSLo linkcheck.sh \
-          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-lang/rust/master/src/tools/linkchecker/linkcheck.sh
+          "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-lang/rust/$BRANCH/src/tools/linkchecker/linkcheck.sh"
         sh linkcheck.sh --all cargo
 
   success:
diff --git a/ci/matrix.json b/ci/matrix.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f325caefd12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/matrix.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "Linux x86_64 stable",
+    "os": "ubuntu-latest",
+    "rust": "stable",
+    "other": "i686-unknown-linux-gnu"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Linux x86_64 beta",
+    "os": "ubuntu-latest",
+    "rust": "beta",
+    "other": "i686-unknown-linux-gnu"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Linux x86_64 nightly",
+    "os": "ubuntu-latest",
+    "rust": "nightly",
+    "other": "i686-unknown-linux-gnu"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "macOS x86_64 stable",
+    "os": "macos-latest",
+    "rust": "stable",
+    "other": "x86_64-apple-ios"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "macOS x86_64 nightly",
+    "os": "macos-latest",
+    "rust": "nightly",
+    "other": "x86_64-apple-ios"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Windows x86_64 MSVC stable",
+    "os": "windows-latest",
+    "rust": "stable-msvc",
+    "other": "i686-pc-windows-msvc"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Windows x86_64 gnu nightly",
+    "os": "windows-latest",
+    "rust": "nightly-gnu",
+    "other": "i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/ci/which-channel.sh b/ci/which-channel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..34266eb9847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/which-channel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This script outputs the channel where a CI workflow wants to merge into.
+#
+# Inputs:
+#     BASE_SHA    The commit SHA of the branch where the PR wants to merge into.
+#
+# GitHub Action Outputs:
+#     CHANNEL     Target channel where the PR wants to merge into.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# When `BASE_SHA` is missing, we assume it is from bors merge commit,
+# so hope `HEAD~` to find the previous commit on master branch.
+base_sha=$(git rev-parse "${BASE_SHA:-HEAD~1}")
+
+# Get symbolic names for the base_sha.
+# Assumption: Cargo branches are always in the format of `rust-1.*.0`,
+#             otherwise `git name-rev` will return "undefined".
+ref=$(git name-rev --name-only --refs='origin/rust-1.*.0' $base_sha)
+
+# Get the latest `rust-1.*.0` branch from remote origin.
+# Assumption: The latest branch is always beta branch.
+beta=$(
+    git branch --remotes --list 'origin/rust-1.*.0' \
+    | sort --version-sort \
+    | tail -n1 \
+    | tr -d "[:space:]"
+)
+
+master=$(git rev-parse origin/master)
+
+# Backport pull requests always target at a `rust-1.*.0` branch.
+if [[ "$ref" = "undefined" ]] || [[ "$base_sha" = "$master" ]]
+then
+    # Should be nightly but for convenience in CI let's call it master.
+    channel="master"
+elif [[ "$ref" = "$beta" ]]
+then
+    channel="beta"
+else
+    channel="stable"
+fi
+
+echo "Base sha: $base_sha"
+echo "Git Ref:  $ref"
+echo "master:   $master"
+echo "beta:     $beta"
+echo "Channel:  $channel"
+
+echo "CHANNEL=$channel" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"