diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 79b823753e..8c708d4312 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 run:
-  go: "1.21"
-  skip-dirs:
-    - build
-    - configs
-    - deployments
-    - docs
-    - scripts
-    - internal/core
-    - cmake_build
-    - mmap
-    - data
-    - ci
-  skip-files:
-    - partial_search_test.go
+  go: "1.22"
   build-tags:
     - dynamic
     - test
@@ -51,7 +38,6 @@ linters-settings:
     enable: # add extra linters
       - nilness
   gofumpt:
-    lang-version: "1.18"
     module-path: github.com/milvus-io
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/milvus-io
@@ -142,6 +128,19 @@ linters-settings:
       #- 'fmt\.Print.*' WIP
 
 issues:
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - build
+    - configs
+    - deployments
+    - docs
+    - scripts
+    - internal/core
+    - cmake_build
+    - mmap
+    - data
+    - ci
+  exclude-files:
+    - partial_search_test.go
   exclude-use-default: false
   exclude-rules:
     - path: .+_test\.go
@@ -176,6 +175,31 @@ issues:
     - SA1019
     # defer return errors
     - SA5001
+    # TODO: cleanup following exclusions, added on golangci-lint upgrade
+    - sloppyLen
+    - dupSubExpr
+    - assignOp
+    - ifElseChain
+    - elseif
+    - commentFormatting
+    - var-naming
+    - exitAfterDefer
+    - captLocal
+    - singleCaseSwitch
+    - typeSwitchVar
+    - indent-error-flow
+    - appendAssign
+    - deprecatedComment
+    - SA9009
+    - SA1006
+    - S1009
+    - unlambda
+    - dupCase
+    - dupArg
+    - offBy1
+    - unslice    
+    # Integer overflow conversion
+    - G115
 
   # Maximum issues count per one linter. Set to 0 to disable. Default is 50.
   max-issues-per-linter: 0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdb58df8ee..2710bc97dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ifdef USE_OPENDAL
 	use_opendal = ${USE_OPENDAL}
 endif
 # golangci-lint
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := 1.55.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := 1.64.7
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OUTPUT := $(shell $(INSTALL_PATH)/golangci-lint --version 2>/dev/null)
 INSTALL_GOLANGCI_LINT := $(findstring $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION), $(GOLANGCI_LINT_OUTPUT))
 # mockery
diff --git a/client/.golangci.yml b/client/.golangci.yml
index 8b90a9f55a..d482018027 100644
--- a/client/.golangci.yml
+++ b/client/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 run:
-  go: "1.21"
-  skip-dirs:
-    - build
-    - configs
-    - deployments
-    - docs
-    - scripts
-    - internal/core
-    - cmake_build
-  skip-files:
-    - partial_search_test.go
+  go: "1.22"
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true
@@ -42,7 +32,6 @@ linters-settings:
       - prefix(github.com/milvus-io)
     custom-order: true
   gofumpt:
-    lang-version: "1.18"
     module-path: github.com/milvus-io
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/milvus-io
@@ -129,6 +118,16 @@ linters-settings:
       #- 'fmt\.Print.*' WIP
 
 issues:
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - build
+    - configs
+    - deployments
+    - docs
+    - scripts
+    - internal/core
+    - cmake_build
+  exclude-files:
+    - partial_search_test.go
   exclude-use-default: false
   exclude-rules:
     - path: .+_test\.go
@@ -161,6 +160,31 @@ issues:
     - SA1019
     # defer return errors
     - SA5001
+    # TODO: cleanup following exclusions, added on golangci-lint upgrade
+    - sloppyLen
+    - dupSubExpr
+    - assignOp
+    - ifElseChain
+    - elseif
+    - commentFormatting
+    - var-naming
+    - exitAfterDefer
+    - captLocal
+    - singleCaseSwitch
+    - typeSwitchVar
+    - indent-error-flow
+    - appendAssign
+    - deprecatedComment
+    - SA9009
+    - SA1006
+    - S1009
+    - unlambda
+    - dupCase
+    - dupArg
+    - offBy1
+    - unslice    
+    # Integer overflow conversion
+    - G115
 
   # Maximum issues count per one linter. Set to 0 to disable. Default is 50.
   max-issues-per-linter: 0
diff --git a/internal/datanode/compactor/merge_sort.go b/internal/datanode/compactor/merge_sort.go
index b25756ed57..841551d16d 100644
--- a/internal/datanode/compactor/merge_sort.go
+++ b/internal/datanode/compactor/merge_sort.go
@@ -53,28 +53,11 @@ func mergeSortMultipleSegments(ctx context.Context,
 	segmentReaders := make([]storage.RecordReader, len(binlogs))
 	segmentFilters := make([]compaction.EntityFilter, len(binlogs))
 	for i, s := range binlogs {
-		var binlogBatchCount int
-		for _, b := range s.GetFieldBinlogs() {
-			if b != nil {
-				binlogBatchCount = len(b.GetBinlogs())
-				break
-			}
+		reader, err := storage.NewBinlogRecordReader(ctx, s.GetFieldBinlogs(), plan.GetSchema(), storage.WithDownloader(binlogIO.Download))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-
-		if binlogBatchCount == 0 {
-			log.Warn("compacting empty segment", zap.Int64("segmentID", s.GetSegmentID()))
-			continue
-		}
-
-		binlogPaths := make([][]string, binlogBatchCount)
-		for idx := 0; idx < binlogBatchCount; idx++ {
-			var batchPaths []string
-			for _, f := range s.GetFieldBinlogs() {
-				batchPaths = append(batchPaths, f.GetBinlogs()[idx].GetLogPath())
-			}
-			binlogPaths[idx] = batchPaths
-		}
-		segmentReaders[i] = NewSegmentRecordReader(ctx, binlogPaths, binlogIO)
+		segmentReaders[i] = reader
 		deltalogPaths := make([]string, 0)
 		for _, d := range s.GetDeltalogs() {
 			for _, l := range d.GetBinlogs() {
diff --git a/internal/datanode/compactor/mix_compactor_test.go b/internal/datanode/compactor/mix_compactor_test.go
index d4a1fd72e6..54d7615d71 100644
--- a/internal/datanode/compactor/mix_compactor_test.go
+++ b/internal/datanode/compactor/mix_compactor_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ func (s *MixCompactionTaskSuite) TestCompactSortedSegmentLackBinlog() {
 	deleteTs := tsoutil.ComposeTSByTime(getMilvusBirthday().Add(10*time.Second), 0)
 	addedFieldSet := typeutil.NewSet[int64]()
 	for _, f := range s.meta.GetSchema().GetFields() {
-		if f.FieldID == common.RowIDField || f.FieldID == common.TimeStampField || f.IsPrimaryKey || typeutil.IsVectorType(f.DataType) {
+		if !f.Nullable {
 			continue
 		}
 		addedFieldSet.Insert(f.FieldID)
@@ -454,7 +455,6 @@ func (s *MixCompactionTaskSuite) TestSplitMergeEntityExpired() {
 }
 
 func (s *MixCompactionTaskSuite) TestMergeNoExpirationLackBinlog() {
-	s.T().Skip() // Skip added field related tests for now.
 	s.initSegBuffer(1, 4)
 	deleteTs := tsoutil.ComposeTSByTime(getMilvusBirthday().Add(10*time.Second), 0)
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -471,18 +471,16 @@ func (s *MixCompactionTaskSuite) TestMergeNoExpirationLackBinlog() {
 	alloc := allocator.NewLocalAllocator(888888, math.MaxInt64)
 	addedFieldSet := typeutil.NewSet[int64]()
 	for _, f := range s.meta.GetSchema().GetFields() {
-		if f.FieldID == common.RowIDField || f.FieldID == common.TimeStampField || f.IsPrimaryKey || typeutil.IsVectorType(f.DataType) {
+		if !f.Nullable {
 			continue
 		}
 		addedFieldSet.Insert(f.FieldID)
 	}
+	assert.NotEmpty(s.T(), addedFieldSet)
 
 	kvs, fBinlogs, err := serializeWrite(context.TODO(), alloc, s.segWriter)
 	for fid, binlog := range fBinlogs {
 		if addedFieldSet.Contain(fid) {
-			if rand.Intn(2) == 0 {
-				continue
-			}
 			for _, k := range binlog.GetBinlogs() {
 				delete(kvs, k.LogPath)
 			}
@@ -996,6 +994,7 @@ func genTestCollectionMeta() *etcdpb.CollectionMeta {
 					FieldID:  StringField,
 					Name:     "field_string",
 					DataType: schemapb.DataType_String,
+					Nullable: true,
 				},
 				{
 					FieldID:  VarCharField,
diff --git a/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_record_reader.go b/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_record_reader.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 916013f10c..0000000000
--- a/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_record_reader.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package compactor
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
-
-	binlogIO "github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/flushcommon/io"
-	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/storage"
-)
-
-func NewSegmentRecordReader(ctx context.Context, binlogPaths [][]string, binlogIO binlogIO.BinlogIO) storage.RecordReader {
-	pos := 0
-	return &storage.CompositeBinlogRecordReader{
-		BlobsReader: func() ([]*storage.Blob, error) {
-			if pos >= len(binlogPaths) {
-				return nil, io.EOF
-			}
-			bytesArr, err := binlogIO.Download(ctx, binlogPaths[pos])
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			blobs := lo.Map(bytesArr, func(v []byte, i int) *storage.Blob {
-				return &storage.Blob{Key: binlogPaths[pos][i], Value: v}
-			})
-			pos++
-			return blobs, nil
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_writer.go b/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_writer.go
index acf9b2ccb1..ca1cab2dfc 100644
--- a/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_writer.go
+++ b/internal/datanode/compactor/segment_writer.go
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
-	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/arrow"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/arrow/array"
-	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/arrow/memory"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -369,44 +366,7 @@ func (w *SegmentWriter) WriteRecord(r storage.Record) error {
 
 		w.rowCount.Inc()
 	}
-
-	builders := make([]array.Builder, len(w.sch.Fields))
-	for i, f := range w.sch.Fields {
-		var b array.Builder
-		if r.Column(f.FieldID) == nil {
-			b = array.NewBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, storage.MilvusDataTypeToArrowType(f.GetDataType(), 1))
-		} else {
-			b = array.NewBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, r.Column(f.FieldID).DataType())
-		}
-		builders[i] = b
-	}
-	for c, builder := range builders {
-		fid := w.sch.Fields[c].FieldID
-		defaultValue := w.sch.Fields[c].GetDefaultValue()
-		for i := 0; i < rows; i++ {
-			if err := storage.AppendValueAt(builder, r.Column(fid), i, defaultValue); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	arrays := make([]arrow.Array, len(builders))
-	fields := make([]arrow.Field, len(builders))
-	field2Col := make(map[typeutil.UniqueID]int, len(builders))
-
-	for c, builder := range builders {
-		arrays[c] = builder.NewArray()
-		fid := w.sch.Fields[c].FieldID
-		fields[c] = arrow.Field{
-			Name:     strconv.Itoa(int(fid)),
-			Type:     arrays[c].DataType(),
-			Nullable: true, // No nullable check here.
-		}
-		field2Col[fid] = c
-	}
-
-	rec := storage.NewSimpleArrowRecord(array.NewRecord(arrow.NewSchema(fields, nil), arrays, int64(rows)), field2Col)
-	defer rec.Release()
-	return w.writer.Write(rec)
+	return w.writer.Write(r)
 }
 
 func (w *SegmentWriter) Write(v *storage.Value) error {
diff --git a/internal/storage/rw.go b/internal/storage/rw.go
index c5dc2421cf..4e1b16ac3e 100644
--- a/internal/storage/rw.go
+++ b/internal/storage/rw.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	sio "io"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 
@@ -36,11 +37,16 @@ const (
 	StorageV2 int64 = 2
 )
 
+type (
+	downloaderFn func(ctx context.Context, paths []string) ([][]byte, error)
+	uploaderFn   func(ctx context.Context, kvs map[string][]byte) error
+)
+
 type rwOptions struct {
 	version             int64
 	bufferSize          int64
-	downloader          func(ctx context.Context, paths []string) ([][]byte, error)
-	uploader            func(ctx context.Context, kvs map[string][]byte) error
+	downloader          downloaderFn
+	uploader            uploaderFn
 	multiPartUploadSize int64
 	columnGroups        []storagecommon.ColumnGroup
 }
@@ -90,6 +96,77 @@ func WithColumnGroups(columnGroups []storagecommon.ColumnGroup) RwOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func makeBlobsReader(ctx context.Context, binlogs []*datapb.FieldBinlog, downloader downloaderFn) (ChunkedBlobsReader, error) {
+	if len(binlogs) == 0 {
+		return func() ([]*Blob, error) {
+			return nil, sio.EOF
+		}, nil
+	}
+	sort.Slice(binlogs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return binlogs[i].FieldID < binlogs[j].FieldID
+	})
+	for _, binlog := range binlogs {
+		sort.Slice(binlog.Binlogs, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return binlog.Binlogs[i].LogID < binlog.Binlogs[j].LogID
+		})
+	}
+	nChunks := len(binlogs[0].Binlogs)
+	chunks := make([][]string, nChunks) // i is chunkid, j is fieldid
+	missingChunks := lo.Map(binlogs, func(binlog *datapb.FieldBinlog, _ int) int {
+		return nChunks - len(binlog.Binlogs)
+	})
+	for i := range nChunks {
+		chunks[i] = make([]string, 0, len(binlogs))
+		for j, binlog := range binlogs {
+			if i >= missingChunks[j] {
+				idx := i - missingChunks[j]
+				chunks[i] = append(chunks[i], binlog.Binlogs[idx].LogPath)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// verify if the chunks order is correct.
+	// the zig-zag order should have a (strict) increasing order on logids.
+	// lastLogID := int64(-1)
+	// for _, paths := range chunks {
+	// 	lastFieldID := int64(-1)
+	// 	for _, path := range paths {
+	// 		_, _, _, fieldID, logID, ok := metautil.ParseInsertLogPath(path)
+	// 		if !ok {
+	// 			return nil, merr.WrapErrIoFailedReason(fmt.Sprintf("malformed log path %s", path))
+	// 		}
+	// 		if fieldID < lastFieldID {
+	// 			return nil, merr.WrapErrIoFailedReason(fmt.Sprintf("unaligned log path %s, fieldID %d less than lastFieldID %d", path, fieldID, lastFieldID))
+	// 		}
+	// 		if logID < lastLogID {
+	// 			return nil, merr.WrapErrIoFailedReason(fmt.Sprintf("unaligned log path %s, logID %d less than lastLogID %d", path, logID, lastLogID))
+	// 		}
+	// 		lastLogID = logID
+	// 		lastFieldID = fieldID
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	chunkPos := 0
+	return func() ([]*Blob, error) {
+		if chunkPos >= nChunks {
+			return nil, sio.EOF
+		}
+
+		vals, err := downloader(ctx, chunks[chunkPos])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		blobs := make([]*Blob, 0, len(vals))
+		for i := range vals {
+			blobs = append(blobs, &Blob{
+				Key:   chunks[chunkPos][i],
+				Value: vals[i],
+			})
+		}
+		chunkPos++
+		return blobs, nil
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func NewBinlogRecordReader(ctx context.Context, binlogs []*datapb.FieldBinlog, schema *schemapb.CollectionSchema, option ...RwOption) (RecordReader, error) {
 	rwOptions := DefaultRwOptions()
 	for _, opt := range option {
@@ -97,28 +174,11 @@ func NewBinlogRecordReader(ctx context.Context, binlogs []*datapb.FieldBinlog, s
 	}
 	switch rwOptions.version {
 	case StorageV1:
-		itr := 0
-		return newCompositeBinlogRecordReader(schema, func() ([]*Blob, error) {
-			if len(binlogs) <= 0 {
-				return nil, sio.EOF
-			}
-			paths := make([]string, len(binlogs))
-			for i, fieldBinlog := range binlogs {
-				if itr >= len(fieldBinlog.GetBinlogs()) {
-					return nil, sio.EOF
-				}
-				paths[i] = fieldBinlog.GetBinlogs()[itr].GetLogPath()
-			}
-			itr++
-			values, err := rwOptions.downloader(ctx, paths)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			blobs := lo.Map(values, func(v []byte, i int) *Blob {
-				return &Blob{Key: paths[i], Value: v}
-			})
-			return blobs, nil
-		})
+		blobsReader, err := makeBlobsReader(ctx, binlogs, rwOptions.downloader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return newCompositeBinlogRecordReader(schema, blobsReader)
 	case StorageV2:
 		if len(binlogs) <= 0 {
 			return nil, sio.EOF
diff --git a/internal/storage/rw_test.go b/internal/storage/rw_test.go
index 5544032f00..417b297d67 100644
--- a/internal/storage/rw_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/rw_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -377,3 +378,165 @@ func genCollectionSchemaWithBM25() *schemapb.CollectionSchema {
 func getMilvusBirthday() time.Time {
 	return time.Date(2019, time.Month(5), 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 }
+
+func Test_makeBlobsReader(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	downloader := func(ctx context.Context, paths []string) ([][]byte, error) {
+		return lo.Map(paths, func(item string, index int) []byte {
+			return []byte{}
+		}), nil
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		binlogs []*datapb.FieldBinlog
+		want    [][]*Blob
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "test full",
+			binlogs: []*datapb.FieldBinlog{
+				{
+					FieldID: 100,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/100/1"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					FieldID: 101,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/101/2"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					FieldID: 102,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/102/3"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: [][]*Blob{
+				{
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/100/1",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/101/2",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/102/3",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "test added field",
+			binlogs: []*datapb.FieldBinlog{
+				{
+					FieldID: 100,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/100/1"},
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/100/3"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					FieldID: 101,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/101/2"},
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/101/4"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					FieldID: 102,
+					Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+						{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/102/5"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: [][]*Blob{
+				{
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/100/1",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/101/2",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/100/3",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/101/4",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+					{
+						Key:   "x/1/1/1/102/5",
+						Value: []byte{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+
+		// {
+		// 	name: "test error",
+		// 	binlogs: []*datapb.FieldBinlog{
+		// 		{
+		// 			FieldID: 100,
+		// 			Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/100/1"},
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/100/3"},
+		// 			},
+		// 		},
+		// 		{
+		// 			FieldID: 101,
+		// 			Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/101/2"},
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/101/4"},
+		// 			},
+		// 		},
+		// 		{
+		// 			FieldID: 102,
+		// 			Binlogs: []*datapb.Binlog{
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/102/5"},
+		// 				{LogPath: "x/1/1/1/102/6"},
+		// 			},
+		// 		},
+		// 	},
+		// 	want:    nil,
+		// 	wantErr: true,
+		// },
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			reader, err := makeBlobsReader(ctx, tt.binlogs, downloader)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !tt.wantErr {
+					t.Errorf("makeBlobsReader() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			got := make([][]*Blob, 0)
+			for {
+				bs, err := reader()
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+				if err != nil {
+					assert.Fail(t, err.Error())
+				}
+				got = append(got, bs)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/storage/serde_events.go b/internal/storage/serde_events.go
index e6c2798884..d5777bafaf 100644
--- a/internal/storage/serde_events.go
+++ b/internal/storage/serde_events.go
@@ -49,21 +49,26 @@ type ChunkedBlobsReader func() ([]*Blob, error)
 
 type CompositeBinlogRecordReader struct {
 	BlobsReader ChunkedBlobsReader
+	schema      *schemapb.CollectionSchema
+	index       map[FieldID]int16
 
 	brs []*BinlogReader
 	rrs []array.RecordReader
-
-	schema *schemapb.CollectionSchema
-	index  map[FieldID]int16
 }
 
 func (crr *CompositeBinlogRecordReader) iterateNextBatch() error {
 	if crr.brs != nil {
 		for _, er := range crr.brs {
-			er.Close()
+			if er != nil {
+				er.Close()
+			}
 		}
+	}
+	if crr.rrs != nil {
 		for _, rr := range crr.rrs {
-			rr.Release()
+			if rr != nil {
+				rr.Release()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -72,13 +77,10 @@ func (crr *CompositeBinlogRecordReader) iterateNextBatch() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if crr.rrs == nil {
-		crr.rrs = make([]array.RecordReader, len(blobs))
-		crr.brs = make([]*BinlogReader, len(blobs))
-		crr.index = make(map[FieldID]int16, len(blobs))
-	}
+	crr.rrs = make([]array.RecordReader, len(crr.schema.Fields))
+	crr.brs = make([]*BinlogReader, len(crr.schema.Fields))
 
-	for i, b := range blobs {
+	for _, b := range blobs {
 		reader, err := NewBinlogReader(b.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -88,12 +90,12 @@ func (crr *CompositeBinlogRecordReader) iterateNextBatch() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		i := crr.index[reader.FieldID]
 		rr, err := er.GetArrowRecordReader()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		crr.rrs[i] = rr
-		crr.index[reader.FieldID] = int16(i)
 		crr.brs[i] = reader
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -106,36 +108,45 @@ func (crr *CompositeBinlogRecordReader) Next() (Record, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	composeRecord := func() (Record, bool) {
-		recs := make([]arrow.Array, len(crr.rrs))
-		for i, rr := range crr.rrs {
-			if ok := rr.Next(); !ok {
-				return nil, false
+	composeRecord := func() (Record, error) {
+		recs := make([]arrow.Array, len(crr.schema.Fields))
+
+		for i, f := range crr.schema.Fields {
+			if crr.rrs[i] != nil {
+				if ok := crr.rrs[i].Next(); !ok {
+					return nil, io.EOF
+				}
+				recs[i] = crr.rrs[i].Record().Column(0)
+			} else {
+				// If the field is not in the current batch, fill with null array
+				// Note that we're intentionally not filling default value here, because the
+				// deserializer will fill them later.
+				if !f.Nullable {
+					return nil, merr.WrapErrServiceInternal(fmt.Sprintf("missing field data %s", f.Name))
+				}
+				dim, _ := typeutil.GetDim(f)
+				builder := array.NewBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, serdeMap[f.DataType].arrowType(int(dim)))
+				builder.AppendNulls(int(crr.rrs[0].Record().NumRows()))
+				recs[i] = builder.NewArray()
 			}
-			recs[i] = rr.Record().Column(0)
 		}
 		return &compositeRecord{
 			index: crr.index,
 			recs:  recs,
-		}, true
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Try compose records
-	var (
-		r  Record
-		ok bool
-	)
-	r, ok = composeRecord()
-	if !ok {
-		// If failed the first time, try iterate next batch (blob), the error may be io.EOF
+	r, err := composeRecord()
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		// if EOF, try iterate next batch (blob)
 		if err := crr.iterateNextBatch(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		// If iterate next batch success, try compose again
-		if r, ok = composeRecord(); !ok {
-			// If the next blob is empty, return io.EOF (it's rare).
-			return nil, io.EOF
-		}
+		r, err = composeRecord() // try compose again
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return r, nil
 }
@@ -170,43 +181,45 @@ func parseBlobKey(blobKey string) (colId FieldID, logId UniqueID) {
 }
 
 func MakeBlobsReader(blobs []*Blob) ChunkedBlobsReader {
-	blobMap := make(map[FieldID][]*Blob)
-	for _, blob := range blobs {
-		colId, _ := parseBlobKey(blob.Key)
-		if _, exists := blobMap[colId]; !exists {
-			blobMap[colId] = []*Blob{blob}
-		} else {
-			blobMap[colId] = append(blobMap[colId], blob)
+	// sort blobs by log id
+	sort.Slice(blobs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		_, iLog := parseBlobKey(blobs[i].Key)
+		_, jLog := parseBlobKey(blobs[j].Key)
+		return iLog < jLog
+	})
+	var field0 FieldID
+	pivots := make([]int, 0)
+	for i, blob := range blobs {
+		if i == 0 {
+			field0, _ = parseBlobKey(blob.Key)
+			pivots = append(pivots, 0)
+			continue
+		}
+		if fieldID, _ := parseBlobKey(blob.Key); fieldID == field0 {
+			pivots = append(pivots, i)
 		}
 	}
-	sortedBlobs := make([][]*Blob, 0, len(blobMap))
-	for _, blobsForField := range blobMap {
-		sort.Slice(blobsForField, func(i, j int) bool {
-			_, iLog := parseBlobKey(blobsForField[i].Key)
-			_, jLog := parseBlobKey(blobsForField[j].Key)
-
-			return iLog < jLog
-		})
-		sortedBlobs = append(sortedBlobs, blobsForField)
-	}
+	pivots = append(pivots, len(blobs)) // append a pivot to the end of the slice
 	chunkPos := 0
 	return func() ([]*Blob, error) {
-		if len(sortedBlobs) == 0 || chunkPos >= len(sortedBlobs[0]) {
+		if chunkPos >= len(pivots)-1 {
 			return nil, io.EOF
 		}
-		blobs := make([]*Blob, len(sortedBlobs))
-		for fieldPos := range blobs {
-			blobs[fieldPos] = sortedBlobs[fieldPos][chunkPos]
-		}
+		chunk := blobs[pivots[chunkPos]:pivots[chunkPos+1]]
 		chunkPos++
-		return blobs, nil
+		return chunk, nil
 	}
 }
 
 func newCompositeBinlogRecordReader(schema *schemapb.CollectionSchema, blobsReader ChunkedBlobsReader) (*CompositeBinlogRecordReader, error) {
+	index := make(map[FieldID]int16)
+	for i, f := range schema.Fields {
+		index[f.FieldID] = int16(i)
+	}
 	return &CompositeBinlogRecordReader{
 		schema:      schema,
 		BlobsReader: blobsReader,
+		index:       index,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -235,16 +248,12 @@ func ValueDeserializer(r Record, v []*Value, fieldSchema []*schemapb.FieldSchema
 		for _, f := range fieldSchema {
 			j := f.FieldID
 			dt := f.DataType
-			if r.Column(j) == nil {
+			if r.Column(j).IsNull(i) {
 				if f.GetDefaultValue() != nil {
 					m[j] = getDefaultValue(f)
 				} else {
 					m[j] = nil
 				}
-				continue
-			}
-			if r.Column(j).IsNull(i) {
-				m[j] = nil
 			} else {
 				d, ok := serdeMap[dt].deserialize(r.Column(j), i)
 				if ok {
@@ -286,7 +295,15 @@ func NewBinlogDeserializeReader(schema *schemapb.CollectionSchema, blobsReader C
 }
 
 func newDeltalogOneFieldReader(blobs []*Blob) (*DeserializeReaderImpl[*DeleteLog], error) {
-	reader, err := newCompositeBinlogRecordReader(nil, MakeBlobsReader(blobs))
+	reader, err := newCompositeBinlogRecordReader(
+		&schemapb.CollectionSchema{
+			Fields: []*schemapb.FieldSchema{
+				{
+					DataType: schemapb.DataType_VarChar,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		MakeBlobsReader(blobs))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -923,7 +940,7 @@ func newDeltalogSerializeWriter(eventWriter *DeltalogStreamWriter, batchSize int
 	}
 	rws[0] = rw
 	compositeRecordWriter := NewCompositeRecordWriter(rws)
-	return NewSerializeRecordWriter[*DeleteLog](compositeRecordWriter, func(v []*DeleteLog) (Record, error) {
+	return NewSerializeRecordWriter(compositeRecordWriter, func(v []*DeleteLog) (Record, error) {
 		builder := array.NewBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, arrow.BinaryTypes.String)
 
 		for _, vv := range v {
diff --git a/internal/storage/serde_events_test.go b/internal/storage/serde_events_test.go
index 3257eb823c..babb37cab0 100644
--- a/internal/storage/serde_events_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/serde_events_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/arrow/memory"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/parquet/file"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v17/parquet/pqarrow"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestBinlogDeserializeReader(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test empty data", func(t *testing.T) {
-		reader, err := NewBinlogDeserializeReader(nil, func() ([]*Blob, error) {
+		reader, err := NewBinlogDeserializeReader(generateTestSchema(), func() ([]*Blob, error) {
 			return nil, io.EOF
 		})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func TestBinlogSerializeWriter(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBinlogValueWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test empty data", func(t *testing.T) {
-		reader, err := NewBinlogDeserializeReader(nil, func() ([]*Blob, error) {
+		reader, err := NewBinlogDeserializeReader(generateTestSchema(), func() ([]*Blob, error) {
 			return nil, io.EOF
 		})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -708,3 +709,108 @@ func readDeltaLog(size int, blob *Blob) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func TestMakeBlobsReader(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		blobs []string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want [][]string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "test empty",
+			args: args{
+				blobs: nil,
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test aligned",
+			args: args{
+				blobs: []string{
+					"x/1/1/1/1/1",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/2",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/3",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/4",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/5",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/6",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/7",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/8",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/9",
+				},
+			},
+			want: [][]string{
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/1", "x/1/1/1/2/2", "x/1/1/1/3/3"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/4", "x/1/1/1/2/5", "x/1/1/1/3/6"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/7", "x/1/1/1/2/8", "x/1/1/1/3/9"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test added field",
+			args: args{
+				blobs: []string{
+					"x/1/1/1/1/1",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/2",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/3",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/4",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/5",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/6",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/7",
+				},
+			},
+
+			want: [][]string{
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/1", "x/1/1/1/2/2"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/3", "x/1/1/1/2/4"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/5", "x/1/1/1/2/6", "x/1/1/1/3/7"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test if there is a hole",
+			args: args{
+				blobs: []string{
+					"x/1/1/1/1/1",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/2",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/3",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/4",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/5",
+					"x/1/1/1/1/6",
+					"x/1/1/1/2/7",
+					"x/1/1/1/3/8",
+				},
+			},
+
+			want: [][]string{
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/1", "x/1/1/1/2/2", "x/1/1/1/3/3"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/4", "x/1/1/1/2/5"},
+				{"x/1/1/1/1/6", "x/1/1/1/2/7", "x/1/1/1/3/8"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			blobs := lo.Map(tt.args.blobs, func(item string, index int) *Blob {
+				return &Blob{
+					Key: item,
+				}
+			})
+			reader := MakeBlobsReader(blobs)
+			got := make([][]string, 0)
+			for {
+				bs, err := reader()
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+				if err != nil {
+					assert.Fail(t, err.Error())
+				}
+				got = append(got, lo.Map(bs, func(item *Blob, index int) string {
+					return item.Key
+				}))
+			}
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/go_client/.golangci.yml b/tests/go_client/.golangci.yml
index 8b90a9f55a..d482018027 100644
--- a/tests/go_client/.golangci.yml
+++ b/tests/go_client/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 run:
-  go: "1.21"
-  skip-dirs:
-    - build
-    - configs
-    - deployments
-    - docs
-    - scripts
-    - internal/core
-    - cmake_build
-  skip-files:
-    - partial_search_test.go
+  go: "1.22"
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true
@@ -42,7 +32,6 @@ linters-settings:
       - prefix(github.com/milvus-io)
     custom-order: true
   gofumpt:
-    lang-version: "1.18"
     module-path: github.com/milvus-io
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/milvus-io
@@ -129,6 +118,16 @@ linters-settings:
       #- 'fmt\.Print.*' WIP
 
 issues:
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - build
+    - configs
+    - deployments
+    - docs
+    - scripts
+    - internal/core
+    - cmake_build
+  exclude-files:
+    - partial_search_test.go
   exclude-use-default: false
   exclude-rules:
     - path: .+_test\.go
@@ -161,6 +160,31 @@ issues:
     - SA1019
     # defer return errors
     - SA5001
+    # TODO: cleanup following exclusions, added on golangci-lint upgrade
+    - sloppyLen
+    - dupSubExpr
+    - assignOp
+    - ifElseChain
+    - elseif
+    - commentFormatting
+    - var-naming
+    - exitAfterDefer
+    - captLocal
+    - singleCaseSwitch
+    - typeSwitchVar
+    - indent-error-flow
+    - appendAssign
+    - deprecatedComment
+    - SA9009
+    - SA1006
+    - S1009
+    - unlambda
+    - dupCase
+    - dupArg
+    - offBy1
+    - unslice    
+    # Integer overflow conversion
+    - G115
 
   # Maximum issues count per one linter. Set to 0 to disable. Default is 50.
   max-issues-per-linter: 0