actions/checkout sucks

Author: ianayl

.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         sparse-checkout: |
           devops/actions
+          sycl/cts_exclude_filter
     # Cleanup will be run after all actions are completed.
     - name: Register cleanup after job is finished
       uses: ./devops/actions/cleanup

.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml

@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         sparse-checkout: |
           devops
+          sycl/cts_exclude_filter
     - name: Register cleanup after job is finished
       uses: ./devops/actions/cleanup
     - name: Reset Intel GPU

devops/actions/run-tests/cts/action.yml

@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-  - name: Checkout CTS exclude filters
-    if: inputs.testing_mode != 'run-only'
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
-    with:
-      sparse-checkout: |
-        sycl/cts_exclude_filter
   - name: Checkout SYCL CTS tests
     if: inputs.testing_mode != 'run-only'
     uses: ./devops/actions/cached_checkout