Turn on More linters

    - misspell
    - prealloc
    - unparam
    - nakedret

Signed-off-by: Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>

74 files changed, 296 insertions, 435 deletions

diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 33a8b4f59..4d5ff549c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ run:
     - pkg/spec
     - pkg/varlink
     - pkg/varlinkapi
+    - docs/varlink
   skip-files:
     - iopodman.go
     - swagger.go
@@ -25,10 +26,6 @@ linters:
     - gosec
     - lll
     - maligned
-    - misspell
-    - prealloc
-    - unparam
-    - nakedret
 linters-settings:
   errcheck:
     check-blank: false
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
index 2a5ebea3c..0b44ef544 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-func getCPULimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) (*specs.LinuxCPU, error) {
+func getCPULimits(c *ContainerCLIOpts) *specs.LinuxCPU {
 	cpu := &specs.LinuxCPU{}
 	hasLimits := false
 
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ func getCPULimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string)
 	}
 
 	if !hasLimits {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil
 	}
-	return cpu, nil
+	return cpu
 }
 
-func getIOLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) (*specs.LinuxBlockIO, error) {
+func getIOLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts) (*specs.LinuxBlockIO, error) {
 	var err error
 	io := &specs.LinuxBlockIO{}
 	hasLimits := false
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func getIOLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) (
 	}
 
 	if len(c.BlkIOWeightDevice) > 0 {
-		if err := parseWeightDevices(c.BlkIOWeightDevice, s); err != nil {
+		if err := parseWeightDevices(s, c.BlkIOWeightDevice); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		hasLimits = true
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func getIOLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) (
 	return io, nil
 }
 
-func getPidsLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) *specs.LinuxPids {
+func getPidsLimits(c *ContainerCLIOpts) *specs.LinuxPids {
 	pids := &specs.LinuxPids{}
 	if c.CGroupsMode == "disabled" && c.PIDsLimit != 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func getPidsLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getMemoryLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string) (*specs.LinuxMemory, error) {
+func getMemoryLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts) (*specs.LinuxMemory, error) {
 	var err error
 	memory := &specs.LinuxMemory{}
 	hasLimits := false
@@ -446,19 +446,16 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string
 	if s.ResourceLimits == nil {
 		s.ResourceLimits = &specs.LinuxResources{}
 	}
-	s.ResourceLimits.Memory, err = getMemoryLimits(s, c, args)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO, err = getIOLimits(s, c, args)
+	s.ResourceLimits.Memory, err = getMemoryLimits(s, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	s.ResourceLimits.Pids = getPidsLimits(s, c, args)
-	s.ResourceLimits.CPU, err = getCPULimits(s, c, args)
+	s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO, err = getIOLimits(s, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	s.ResourceLimits.Pids = getPidsLimits(c)
+	s.ResourceLimits.CPU = getCPULimits(c)
 	if s.ResourceLimits.CPU == nil && s.ResourceLimits.Pids == nil && s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO == nil && s.ResourceLimits.Memory == nil {
 		s.ResourceLimits = nil
 	}
@@ -700,7 +697,7 @@ func makeHealthCheckFromCli(inCmd, interval string, retries uint, timeout, start
 	return &hc, nil
 }
 
-func parseWeightDevices(weightDevs []string, s *specgen.SpecGenerator) error {
+func parseWeightDevices(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, weightDevs []string) error {
 	for _, val := range weightDevs {
 		split := strings.SplitN(val, ":", 2)
 		if len(split) != 2 {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/mount.go b/cmd/podman/containers/mount.go
index af4d52caa..7f15616de 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/mount.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func init() {
 func mount(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
 		errs utils.OutputErrors
-		mrs  []mountReporter
 	)
 	reports, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerMount(registry.GetContext(), args, mountOpts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ func mount(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if mountOpts.Format == "json" {
 		return printJSON(reports)
 	}
+	mrs := make([]mountReporter, 0, len(reports))
 	for _, r := range reports {
 		mrs = append(mrs, mountReporter{r})
 	}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func printJSON(reports []*entities.ContainerMountReport) error {
 		Names      []string
 		Mountpoint string `json:"mountpoint"`
 	}
-	var jreports []jreport
+	jreports := make([]jreport, 0, len(reports))
 
 	for _, r := range reports {
 		jreports = append(jreports, jreport{
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go b/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
index a29b4da3d..ffd2054a6 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func listFlagSet(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("latest")
 	}
 }
-func checkFlags(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func checkFlags(c *cobra.Command) error {
 	// latest, and last are mutually exclusive.
 	if listOpts.Last >= 0 && listOpts.Latest {
 		return errors.Errorf("last and latest are mutually exclusive")
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ func getResponses() ([]entities.ListContainer, error) {
 }
 
 func ps(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	var responses []psReporter
-	if err := checkFlags(cmd, args); err != nil {
+	if err := checkFlags(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, f := range filters {
@@ -172,6 +171,7 @@ func ps(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return quietOut(listContainers)
 	}
 
+	responses := make([]psReporter, 0, len(listContainers))
 	for _, r := range listContainers {
 		responses = append(responses, psReporter{r})
 	}
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ func portsToString(ports []ocicni.PortMapping) string {
 		first int32
 		last  int32
 	}
-	var portDisplay []string
+	portDisplay := []string{}
+
 	if len(ports) == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/stats.go b/cmd/podman/containers/stats.go
index 11aa3a4d2..260cbd25d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/stats.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/stats.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func outputStats(reports []*define.ContainerStats) error {
 		tm.MoveCursor(1, 1)
 		tm.Flush()
 	}
-	var stats []*containerStats
+	stats := make([]*containerStats, 0, len(reports))
 	for _, r := range reports {
 		stats = append(stats, &containerStats{r})
 	}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func outputJSON(stats []*containerStats) error {
 		BlockIO    string `json:"block_io"`
 		Pids       string `json:"pids"`
 	}
-	var jstats []jstat
+	jstats := make([]jstat, 0, len(stats))
 	for _, j := range stats {
 		jstats = append(jstats, jstat{
 			Id:         j.ID(),
diff --git a/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go b/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
index 75031e070..e4fdd8690 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	flags.BoolVarP(&systemdOptions.New, "new", "", false, "Create a new container instead of starting an existing one")
 	flags.StringVar(&systemdOptions.ContainerPrefix, "container-prefix", "container", "Systemd unit name prefix for containers")
 	flags.StringVar(&systemdOptions.PodPrefix, "pod-prefix", "pod", "Systemd unit name prefix for pods")
-	flags.StringVar(&systemdOptions.Separator, "separator", "-", "Systemd unit name seperator between name/id and prefix")
+	flags.StringVar(&systemdOptions.Separator, "separator", "-", "Systemd unit name separator between name/id and prefix")
 	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.AliasFlags)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/history.go b/cmd/podman/images/history.go
index 17a80557e..ea4b9983f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/history.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/history.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func history(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	var hr []historyreporter
+	hr := make([]historyreporter, 0, len(results.Layers))
 	for _, l := range results.Layers {
 		hr = append(hr, historyreporter{l})
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/inspect/inspect.go b/cmd/podman/inspect/inspect.go
index 223ce00f0..1ed033ec3 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/inspect/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/inspect/inspect.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func newInspector(options entities.InspectOptions) (*inspector, error) {
 // inspect inspects the specified container/image names or IDs.
 func (i *inspector) inspect(namesOrIDs []string) error {
 	// data - dumping place for inspection results.
-	var data []interface{}
+	var data []interface{} //nolint
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	if len(namesOrIDs) == 0 {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (i *inspector) inspect(namesOrIDs []string) error {
 }
 
 func (i *inspector) inspectAll(ctx context.Context, namesOrIDs []string) ([]interface{}, error) {
-	var data []interface{}
+	var data []interface{} //nolint
 	for _, name := range namesOrIDs {
 		imgData, err := i.imageEngine.Inspect(ctx, []string{name}, i.options)
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/networks/list.go b/cmd/podman/networks/list.go
index 498a4dc18..747fef26d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/networks/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/networks/list.go
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func networkList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	var (
-		nlprs []ListPrintReports
-	)
-
 	// validate the filter pattern.
 	if len(networkListOptions.Filter) > 0 {
 		tokens := strings.Split(networkListOptions.Filter, "=")
@@ -82,6 +78,7 @@ func networkList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return jsonOut(responses)
 	}
 
+	nlprs := make([]ListPrintReports, 0, len(responses))
 	for _, r := range responses {
 		nlprs = append(nlprs, ListPrintReports{r})
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/ps.go b/cmd/podman/pods/ps.go
index bcd1db84c..0171bb243 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/ps.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func pods(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
 		w   io.Writer = os.Stdout
 		row string
-		lpr []ListPodReporter
 	)
 
 	if psInput.Quiet && len(psInput.Format) > 0 {
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ func pods(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	lpr := make([]ListPodReporter, 0, len(responses))
 	for _, r := range responses {
 		lpr = append(lpr, ListPodReporter{r})
 	}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (l ListPodReporter) InfraId() string { //nolint
 }
 
 func (l ListPodReporter) ContainerIds() string {
-	var ctrids []string
+	ctrids := make([]string, 0, len(l.Containers))
 	for _, c := range l.Containers {
 		id := c.Id
 		if !noTrunc {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (l ListPodReporter) ContainerIds() string {
 }
 
 func (l ListPodReporter) ContainerNames() string {
-	var ctrNames []string
+	ctrNames := make([]string, 0, len(l.Containers))
 	for _, c := range l.Containers {
 		ctrNames = append(ctrNames, c.Names)
 	}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (l ListPodReporter) ContainerNames() string {
 }
 
 func (l ListPodReporter) ContainerStatuses() string {
-	var statuses []string
+	statuses := make([]string, 0, len(l.Containers))
 	for _, c := range l.Containers {
 		statuses = append(statuses, c.Status)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/df.go b/cmd/podman/system/df.go
index 9318bba12..c56990cb5 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/df.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/df.go
@@ -147,15 +147,13 @@ func printSummary(reports *entities.SystemDfReport, userFormat string) error {
 
 func printVerbose(reports *entities.SystemDfReport) error {
 	var (
-		dfImages     []*dfImage
-		dfContainers []*dfContainer
-		dfVolumes    []*dfVolume
-		w            io.Writer = os.Stdout
+		w io.Writer = os.Stdout
 	)
 
 	// Images
 	fmt.Print("\nImages space usage:\n\n")
 	// convert to dfImage for output
+	dfImages := make([]*dfImage, 0, len(reports.Images))
 	for _, d := range reports.Images {
 		dfImages = append(dfImages, &dfImage{SystemDfImageReport: d})
 	}
@@ -170,6 +168,7 @@ func printVerbose(reports *entities.SystemDfReport) error {
 	fmt.Print("\nContainers space usage:\n\n")
 
 	// convert to dfContainers for output
+	dfContainers := make([]*dfContainer, 0, len(reports.Containers))
 	for _, d := range reports.Containers {
 		dfContainers = append(dfContainers, &dfContainer{SystemDfContainerReport: d})
 	}
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ func printVerbose(reports *entities.SystemDfReport) error {
 	// Volumes
 	fmt.Print("\nLocal Volumes space usage:\n\n")
 
+	dfVolumes := make([]*dfVolume, 0, len(reports.Volumes))
 	// convert to dfVolume for output
 	for _, d := range reports.Volumes {
 		dfVolumes = append(dfVolumes, &dfVolume{SystemDfVolumeReport: d})
diff --git a/libpod/boltdb_state.go b/libpod/boltdb_state.go
index 4b6ff2c1d..be2787670 100644
--- a/libpod/boltdb_state.go
+++ b/libpod/boltdb_state.go
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ func (s *BoltState) Refresh() error {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmarshalling state for container %s", string(id))
 			}
 
-			if err := resetState(state); err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error resetting state for container %s", string(id))
-			}
+			resetState(state)
 
 			newStateBytes, err := json.Marshal(state)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go b/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
index 21d55bf77..70abbb39c 100644
--- a/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
@@ -407,10 +407,7 @@ func (s *BoltState) getContainerFromDB(id []byte, ctr *Container, ctrsBkt *bolt.
 		ociRuntime, ok := s.runtime.ociRuntimes[runtimeName]
 		if !ok {
 			// Use a MissingRuntime implementation
-			ociRuntime, err = getMissingRuntime(runtimeName, s.runtime)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			ociRuntime = getMissingRuntime(runtimeName, s.runtime)
 		}
 		ctr.ociRuntime = ociRuntime
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/container_api.go b/libpod/container_api.go
index d366ffb84..d43cb4829 100644
--- a/libpod/container_api.go
+++ b/libpod/container_api.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *Container) Init(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// don't recursively start
-	if err := c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (c *Container) RestartWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, timeout uint) (err e
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/libpod/container_inspect.go b/libpod/container_inspect.go
index b26dcddf6..c6d9e1a65 100644
--- a/libpod/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/container_inspect.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (c *Container) getContainerInspectData(size bool, driverData *driver.Data)
 	}
 
 	namedVolumes, mounts := c.sortUserVolumes(ctrSpec)
-	inspectMounts, err := c.getInspectMounts(ctrSpec, namedVolumes, mounts)
+	inspectMounts, err := c.getInspectMounts(namedVolumes, mounts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ func (c *Container) getContainerInspectData(size bool, driverData *driver.Data)
 	}
 	data.NetworkSettings = networkConfig
 
-	inspectConfig, err := c.generateInspectContainerConfig(ctrSpec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	inspectConfig := c.generateInspectContainerConfig(ctrSpec)
 	data.Config = inspectConfig
 
 	hostConfig, err := c.generateInspectContainerHostConfig(ctrSpec, namedVolumes, mounts)
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ func (c *Container) getContainerInspectData(size bool, driverData *driver.Data)
 // Get inspect-formatted mounts list.
 // Only includes user-specified mounts. Only includes bind mounts and named
 // volumes, not tmpfs volumes.
-func (c *Container) getInspectMounts(ctrSpec *spec.Spec, namedVolumes []*ContainerNamedVolume, mounts []spec.Mount) ([]define.InspectMount, error) {
+func (c *Container) getInspectMounts(namedVolumes []*ContainerNamedVolume, mounts []spec.Mount) ([]define.InspectMount, error) {
 	inspectMounts := []define.InspectMount{}
 
 	// No mounts, return early
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ func parseMountOptionsForInspect(options []string, mount *define.InspectMount) {
 }
 
 // Generate the InspectContainerConfig struct for the Config field of Inspect.
-func (c *Container) generateInspectContainerConfig(spec *spec.Spec) (*define.InspectContainerConfig, error) {
+func (c *Container) generateInspectContainerConfig(spec *spec.Spec) *define.InspectContainerConfig {
 	ctrConfig := new(define.InspectContainerConfig)
 
 	ctrConfig.Hostname = c.Hostname()
@@ -325,7 +322,7 @@ func (c *Container) generateInspectContainerConfig(spec *spec.Spec) (*define.Ins
 
 	ctrConfig.CreateCommand = c.config.CreateCommand
 
-	return ctrConfig, nil
+	return ctrConfig
 }
 
 // Generate the InspectContainerHostConfig struct for the HostConfig field of
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index f6fc3c1a4..73e0b2118 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (c *Container) handleRestartPolicy(ctx context.Context) (restarted bool, er
 	logrus.Debugf("Restarting container %s due to restart policy %s", c.ID(), c.config.RestartPolicy)
 
 	// Need to check if dependencies are alive.
-	if err = c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (c *Container) teardownStorage() error {
 // Reset resets state fields to default values.
 // It is performed before a refresh and clears the state after a reboot.
 // It does not save the results - assumes the database will do that for us.
-func resetState(state *ContainerState) error {
+func resetState(state *ContainerState) {
 	state.PID = 0
 	state.ConmonPID = 0
 	state.Mountpoint = ""
@@ -527,8 +527,6 @@ func resetState(state *ContainerState) error {
 	state.StoppedByUser = false
 	state.RestartPolicyMatch = false
 	state.RestartCount = 0
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Refresh refreshes the container's state after a restart.
@@ -756,7 +754,7 @@ func (c *Container) prepareToStart(ctx context.Context, recursive bool) (err err
 	}
 
 	if !recursive {
-		if err := c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err := c.checkDependenciesAndHandleError(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -792,7 +790,7 @@ func (c *Container) prepareToStart(ctx context.Context, recursive bool) (err err
 }
 
 // checks dependencies are running and prints a helpful message
-func (c *Container) checkDependenciesAndHandleError(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (c *Container) checkDependenciesAndHandleError() error {
 	notRunning, err := c.checkDependenciesRunning()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error checking dependencies for container %s", c.ID())
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
index 9afe11b2b..12c1abf1c 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ func (c *Container) generateResolvConf() (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var dns []net.IP
+	dns := make([]net.IP, 0, len(c.runtime.config.Containers.DNSServers))
 	for _, i := range c.runtime.config.Containers.DNSServers {
 		result := net.ParseIP(i)
 		if result == nil {
@@ -1393,7 +1393,9 @@ func (c *Container) generateHosts(path string) (string, error) {
 // local hosts file. netCtr is the container from which the netNS information is
 // taken.
 // path is the basis of the hosts file, into which netCtr's netNS information will be appended.
-func (c *Container) appendHosts(path string, netCtr *Container) (string, error) {
+// FIXME.  Path should be used by this function,but I am not sure what is correct; remove //lint
+// once this is fixed
+func (c *Container) appendHosts(path string, netCtr *Container) (string, error) { //nolint
 	return c.appendStringToRundir("hosts", netCtr.getHosts())
 }
 
diff --git a/libpod/define/info.go b/libpod/define/info.go
index f136936f7..47c53d067 100644
--- a/libpod/define/info.go
+++ b/libpod/define/info.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type RemoteSocket struct {
 	Exists bool   `json:"exists,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// SlirpInfo describes the slirp exectuable that
+// SlirpInfo describes the slirp executable that
 // is being being used.
 type SlirpInfo struct {
 	Executable string `json:"executable"`
diff --git a/libpod/events.go b/libpod/events.go
index 20ebecc66..3d07c5d76 100644
--- a/libpod/events.go
+++ b/libpod/events.go
@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) Events(options events.ReadOptions) error {
 
 // GetEvents reads the event log and returns events based on input filters
 func (r *Runtime) GetEvents(filters []string) ([]*events.Event, error) {
-	var (
-		logEvents []*events.Event
-		readErr   error
-	)
+	var readErr error
 	eventChannel := make(chan *events.Event)
 	options := events.ReadOptions{
 		EventChannel: eventChannel,
@@ -106,6 +103,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) GetEvents(filters []string) ([]*events.Event, error) {
 	if readErr != nil {
 		return nil, readErr
 	}
+	logEvents := make([]*events.Event, 0, len(eventChannel))
 	for e := range eventChannel {
 		logEvents = append(logEvents, e)
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/events/filters.go b/libpod/events/filters.go
index b3c5eda6e..6eed1f61d 100644
--- a/libpod/events/filters.go
+++ b/libpod/events/filters.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func parseFilter(filter string) (string, string, error) {
 }
 
 func generateEventOptions(filters []string, since, until string) ([]EventFilter, error) {
-	var options []EventFilter
+	options := make([]EventFilter, 0, len(filters))
 	for _, filter := range filters {
 		key, val, err := parseFilter(filter)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/libpod/image/image.go b/libpod/image/image.go
index 60787b826..1101e35dc 100644
--- a/libpod/image/image.go
+++ b/libpod/image/image.go
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ func (ir *Runtime) New(ctx context.Context, name, signaturePolicyPath, authfile
 // LoadFromArchiveReference creates a new image object for images pulled from a tar archive and the like (podman load)
 // This function is needed because it is possible for a tar archive to have multiple tags for one image
 func (ir *Runtime) LoadFromArchiveReference(ctx context.Context, srcRef types.ImageReference, signaturePolicyPath string, writer io.Writer) ([]*Image, error) {
-	var newImages []*Image
-
 	if signaturePolicyPath == "" {
 		signaturePolicyPath = ir.SignaturePolicyPath
 	}
@@ -182,6 +180,7 @@ func (ir *Runtime) LoadFromArchiveReference(ctx context.Context, srcRef types.Im
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to pull %s", transports.ImageName(srcRef))
 	}
 
+	newImages := make([]*Image, 0, len(imageNames))
 	for _, name := range imageNames {
 		newImage, err := ir.NewFromLocal(name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -475,11 +474,11 @@ func (ir *Runtime) GetRWImages() ([]*Image, error) {
 
 // getImages retrieves all images present in storage
 func (ir *Runtime) getImages(rwOnly bool) ([]*Image, error) {
-	var newImages []*Image
 	images, err := ir.store.Images()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	newImages := make([]*Image, 0, len(images))
 	for _, i := range images {
 		if rwOnly && i.ReadOnly {
 			continue
diff --git a/libpod/image/image_test.go b/libpod/image/image_test.go
index 3cd368cdc..74067853e 100644
--- a/libpod/image/image_test.go
+++ b/libpod/image/image_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func cleanup(workdir string, ir *Runtime) {
 	}
 }
 
-func makeLocalMatrix(b, bg *Image) ([]localImageTest, error) {
+func makeLocalMatrix(b, bg *Image) []localImageTest {
 	var l []localImageTest
 	// busybox
 	busybox := localImageTest{
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func makeLocalMatrix(b, bg *Image) ([]localImageTest, error) {
 	busyboxGlibc.names = bbGlibcNames
 
 	l = append(l, busybox, busyboxGlibc)
-	return l, nil
+	return l
 
 }
 
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ func TestImage_NewFromLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	bbglibc, err := ir.New(context.Background(), "docker.io/library/busybox:glibc", "", "", writer, nil, SigningOptions{}, nil, util.PullImageMissing)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	tm, err := makeLocalMatrix(bb, bbglibc)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
+	tm := makeLocalMatrix(bb, bbglibc)
 	for _, image := range tm {
 		// tag our images
 		err = image.img.TagImage(image.taggedName)
diff --git a/libpod/image/prune.go b/libpod/image/prune.go
index 3b4ea74c4..518795173 100644
--- a/libpod/image/prune.go
+++ b/libpod/image/prune.go
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ func (ir *Runtime) GetPruneImages(ctx context.Context, all bool, filterFuncs []I
 // PruneImages prunes dangling and optionally all unused images from the local
 // image store
 func (ir *Runtime) PruneImages(ctx context.Context, all bool, filter []string) ([]string, error) {
-	var (
-		prunedCids  []string
-		filterFuncs []ImageFilter
-	)
+	filterFuncs := make([]ImageFilter, 0, len(filter))
 	for _, f := range filter {
 		filterSplit := strings.SplitN(f, "=", 2)
 		if len(filterSplit) < 2 {
@@ -125,6 +122,7 @@ func (ir *Runtime) PruneImages(ctx context.Context, all bool, filter []string) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to get images to prune")
 	}
+	prunedCids := make([]string, 0, len(pruneImages))
 	for _, p := range pruneImages {
 		repotags, err := p.RepoTags()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/libpod/image/pull.go b/libpod/image/pull.go
index 6b4c40ba2..24909a59a 100644
--- a/libpod/image/pull.go
+++ b/libpod/image/pull.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (ir *Runtime) pullGoalFromPossiblyUnqualifiedName(inputName string) (*pullG
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var refPairs []pullRefPair
+	refPairs := make([]pullRefPair, 0, len(searchRegistries))
 	for _, registry := range searchRegistries {
 		ref, err := decomposedImage.referenceWithRegistry(registry)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/libpod/image/search.go b/libpod/image/search.go
index fd29dac45..f8d45d576 100644
--- a/libpod/image/search.go
+++ b/libpod/image/search.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func SearchImages(term string, options SearchOptions) ([]SearchResult, error) {
 	searchImageInRegistryHelper := func(index int, registry string) {
 		defer sem.Release(1)
 		defer wg.Done()
-		searchOutput, err := searchImageInRegistry(term, registry, options)
-		data[index] = searchOutputData{data: searchOutput, err: err}
+		searchOutput := searchImageInRegistry(term, registry, options)
+		data[index] = searchOutputData{data: searchOutput}
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func getRegistries(registry string) ([]string, error) {
 	return registries, nil
 }
 
-func searchImageInRegistry(term string, registry string, options SearchOptions) ([]SearchResult, error) {
+func searchImageInRegistry(term string, registry string, options SearchOptions) []SearchResult {
 	// Max number of queries by default is 25
 	limit := maxQueries
 	if options.Limit > 0 {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func searchImageInRegistry(term string, registry string, options SearchOptions)
 	results, err := docker.SearchRegistry(context.TODO(), sc, registry, term, limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("error searching registry %q: %v", registry, err)
-		return []SearchResult{}, nil
+		return []SearchResult{}
 	}
 	index := registry
 	arr := strings.Split(registry, ".")
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func searchImageInRegistry(term string, registry string, options SearchOptions)
 		}
 		paramsArr = append(paramsArr, params)
 	}
-	return paramsArr, nil
+	return paramsArr
 }
 
 // ParseSearchFilter turns the filter into a SearchFilter that can be used for
diff --git a/libpod/kube.go b/libpod/kube.go
index a3c5e912f..90acd2541 100644
--- a/libpod/kube.go
+++ b/libpod/kube.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func (c *Container) GenerateForKube() (*v1.Pod, error) {
 func (p *Pod) GenerateForKube() (*v1.Pod, []v1.ServicePort, error) {
 	// Generate the v1.Pod yaml description
 	var (
-		servicePorts []v1.ServicePort
-		ports        []v1.ContainerPort
+		ports        []v1.ContainerPort //nolint
+		servicePorts []v1.ServicePort   //nolint
 	)
 
 	allContainers, err := p.allContainers()
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func GenerateKubeServiceFromV1Pod(pod *v1.Pod, servicePorts []v1.ServicePort) v1
 // containerPortsToServicePorts takes a slice of containerports and generates a
 // slice of service ports
 func containerPortsToServicePorts(containerPorts []v1.ContainerPort) []v1.ServicePort {
-	var sps []v1.ServicePort
+	sps := make([]v1.ServicePort, 0, len(containerPorts))
 	for _, cp := range containerPorts {
 		nodePort := 30000 + rand.Intn(32767-30000+1)
 		servicePort := v1.ServicePort{
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ func containerPortsToServicePorts(containerPorts []v1.ContainerPort) []v1.Servic
 // containersToServicePorts takes a slice of v1.Containers and generates an
 // inclusive list of serviceports to expose
 func containersToServicePorts(containers []v1.Container) []v1.ServicePort {
-	var sps []v1.ServicePort
 	// Without the call to rand.Seed, a program will produce the same sequence of pseudo-random numbers
 	// for each execution. Legal nodeport range is 30000-32767
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 
+	sps := make([]v1.ServicePort, 0, len(containers))
 	for _, ctr := range containers {
 		sps = append(sps, containerPortsToServicePorts(ctr.Ports)...)
 	}
@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ func containersToServicePorts(containers []v1.Container) []v1.ServicePort {
 }
 
 func (p *Pod) podWithContainers(containers []*Container, ports []v1.ContainerPort) (*v1.Pod, error) {
-	var (
-		podContainers []v1.Container
-	)
 	deDupPodVolumes := make(map[string]*v1.Volume)
 	first := true
+	podContainers := make([]v1.Container, 0, len(containers))
 	for _, ctr := range containers {
 		if !ctr.IsInfra() {
 			ctr, volumes, err := containerToV1Container(ctr)
@@ -201,13 +199,11 @@ func addContainersAndVolumesToPodObject(containers []v1.Container, volumes []v1.
 // simplePodWithV1Container is a function used by inspect when kube yaml needs to be generated
 // for a single container.  we "insert" that container description in a pod.
 func simplePodWithV1Container(ctr *Container) (*v1.Pod, error) {
-	var containers []v1.Container
 	kubeCtr, kubeVols, err := containerToV1Container(ctr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	containers = append(containers, kubeCtr)
-	return addContainersAndVolumesToPodObject(containers, kubeVols, ctr.Name()), nil
+	return addContainersAndVolumesToPodObject([]v1.Container{kubeCtr}, kubeVols, ctr.Name()), nil
 
 }
 
@@ -223,11 +219,7 @@ func containerToV1Container(c *Container) (v1.Container, []v1.Volume, error) {
 
 	if len(c.config.Spec.Linux.Devices) > 0 {
 		// TODO Enable when we can support devices and their names
-		devices, err := generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice(c.Spec().Linux.Devices)
-		if err != nil {
-			return kubeContainer, kubeVolumes, err
-		}
-		kubeContainer.VolumeDevices = devices
+		kubeContainer.VolumeDevices = generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice(c.Spec().Linux.Devices)
 		return kubeContainer, kubeVolumes, errors.Wrapf(define.ErrNotImplemented, "linux devices")
 	}
 
@@ -283,7 +275,7 @@ func containerToV1Container(c *Container) (v1.Container, []v1.Volume, error) {
 // ocicniPortMappingToContainerPort takes an ocicni portmapping and converts
 // it to a v1.ContainerPort format for kube output
 func ocicniPortMappingToContainerPort(portMappings []ocicni.PortMapping) ([]v1.ContainerPort, error) {
-	var containerPorts []v1.ContainerPort
+	containerPorts := make([]v1.ContainerPort, 0, len(portMappings))
 	for _, p := range portMappings {
 		var protocol v1.Protocol
 		switch strings.ToUpper(p.Protocol) {
@@ -308,7 +300,7 @@ func ocicniPortMappingToContainerPort(portMappings []ocicni.PortMapping) ([]v1.C
 
 // libpodEnvVarsToKubeEnvVars converts a key=value string slice to []v1.EnvVar
 func libpodEnvVarsToKubeEnvVars(envs []string) ([]v1.EnvVar, error) {
-	var envVars []v1.EnvVar
+	envVars := make([]v1.EnvVar, 0, len(envs))
 	for _, e := range envs {
 		split := strings.SplitN(e, "=", 2)
 		if len(split) != 2 {
@@ -325,11 +317,10 @@ func libpodEnvVarsToKubeEnvVars(envs []string) ([]v1.EnvVar, error) {
 
 // libpodMountsToKubeVolumeMounts converts the containers mounts to a struct kube understands
 func libpodMountsToKubeVolumeMounts(c *Container) ([]v1.VolumeMount, []v1.Volume, error) {
-	var vms []v1.VolumeMount
-	var vos []v1.Volume
-
 	// TjDO when named volumes are supported in play kube, also parse named volumes here
 	_, mounts := c.sortUserVolumes(c.config.Spec)
+	vms := make([]v1.VolumeMount, 0, len(mounts))
+	vos := make([]v1.Volume, 0, len(mounts))
 	for _, m := range mounts {
 		vm, vo, err := generateKubeVolumeMount(m)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -404,8 +395,8 @@ func convertVolumePathToName(hostSourcePath string) (string, error) {
 
 func determineCapAddDropFromCapabilities(defaultCaps, containerCaps []string) *v1.Capabilities {
 	var (
-		drop []v1.Capability
-		add  []v1.Capability
+		drop = []v1.Capability{}
+		add  = []v1.Capability{}
 	)
 	dedupDrop := make(map[string]bool)
 	dedupAdd := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -518,8 +509,8 @@ func generateKubeSecurityContext(c *Container) (*v1.SecurityContext, error) {
 }
 
 // generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice takes a list of devices and makes a VolumeDevice struct for kube
-func generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice(devices []specs.LinuxDevice) ([]v1.VolumeDevice, error) {
-	var volumeDevices []v1.VolumeDevice
+func generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice(devices []specs.LinuxDevice) []v1.VolumeDevice {
+	volumeDevices := make([]v1.VolumeDevice, 0, len(devices))
 	for _, d := range devices {
 		vd := v1.VolumeDevice{
 			// TBD How are we going to sync up these names
@@ -528,7 +519,7 @@ func generateKubeVolumeDeviceFromLinuxDevice(devices []specs.LinuxDevice) ([]v1.
 		}
 		volumeDevices = append(volumeDevices, vd)
 	}
-	return volumeDevices, nil
+	return volumeDevices
 }
 
 func removeUnderscores(s string) string {
diff --git a/libpod/oci_missing.go b/libpod/oci_missing.go
index 90e90cc6c..8caf00e6e 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_missing.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_missing.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type MissingRuntime struct {
 
 // Get a new MissingRuntime for the given name.
 // Requires a libpod Runtime so we can make a sane path for the exits dir.
-func getMissingRuntime(name string, r *Runtime) (OCIRuntime, error) {
+func getMissingRuntime(name string, r *Runtime) OCIRuntime {
 	missingRuntimesLock.Lock()
 	defer missingRuntimesLock.Unlock()
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func getMissingRuntime(name string, r *Runtime) (OCIRuntime, error) {
 
 	runtime, ok := missingRuntimes[name]
 	if ok {
-		return runtime, nil
+		return runtime
 	}
 
 	// Once for each missing runtime, we want to error.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func getMissingRuntime(name string, r *Runtime) (OCIRuntime, error) {
 
 	missingRuntimes[name] = newRuntime
 
-	return newRuntime, nil
+	return newRuntime
 }
 
 // Name is the name of the missing runtime
diff --git a/libpod/pod_api.go b/libpod/pod_api.go
index c8605eb69..98f4cad73 100644
--- a/libpod/pod_api.go
+++ b/libpod/pod_api.go
@@ -432,10 +432,6 @@ func containerStatusFromContainers(allCtrs []*Container) (map[string]define.Cont
 
 // Inspect returns a PodInspect struct to describe the pod
 func (p *Pod) Inspect() (*define.InspectPodData, error) {
-	var (
-		ctrs []define.InspectPodContainerInfo
-	)
-
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	if err := p.updatePod(); err != nil {
@@ -446,6 +442,7 @@ func (p *Pod) Inspect() (*define.InspectPodData, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	ctrs := make([]define.InspectPodContainerInfo, 0, len(containers))
 	ctrStatuses := make(map[string]define.ContainerStatus, len(containers))
 	for _, c := range containers {
 		containerStatus := "unknown"
diff --git a/libpod/pod_internal.go b/libpod/pod_internal.go
index 851f52a4e..9e60d3c07 100644
--- a/libpod/pod_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/pod_internal.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Creates a new, empty pod
-func newPod(runtime *Runtime) (*Pod, error) {
+func newPod(runtime *Runtime) *Pod {
 	pod := new(Pod)
 	pod.config = new(PodConfig)
 	pod.config.ID = stringid.GenerateNonCryptoID()
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func newPod(runtime *Runtime) (*Pod, error) {
 	pod.state = new(podState)
 	pod.runtime = runtime
 
-	return pod, nil
+	return pod
 }
 
 // Update pod state from database
diff --git a/libpod/runtime.go b/libpod/runtime.go
index 4744de1a2..b1e48b3b3 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime.go
@@ -286,9 +286,7 @@ func makeRuntime(ctx context.Context, runtime *Runtime) (err error) {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error retrieving runtime configuration from database")
 	}
 
-	if err := runtime.mergeDBConfig(dbConfig); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error merging database config into runtime config")
-	}
+	runtime.mergeDBConfig(dbConfig)
 
 	logrus.Debugf("Using graph driver %s", runtime.storageConfig.GraphDriverName)
 	logrus.Debugf("Using graph root %s", runtime.storageConfig.GraphRoot)
@@ -696,11 +694,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) configureStore() error {
 
 	// Set up a storage service for creating container root filesystems from
 	// images
-	storageService, err := getStorageService(r.store)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	r.storageService = storageService
+	r.storageService = getStorageService(r.store)
 
 	ir := image.NewImageRuntimeFromStore(r.store)
 	ir.SignaturePolicyPath = r.config.Engine.SignaturePolicyPath
@@ -751,7 +745,7 @@ type DBConfig struct {
 }
 
 // mergeDBConfig merges the configuration from the database.
-func (r *Runtime) mergeDBConfig(dbConfig *DBConfig) error {
+func (r *Runtime) mergeDBConfig(dbConfig *DBConfig) {
 
 	c := &r.config.Engine
 	if !r.storageSet.RunRootSet && dbConfig.StorageTmp != "" {
@@ -802,7 +796,6 @@ func (r *Runtime) mergeDBConfig(dbConfig *DBConfig) error {
 		}
 		c.VolumePath = dbConfig.VolumePath
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *Runtime) EnableLabeling() bool {
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
index aa91dff03..f0beb0941 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) GetRunningContainers() ([]*Container, error) {
 // GetContainersByList is a helper function for GetContainers
 // which takes a []string of container IDs or names
 func (r *Runtime) GetContainersByList(containers []string) ([]*Container, error) {
-	var ctrs []*Container
+	ctrs := make([]*Container, 0, len(containers))
 	for _, inputContainer := range containers {
 		ctr, err := r.LookupContainer(inputContainer)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_pod_linux.go b/libpod/runtime_pod_linux.go
index 73b6c5d9b..25584c5ad 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_pod_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_pod_linux.go
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) NewPod(ctx context.Context, options ...PodCreateOption) (_ *Po
 		return nil, define.ErrRuntimeStopped
 	}
 
-	pod, err := newPod(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating pod")
-	}
+	pod := newPod(r)
 
 	// Set default namespace to runtime's namespace
 	// Do so before options run so they can override it
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_volume_linux.go b/libpod/runtime_volume_linux.go
index d4b46cc94..f6ecae4ab 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_volume_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_volume_linux.go
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) NewVolume(ctx context.Context, options ...VolumeCreateOption)
 
 // newVolume creates a new empty volume
 func (r *Runtime) newVolume(ctx context.Context, options ...VolumeCreateOption) (_ *Volume, deferredErr error) {
-	volume, err := newVolume(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating volume")
-	}
-
+	volume := newVolume(r)
 	for _, option := range options {
 		if err := option(volume); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error running volume create option")
diff --git a/libpod/storage.go b/libpod/storage.go
index 34e40f699..c90020833 100644
--- a/libpod/storage.go
+++ b/libpod/storage.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type storageService struct {
 
 // getStorageService returns a storageService which can create container root
 // filesystems from images
-func getStorageService(store storage.Store) (*storageService, error) {
-	return &storageService{store: store}, nil
+func getStorageService(store storage.Store) *storageService {
+	return &storageService{store: store}
 }
 
 // ContainerInfo wraps a subset of information about a container: the locations
diff --git a/libpod/volume_internal.go b/libpod/volume_internal.go
index 781ff77ca..d7d5a2494 100644
--- a/libpod/volume_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/volume_internal.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Creates a new volume
-func newVolume(runtime *Runtime) (*Volume, error) {
+func newVolume(runtime *Runtime) *Volume {
 	volume := new(Volume)
 	volume.config = new(VolumeConfig)
 	volume.state = new(VolumeState)
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ func newVolume(runtime *Runtime) (*Volume, error) {
 	volume.config.Labels = make(map[string]string)
 	volume.config.Options = make(map[string]string)
 	volume.state.NeedsCopyUp = true
-
-	return volume, nil
+	return volume
 }
 
 // teardownStorage deletes the volume from volumePath
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
index 3d4bd4fb5..3ae9d9ab3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ func CreateContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func makeCreateConfig(containerConfig *config.Config, input handlers.CreateContainerConfig, newImage *image2.Image) (createconfig.CreateConfig, error) {
 	var (
-		err     error
-		init    bool
-		tmpfs   []string
-		volumes []string
+		err  error
+		init bool
 	)
 	env := make(map[string]string)
 	stopSignal := unix.SIGTERM
@@ -137,6 +135,7 @@ func makeCreateConfig(containerConfig *config.Config, input handlers.CreateConta
 		User:       input.User,
 	}
 	pidConfig := createconfig.PidConfig{PidMode: namespaces.PidMode(input.HostConfig.PidMode)}
+	volumes := make([]string, 0, len(input.Volumes))
 	for k := range input.Volumes {
 		volumes = append(volumes, k)
 	}
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ func makeCreateConfig(containerConfig *config.Config, input handlers.CreateConta
 	}
 
 	// format the tmpfs mounts into a []string from map
+	tmpfs := make([]string, 0, len(input.HostConfig.Tmpfs))
 	for k, v := range input.HostConfig.Tmpfs {
 		tmpfs = append(tmpfs, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", k, v))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/images_history.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/images_history.go
index afadf4c48..7c0bbf828 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/images_history.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/images_history.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 func HistoryImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
-	var allHistory []handlers.HistoryResponse
 
 	newImage, err := runtime.ImageRuntime().NewFromLocal(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ func HistoryImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
+	allHistory := make([]handlers.HistoryResponse, 0, len(history))
 	for _, h := range history {
 		l := handlers.HistoryResponse{
 			ID:        h.ID,
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/info.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/info.go
index d4a933c54..5c3f610a4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/info.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/info.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func GetInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func getGraphStatus(storeInfo map[string]string) [][2]string {
-	var graphStatus [][2]string
+	graphStatus := make([][2]string, 0, len(storeInfo))
 	for k, v := range storeInfo {
 		graphStatus = append(graphStatus, [2]string{k, v})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/networks.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/networks.go
index 8734ba405..0f1eca5e5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/networks.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/networks.go
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ func findPluginByName(plugins []*libcni.NetworkConfig, pluginType string) ([]byt
 }
 
 func ListNetworks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var (
-		reports []*types.NetworkResource
-	)
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	decoder := r.Context().Value("decoder").(*schema.Decoder)
 	query := struct {
@@ -191,6 +188,7 @@ func ListNetworks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
+	reports := make([]*types.NetworkResource, 0, len(netNames))
 	for _, name := range netNames {
 		report, err := getNetworkResourceByName(name, runtime)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ func CreateNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if len(networkCreate.Name) > 0 {
 		name = networkCreate.Name
 	}
-	// At present I think we should just suport the bridge driver
+	// At present I think we should just support the bridge driver
 	// and allow demand to make us consider more
 	if networkCreate.Driver != network.DefaultNetworkDriver {
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, errors.New("network create only supports the bridge driver"))
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
index 7d4d03144..4b57ef26a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		runtime   = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 		decoder   = r.Context().Value("decoder").(*schema.Decoder)
 		responses map[string]error
-		errs      []error
 	)
 	query := struct {
 		Timeout int `schema:"t"`
@@ -128,6 +127,7 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
+	var errs []error //nolint
 	for _, err := range responses {
 		errs = append(errs, err)
 	}
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func PodStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var (
-		errs []error
-	)
+	var errs []error //nolint
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	pod, err := runtime.LookupPod(name)
@@ -206,9 +204,7 @@ func PodDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func PodRestart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var (
-		errs []error
-	)
+	var errs []error //nolint
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	pod, err := runtime.LookupPod(name)
@@ -243,12 +239,12 @@ func PodPrune(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func PodPruneHelper(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.PodPruneReport, error) {
 	var (
 		runtime = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
-		reports []*entities.PodPruneReport
 	)
 	responses, err := runtime.PrunePods(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodPruneReport, 0, len(responses))
 	for k, v := range responses {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.PodPruneReport{
 			Err: v,
@@ -259,9 +255,7 @@ func PodPruneHelper(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.PodPrun
 }
 
 func PodPause(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var (
-		errs []error
-	)
+	var errs []error //nolint
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	pod, err := runtime.LookupPod(name)
@@ -285,9 +279,7 @@ func PodPause(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func PodUnpause(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var (
-		errs []error
-	)
+	var errs []error //nolint
 	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	pod, err := runtime.LookupPod(name)
@@ -357,7 +349,7 @@ func PodKill(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		runtime = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 		decoder = r.Context().Value("decoder").(*schema.Decoder)
 		signal  = "SIGKILL"
-		errs    []error
+		errs    []error //nolint
 	)
 	query := struct {
 		Signal string `schema:"signal"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
index f575546c9..52d3b91ab 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func SystemPrune(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	systemPruneReport.ImagePruneReport = &report
 
 	if query.Volumes {
-		volumePruneReport, err := pruneVolumesHelper(w, r)
+		volumePruneReport, err := pruneVolumesHelper(r)
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
 			return
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
index b5574b87b..ea035fc4d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ func InspectVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func ListVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var (
-		decoder       = r.Context().Value("decoder").(*schema.Decoder)
-		runtime       = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
-		volumeConfigs []*entities.VolumeListReport
+		decoder = r.Context().Value("decoder").(*schema.Decoder)
+		runtime = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
 	)
 	query := struct {
 		Filters map[string][]string `schema:"filters"`
@@ -129,6 +128,7 @@ func ListVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
+	volumeConfigs := make([]*entities.VolumeListReport, 0, len(vols))
 	for _, v := range vols {
 		config := entities.VolumeConfigResponse{
 			Name:       v.Name(),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func ListVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func PruneVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	reports, err := pruneVolumesHelper(w, r)
+	reports, err := pruneVolumesHelper(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
 		return
@@ -155,15 +155,15 @@ func PruneVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, reports)
 }
 
-func pruneVolumesHelper(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.VolumePruneReport, error) {
+func pruneVolumesHelper(r *http.Request) ([]*entities.VolumePruneReport, error) {
 	var (
 		runtime = r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
-		reports []*entities.VolumePruneReport
 	)
 	pruned, err := runtime.PruneVolumes(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumePruneReport, 0, len(pruned))
 	for k, v := range pruned {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.VolumePruneReport{
 			Err: v,
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
index 7fb31a177..91e91121f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func GetImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*image.Image, error) {
 	if query.All {
 		return images, nil
 	}
-	var returnImages []*image.Image
+	returnImages := []*image.Image{}
 	for _, img := range images {
 		if len(img.Names()) == 0 {
 			parent, err := img.IsParent(r.Context())
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
index 4a5cbd05c..0bb818c1c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 func GetPods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport, error) {
 	var (
-		lps     []*entities.ListPodsReport
 		pods    []*libpod.Pod
 		filters []libpod.PodFilter
 	)
@@ -45,6 +44,11 @@ func GetPods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(pods) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	lps := make([]*entities.ListPodsReport, 0, len(pods))
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		status, err := pod.GetPodStatus()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/connection.go b/pkg/bindings/connection.go
index aa7f3707c..a9c61e5ae 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/connection.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/connection.go
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ func NewConnectionWithIdentity(ctx context.Context, uri string, passPhrase strin
 			_url.Path = JoinURL(_url.Host, _url.Path)
 			_url.Host = ""
 		}
-		connection, err = unixClient(_url)
+		connection = unixClient(_url)
 	case "tcp":
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp://") {
 			return nil, errors.New("tcp URIs should begin with tcp://")
 		}
-		connection, err = tcpClient(_url)
+		connection = tcpClient(_url)
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("'%s' is not a supported schema", _url.Scheme)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func NewConnectionWithIdentity(ctx context.Context, uri string, passPhrase strin
 	return ctx, nil
 }
 
-func tcpClient(_url *url.URL) (Connection, error) {
+func tcpClient(_url *url.URL) Connection {
 	connection := Connection{
 		URI: _url,
 	}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func tcpClient(_url *url.URL) (Connection, error) {
 			DisableCompression: true,
 		},
 	}
-	return connection, nil
+	return connection
 }
 
 // pingNewConnection pings to make sure the RESTFUL service is up
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ func pingNewConnection(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func sshClient(_url *url.URL, secure bool, passPhrase string, identities ...string) (Connection, error) {
-	var authMethods []ssh.AuthMethod
-
+	authMethods := []ssh.AuthMethod{}
 	for _, i := range identities {
 		auth, err := publicKey(i, []byte(passPhrase))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ func sshClient(_url *url.URL, secure bool, passPhrase string, identities ...stri
 	return connection, nil
 }
 
-func unixClient(_url *url.URL) (Connection, error) {
+func unixClient(_url *url.URL) Connection {
 	connection := Connection{URI: _url}
 	connection.Client = &http.Client{
 		Transport: &http.Transport{
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ func unixClient(_url *url.URL) (Connection, error) {
 			DisableCompression: true,
 		},
 	}
-	return connection, nil
+	return connection
 }
 
 // DoRequest assembles the http request and returns the response
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/checkpoint.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/checkpoint.go
index 916ec8071..8a3932e80 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/checkpoint.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, keep, leaveRunning, tcpEst
 }
 
 // Restore restores a checkpointed container to running. The container is identified by the nameOrID option. All
-// additional options are optional and allow finer control of the restore processs.
+// additional options are optional and allow finer control of the restore process.
 func Restore(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, keep, tcpEstablished, ignoreRootFS, ignoreStaticIP, ignoreStaticMAC *bool, name, importArchive *string) (*entities.RestoreReport, error) {
 	var report entities.RestoreReport
 	conn, err := bindings.GetClient(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types.go
index 31daaf565..f288c2944 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type LogOptions struct {
 	Until      *string
 }
 
-// CommitOptions describe details about the resulting commited
+// CommitOptions describe details about the resulting committed
 // image as defined by repo and tag. None of these options
 // are required.
 type CommitOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/images.go b/pkg/bindings/images/images.go
index a82a9080b..9cb6a0ac5 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/images.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/images.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func Pull(ctx context.Context, rawImage string, options entities.ImagePullOption
 }
 
 // Push is the binding for libpod's v2 endpoints for push images.  Note that
-// `source` must be a refering to an image in the remote's container storage.
+// `source` must be a referring to an image in the remote's container storage.
 // The destination must be a reference to a registry (i.e., of docker transport
 // or be normalized to one).  Other transports are rejected as they do not make
 // sense in a remote context.
diff --git a/pkg/cgroups/cgroups.go b/pkg/cgroups/cgroups.go
index 3b56f944f..399072108 100644
--- a/pkg/cgroups/cgroups.go
+++ b/pkg/cgroups/cgroups.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func getAvailableControllers(exclude map[string]controllerHandler, cgroup2 bool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "read directory %s", cgroupRoot)
 	}
-	var controllers []controller
+	controllers := []controller{}
 	for _, i := range infos {
 		name := i.Name()
 		if _, found := exclude[name]; found {
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (c *CgroupControl) AddPid(pid int) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var names []string
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(handlers))
 	for n := range handlers {
 		names = append(names, n)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cgroups/cpu.go b/pkg/cgroups/cpu.go
index 5f0a18031..3745c6e50 100644
--- a/pkg/cgroups/cpu.go
+++ b/pkg/cgroups/cpu.go
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ func readAcct(ctr *CgroupControl, name string) (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 func readAcctList(ctr *CgroupControl, name string) ([]uint64, error) {
-	var r []uint64
-
 	p := filepath.Join(ctr.getCgroupv1Path(CPUAcct), name)
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "reading %s", p)
 	}
+	r := []uint64{}
 	for _, s := range strings.Split(string(data), " ") {
 		s = cleanString(s)
 		if s == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/generate.go b/pkg/domain/entities/generate.go
index 68a42d897..a8ad13705 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/generate.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type GenerateSystemdOptions struct {
 	ContainerPrefix string
 	// PodPrefix - systemd unit name prefix for pods
 	PodPrefix string
-	// Separator - systemd unit name seperator between name/id and prefix
+	// Separator - systemd unit name separator between name/id and prefix
 	Separator string
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
index 4d6d0d59a..d2c8aefdc 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
@@ -84,13 +84,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExists(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string)
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerWait(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.WaitOptions) ([]entities.WaitReport, error) {
-	var (
-		responses []entities.WaitReport
-	)
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(false, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	responses := make([]entities.WaitReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		response := entities.WaitReport{Id: c.ID()}
 		exitCode, err := c.WaitForConditionWithInterval(options.Interval, options.Condition)
@@ -106,10 +104,9 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerWait(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PauseUnPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, error) {
 	var (
-		ctrs   []*libpod.Container
-		err    error
-		report []*entities.PauseUnpauseReport
+		err error
 	)
+	ctrs := []*libpod.Container{} //nolint
 	if options.All {
 		ctrs, err = ic.Libpod.GetAllContainers()
 	} else {
@@ -118,6 +115,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	report := make([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		err := c.Pause()
 		report = append(report, &entities.PauseUnpauseReport{Id: c.ID(), Err: err})
@@ -127,10 +125,9 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []stri
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PauseUnPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, error) {
 	var (
-		ctrs   []*libpod.Container
-		err    error
-		report []*entities.PauseUnpauseReport
+		err error
 	)
+	ctrs := []*libpod.Container{} //nolint
 	if options.All {
 		ctrs, err = ic.Libpod.GetAllContainers()
 	} else {
@@ -139,6 +136,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	report := make([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		err := c.Unpause()
 		report = append(report, &entities.PauseUnpauseReport{Id: c.ID(), Err: err})
@@ -146,9 +144,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 	return report, nil
 }
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.StopOptions) ([]*entities.StopReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.StopReport
-	)
 	names := namesOrIds
 	for _, cidFile := range options.CIDFiles {
 		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cidFile)
@@ -184,6 +179,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.StopReport, 0, len(errMap))
 	for ctr, err := range errMap {
 		report := new(entities.StopReport)
 		report.Id = ctr.ID()
@@ -204,10 +200,10 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.
 			filterFuncs = append(filterFuncs, generatedFunc)
 		}
 	}
-	return ic.pruneContainersHelper(ctx, filterFuncs)
+	return ic.pruneContainersHelper(filterFuncs)
 }
 
-func (ic *ContainerEngine) pruneContainersHelper(ctx context.Context, filterFuncs []libpod.ContainerFilter) (*entities.ContainerPruneReport, error) {
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) pruneContainersHelper(filterFuncs []libpod.ContainerFilter) (*entities.ContainerPruneReport, error) {
 	prunedContainers, pruneErrors, err := ic.Libpod.PruneContainers(filterFuncs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -220,9 +216,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) pruneContainersHelper(ctx context.Context, filterFunc
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.KillOptions) ([]*entities.KillReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.KillReport
-	)
 	sig, err := signal.ParseSignalNameOrNumber(options.Signal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -231,6 +224,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.KillReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, con := range ctrs {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.KillReport{
 			Id:  con.ID(),
@@ -241,9 +235,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 }
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RestartOptions) ([]*entities.RestartReport, error) {
 	var (
-		ctrs    []*libpod.Container
-		err     error
-		reports []*entities.RestartReport
+		ctrs []*libpod.Container
+		err  error
 	)
 
 	if options.Running {
@@ -258,6 +251,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 		}
 	}
 
+	reports := make([]*entities.RestartReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, con := range ctrs {
 		timeout := con.StopTimeout()
 		if options.Timeout != nil {
@@ -272,9 +266,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RmOptions) ([]*entities.RmReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.RmReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.RmReport{}
 	if options.Storage {
 		for _, ctr := range namesOrIds {
 			report := entities.RmReport{Id: ctr}
@@ -347,11 +339,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.InspectOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerInspectReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerInspectReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(false, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.ContainerInspectReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		data, err := c.Inspect(options.Size)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -439,9 +431,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExport(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string,
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.CheckpointOptions) ([]*entities.CheckpointReport, error) {
 	var (
-		err     error
-		cons    []*libpod.Container
-		reports []*entities.CheckpointReport
+		err  error
+		cons []*libpod.Container
 	)
 	checkOpts := libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions{
 		Keep:           options.Keep,
@@ -463,6 +454,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds [
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.CheckpointReport, 0, len(cons))
 	for _, con := range cons {
 		err = con.Checkpoint(ctx, checkOpts)
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.CheckpointReport{
@@ -475,10 +467,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds [
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestore(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RestoreOptions) ([]*entities.RestoreReport, error) {
 	var (
-		cons        []*libpod.Container
-		err         error
-		filterFuncs []libpod.ContainerFilter
-		reports     []*entities.RestoreReport
+		cons []*libpod.Container
+		err  error
 	)
 
 	restoreOptions := libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions{
@@ -491,10 +481,12 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestore(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 		IgnoreStaticMAC: options.IgnoreStaticMAC,
 	}
 
-	filterFuncs = append(filterFuncs, func(c *libpod.Container) bool {
-		state, _ := c.State()
-		return state == define.ContainerStateExited
-	})
+	filterFuncs := []libpod.ContainerFilter{
+		func(c *libpod.Container) bool {
+			state, _ := c.State()
+			return state == define.ContainerStateExited
+		},
+	}
 
 	switch {
 	case options.Import != "":
@@ -507,6 +499,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestore(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.RestoreReport, 0, len(cons))
 	for _, con := range cons {
 		err := con.Restore(ctx, restoreOptions)
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.RestoreReport{
@@ -565,34 +558,34 @@ func makeExecConfig(options entities.ExecOptions) *libpod.ExecConfig {
 	return execConfig
 }
 
-func checkExecPreserveFDs(options entities.ExecOptions) (int, error) {
-	ec := define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric
+func checkExecPreserveFDs(options entities.ExecOptions) error {
 	if options.PreserveFDs > 0 {
 		entries, err := ioutil.ReadDir("/proc/self/fd")
 		if err != nil {
-			return ec, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to read /proc/self/fd")
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to read /proc/self/fd")
 		}
 
 		m := make(map[int]bool)
 		for _, e := range entries {
 			i, err := strconv.Atoi(e.Name())
 			if err != nil {
-				return ec, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot parse %s in /proc/self/fd", e.Name())
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot parse %s in /proc/self/fd", e.Name())
 			}
 			m[i] = true
 		}
 
 		for i := 3; i < 3+int(options.PreserveFDs); i++ {
 			if _, found := m[i]; !found {
-				return ec, errors.New("invalid --preserve-fds=N specified. Not enough FDs available")
+				return errors.New("invalid --preserve-fds=N specified. Not enough FDs available")
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return ec, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExec(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, options entities.ExecOptions, streams define.AttachStreams) (int, error) {
-	ec, err := checkExecPreserveFDs(options)
+	ec := define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric
+	err := checkExecPreserveFDs(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ec, err
 	}
@@ -609,7 +602,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExec(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, o
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExecDetached(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, options entities.ExecOptions) (string, error) {
-	_, err := checkExecPreserveFDs(options)
+	err := checkExecPreserveFDs(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -648,7 +641,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExecDetached(ctx context.Context, nameOrID s
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.ContainerStartOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerStartReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerStartReport
+	reports := []*entities.ContainerStartReport{}
 	var exitCode = define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric
 	ctrs, rawInputs, err := getContainersAndInputByContext(false, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -907,7 +900,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerLogs(ctx context.Context, containers []strin
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCleanup(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.ContainerCleanupOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerCleanupReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerCleanupReport
+	reports := []*entities.ContainerCleanupReport{}
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -958,11 +951,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCleanup(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerInit(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.ContainerInitOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerInitReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerInitReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.ContainerInitReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, ctr := range ctrs {
 		report := entities.ContainerInitReport{Id: ctr.ID()}
 		err := ctr.Init(ctx)
@@ -993,11 +986,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerMount(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []strin
 			os.Exit(ret)
 		}
 	}
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerMountReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(options.All, options.Latest, nameOrIDs, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.ContainerMountReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, ctr := range ctrs {
 		report := entities.ContainerMountReport{Id: ctr.ID()}
 		report.Path, report.Err = ctr.Mount()
@@ -1030,11 +1023,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerMount(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []strin
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnmount(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []string, options entities.ContainerUnmountOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerUnmountReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerUnmountReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(options.All, options.Latest, nameOrIDs, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := []*entities.ContainerUnmountReport{}
 	for _, ctr := range ctrs {
 		state, err := ctr.State()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1065,11 +1058,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) Config(_ context.Context) (*config.Config, error) {
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPort(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, options entities.ContainerPortOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerPortReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerPortReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(options.All, options.Latest, []string{nameOrID}, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := []*entities.ContainerPortReport{}
 	for _, con := range ctrs {
 		state, err := con.State()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers_runlabel.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers_runlabel.go
index 41f4444d5..37422aac5 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers_runlabel.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers_runlabel.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func generateRunlabelCommand(runlabel string, img *image.Image, args []string, o
 		err             error
 		name, imageName string
 		globalOpts      string
-		cmd, env        []string
+		cmd             []string
 	)
 
 	// TODO: How do we get global opts as done in v1?
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func generateRunlabelCommand(runlabel string, img *image.Image, args []string, o
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	env = generateRunEnvironment(name, imageName, options)
+	env := generateRunEnvironment(options)
 	env = append(env, "PODMAN_RUNLABEL_NESTED=1")
 	envmap, err := envLib.ParseSlice(env)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ func generateRunlabelCommand(runlabel string, img *image.Image, args []string, o
 
 // generateCommand takes a label (string) and converts it to an executable command
 func generateCommand(command, imageName, name, globalOpts string) ([]string, error) {
-	var (
-		newCommand []string
-	)
 	if name == "" {
 		name = imageName
 	}
@@ -201,8 +198,7 @@ func generateCommand(command, imageName, name, globalOpts string) ([]string, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	newCommand = append(newCommand, prog)
-
+	newCommand := []string{prog}
 	for _, arg := range cmd[1:] {
 		var newArg string
 		switch arg {
@@ -234,7 +230,7 @@ func generateCommand(command, imageName, name, globalOpts string) ([]string, err
 
 // GenerateRunEnvironment merges the current environment variables with optional
 // environment variables provided by the user
-func generateRunEnvironment(name, imageName string, options entities.ContainerRunlabelOptions) []string {
+func generateRunEnvironment(options entities.ContainerRunlabelOptions) []string {
 	newEnv := os.Environ()
 	if options.Optional1 != "" {
 		newEnv = append(newEnv, fmt.Sprintf("OPT1=%s", options.Optional1))
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/cp.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/cp.go
index 9fc1e3bee..7567d5a70 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/cp.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/cp.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCp(ctx context.Context, source, dest string,
 
 	if isFromHostToCtr {
 		if isVol, volDestName, volName := isVolumeDestName(destPath, ctr); isVol { //nolint(gocritic)
-			path, err := pathWithVolumeMount(ctr, ic.Libpod, volDestName, volName, destPath)
+			path, err := pathWithVolumeMount(ic.Libpod, volDestName, volName, destPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting destination path from volume %s", volDestName)
 			}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCp(ctx context.Context, source, dest string,
 	} else {
 		destOwner = idtools.IDPair{UID: os.Getuid(), GID: os.Getgid()}
 		if isVol, volDestName, volName := isVolumeDestName(srcPath, ctr); isVol { //nolint(gocritic)
-			path, err := pathWithVolumeMount(ctr, ic.Libpod, volDestName, volName, srcPath)
+			path, err := pathWithVolumeMount(ic.Libpod, volDestName, volName, srcPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting source path from volume %s", volDestName)
 			}
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func isVolumeDestName(path string, ctr *libpod.Container) (bool, string, string)
 }
 
 // if SRCPATH or DESTPATH is from volume mount's destination -v or --mount type=volume, generates the path with volume mount point
-func pathWithVolumeMount(ctr *libpod.Container, runtime *libpod.Runtime, volDestName, volName, path string) (string, error) {
+func pathWithVolumeMount(runtime *libpod.Runtime, volDestName, volName, path string) (string, error) {
 	destVolume, err := runtime.GetVolume(volName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting volume destination %s", volName)
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images.go
index 67f331aac..e630d9bc8 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) Pull(ctx context.Context, rawImage string, options entiti
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting repository tags")
 	}
 
-	var foundIDs []string
+	foundIDs := []string{}
 	for _, tag := range tags {
 		name := rawImage + ":" + tag
 		newImage, err := ir.Libpod.ImageRuntime().New(ctx, name, options.SignaturePolicy, options.Authfile, writer, &dockerRegistryOptions, image.SigningOptions{}, nil, util.PullImageAlways)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func removeErrorsToExitCode(rmErrors []error) int {
 		// container.
 		inUseErrors bool
 		// otherErrors indicates that at least one error other than the two
-		// above occured.
+		// above occurred.
 		otherErrors bool
 	)
 
@@ -549,8 +549,7 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) Remove(ctx context.Context, images []string, opts entitie
 			rmErrors = append(rmErrors, err)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return
+	return //nolint
 }
 
 // Shutdown Libpod engine
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images_list.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images_list.go
index 3034e36ec..98c041c15 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images_list.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/images_list.go
@@ -8,17 +8,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (ir *ImageEngine) List(ctx context.Context, opts entities.ImageListOptions) ([]*entities.ImageSummary, error) {
-	var (
-		images []*libpodImage.Image
-		err    error
-	)
-
-	images, err = ir.Libpod.ImageRuntime().GetImagesWithFilters(opts.Filter)
+	images, err := ir.Libpod.ImageRuntime().GetImagesWithFilters(opts.Filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var summaries []*entities.ImageSummary
+	summaries := []*entities.ImageSummary{}
 	for _, img := range images {
 		var repoTags []string
 		if opts.All {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/manifest.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/manifest.go
index a2b5fc0fc..a6f5bab6b 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/manifest.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) ManifestRemove(ctx context.Context, names []string) (stri
 	}
 	listImage, err := ir.Libpod.ImageRuntime().NewFromLocal(names[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error retriving local image from image name %s", names[0])
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error retrieving local image from image name %s", names[0])
 	}
 	updatedListID, err := listImage.RemoveManifest(instanceDigest)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) ManifestRemove(ctx context.Context, names []string) (stri
 func (ir *ImageEngine) ManifestPush(ctx context.Context, names []string, opts entities.ManifestPushOptions) error {
 	listImage, err := ir.Libpod.ImageRuntime().NewFromLocal(names[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error retriving local image from image name %s", names[0])
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error retrieving local image from image name %s", names[0])
 	}
 	dest, err := alltransports.ParseImageName(names[1])
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/network.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/network.go
index 8e3515824..eba1af362 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/network.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/network.go
@@ -48,15 +48,12 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkList(ctx context.Context, options entities.Net
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.NetworkInspectOptions) ([]entities.NetworkInspectReport, error) {
-	var (
-		rawCNINetworks []entities.NetworkInspectReport
-	)
-
 	config, err := ic.Libpod.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	rawCNINetworks := make([]entities.NetworkInspectReport, 0, len(namesOrIds))
 	for _, name := range namesOrIds {
 		rawList, err := network.InspectNetwork(config, name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []stri
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.NetworkRmOptions) ([]*entities.NetworkRmReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.NetworkRmReport
+	reports := []*entities.NetworkRmReport{}
 
 	config, err := ic.Libpod.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
index f5b93c51b..7053cec9e 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubeDeployment(ctx context.Context, deploymentYAM
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podYAML *v1.PodTemplateSpec, options entities.PlayKubeOptions) (*entities.PlayKubeReport, error) {
 	var (
-		containers    []*libpod.Container
 		pod           *libpod.Pod
-		podOptions    []libpod.PodCreateOption
 		registryCreds *types.DockerAuthConfig
 		writer        io.Writer
 		playKubePod   entities.PlayKubePod
@@ -130,8 +128,10 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podY
 		}
 	}
 
-	podOptions = append(podOptions, libpod.WithInfraContainer())
-	podOptions = append(podOptions, libpod.WithPodName(podName))
+	podOptions := []libpod.PodCreateOption{
+		libpod.WithInfraContainer(),
+		libpod.WithPodName(podName),
+	}
 	// TODO for now we just used the default kernel namespaces; we need to add/subtract this from yaml
 
 	hostname := podYAML.Spec.Hostname
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podY
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	containers := make([]*libpod.Container, 0, len(podYAML.Spec.Containers))
 	for _, container := range podYAML.Spec.Containers {
 		pullPolicy := util.PullImageMissing
 		if len(container.ImagePullPolicy) > 0 {
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podY
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		conf, err := kubeContainerToCreateConfig(ctx, container, ic.Libpod, newImage, namespaces, volumes, pod.ID(), podName, podInfraID, seccompPaths)
+		conf, err := kubeContainerToCreateConfig(ctx, container, newImage, namespaces, volumes, pod.ID(), podName, podInfraID, seccompPaths)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ func setupSecurityContext(securityConfig *createconfig.SecurityConfig, userConfi
 }
 
 // kubeContainerToCreateConfig takes a v1.Container and returns a createconfig describing a container
-func kubeContainerToCreateConfig(ctx context.Context, containerYAML v1.Container, runtime *libpod.Runtime, newImage *image.Image, namespaces map[string]string, volumes map[string]string, podID, podName, infraID string, seccompPaths *kubeSeccompPaths) (*createconfig.CreateConfig, error) {
+func kubeContainerToCreateConfig(ctx context.Context, containerYAML v1.Container, newImage *image.Image, namespaces map[string]string, volumes map[string]string, podID, podName, infraID string, seccompPaths *kubeSeccompPaths) (*createconfig.CreateConfig, error) {
 	var (
 		containerConfig createconfig.CreateConfig
 		pidConfig       createconfig.PidConfig
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/pods.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/pods.go
index 054b59b06..4a122f54d 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/pods.go
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodExists(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string) (*ent
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodKillOptions) ([]*entities.PodKillReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodKillReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.PodKillReport{}
 	sig, err := signal.ParseSignalNameOrNumber(options.Signal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -87,9 +85,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodPauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodPauseReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.PodPauseReport{}
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -114,9 +110,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodunpauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodUnpauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodUnpauseReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.PodUnpauseReport{}
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -141,10 +135,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodStopOptions) ([]*entities.PodStopReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodStopReport
-	)
-
+	reports := []*entities.PodStopReport{}
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil && !(options.Ignore && errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
 		return nil, err
@@ -169,9 +160,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodRestartOptions) ([]*entities.PodRestartReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodRestartReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.PodRestartReport{}
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -197,10 +186,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodStartOptions) ([]*entities.PodStartReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodStartReport
-	)
-
+	reports := []*entities.PodStartReport{}
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -227,14 +213,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodRmOptions) ([]*entities.PodRmReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodRmReport
-	)
-
 	pods, err := getPodsByContext(options.All, options.Latest, namesOrIds, ic.Libpod)
 	if err != nil && !(options.Ignore && errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodRmReport, 0, len(pods))
 	for _, p := range pods {
 		report := entities.PodRmReport{Id: p.ID()}
 		err := ic.Libpod.RemovePod(ctx, p, true, options.Force)
@@ -251,13 +234,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.PodPru
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) prunePodHelper(ctx context.Context) ([]*entities.PodPruneReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodPruneReport
-	)
 	response, err := ic.Libpod.PrunePods(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodPruneReport, 0, len(response))
 	for k, v := range response {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.PodPruneReport{
 			Err: v,
@@ -302,9 +283,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodTop(ctx context.Context, options entities.PodTopOp
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPs(ctx context.Context, options entities.PodPSOptions) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport, error) {
 	var (
 		err     error
-		filters []libpod.PodFilter
-		pds     []*libpod.Pod
-		reports []*entities.ListPodsReport
+		filters = []libpod.PodFilter{}
+		pds     = []*libpod.Pod{}
 	)
 
 	for k, v := range options.Filters {
@@ -330,6 +310,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPs(ctx context.Context, options entities.PodPSOpti
 		}
 	}
 
+	reports := make([]*entities.ListPodsReport, 0, len(pds))
 	for _, p := range pds {
 		var lpcs []*entities.ListPodContainer
 		status, err := p.GetPodStatus()
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
index 33ba58558..90002326e 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func checkInput() error { // nolint:deadcode,unused
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SystemPrune removes unsed data from the system. Pruning pods, containers, volumes and images.
+// SystemPrune removes unused data from the system. Pruning pods, containers, volumes and images.
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.SystemPruneOptions) (*entities.SystemPruneReport, error) {
 	var systemPruneReport = new(entities.SystemPruneReport)
 	podPruneReport, err := ic.prunePodHelper(ctx)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.Sys
 	}
 	systemPruneReport.PodPruneReport = podPruneReport
 
-	containerPruneReport, err := ic.pruneContainersHelper(ctx, nil)
+	containerPruneReport, err := ic.pruneContainersHelper(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.Sys
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemDf(ctx context.Context, options entities.SystemDfOptions) (*entities.SystemDfReport, error) {
 	var (
-		dfImages          []*entities.SystemDfImageReport
-		dfContainers      []*entities.SystemDfContainerReport
-		dfVolumes         []*entities.SystemDfVolumeReport
-		runningContainers []string
+		dfImages = []*entities.SystemDfImageReport{}
 	)
 
 	// Get Images and iterate them
@@ -282,6 +279,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemDf(ctx context.Context, options entities.System
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	dfContainers := make([]*entities.SystemDfContainerReport, 0, len(cons))
 	for _, c := range cons {
 		iid, _ := c.Image()
 		conSize, err := c.RootFsSize()
@@ -320,10 +318,12 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemDf(ctx context.Context, options entities.System
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	runningContainers := make([]string, 0, len(running))
 	for _, c := range running {
 		runningContainers = append(runningContainers, c.ID())
 	}
 
+	dfVolumes := make([]*entities.SystemDfVolumeReport, 0, len(vols))
 	for _, v := range vols {
 		var consInUse int
 		volSize, err := sizeOfPath(v.MountPoint())
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/volumes.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/volumes.go
index a311e0c4e..702e11003 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/volumes.go
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeCreate(ctx context.Context, opts entities.Volum
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.VolumeRmOptions) ([]*entities.VolumeRmReport, error) {
 	var (
 		err     error
-		reports []*entities.VolumeRmReport
 		vols    []*libpod.Volume
+		reports = []*entities.VolumeRmReport{}
 	)
+
 	if opts.All {
 		vols, err = ic.Libpod.Volumes()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -72,9 +73,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.VolumeInspectOptions) ([]*entities.VolumeInspectReport, error) {
 	var (
-		err     error
-		reports []*entities.VolumeInspectReport
-		vols    []*libpod.Volume
+		err  error
+		vols []*libpod.Volume
 	)
 
 	// Note: as with previous implementation, a single failure here
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 			vols = append(vols, vol)
 		}
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumeInspectReport, 0, len(vols))
 	for _, v := range vols {
 		config := entities.VolumeConfigResponse{
 			Name:       v.Name(),
@@ -115,13 +116,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumePrune(ctx context.Context, opts entities.Volume
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) pruneVolumesHelper(ctx context.Context) ([]*entities.VolumePruneReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.VolumePruneReport
-	)
 	pruned, err := ic.Libpod.PruneVolumes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumePruneReport, 0, len(pruned))
 	for k, v := range pruned {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.VolumePruneReport{
 			Err: v,
@@ -132,9 +131,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) pruneVolumesHelper(ctx context.Context) ([]*entities.
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeList(ctx context.Context, opts entities.VolumeListOptions) ([]*entities.VolumeListReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.VolumeListReport
-	)
 	volumeFilters, err := filters.GenerateVolumeFilters(opts.Filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -143,6 +139,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeList(ctx context.Context, opts entities.VolumeL
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumeListReport, 0, len(vols))
 	for _, v := range vols {
 		config := entities.VolumeConfigResponse{
 			Name:       v.Name(),
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
index 68a8b0329..4bd813847 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExists(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string)
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerWait(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.WaitOptions) ([]entities.WaitReport, error) {
-	var (
-		responses []entities.WaitReport
-	)
 	cons, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	responses := make([]entities.WaitReport, 0, len(cons))
 	for _, c := range cons {
 		response := entities.WaitReport{Id: c.ID}
 		exitCode, err := containers.Wait(ic.ClientCxt, c.ID, &options.Condition)
@@ -53,13 +51,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerWait(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PauseUnPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PauseUnpauseReport
-	)
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		err := containers.Pause(ic.ClientCxt, c.ID)
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.PauseUnpauseReport{Id: c.ID, Err: err})
@@ -68,13 +64,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []stri
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PauseUnPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PauseUnpauseReport
-	)
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PauseUnpauseReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		err := containers.Unpause(ic.ClientCxt, c.ID)
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.PauseUnpauseReport{Id: c.ID, Err: err})
@@ -83,9 +77,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.StopOptions) ([]*entities.StopReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.StopReport
-	)
+	reports := []*entities.StopReport{}
 	for _, cidFile := range options.CIDFiles {
 		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cidFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -125,13 +117,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.KillOptions) ([]*entities.KillReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.KillReport
-	)
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.KillReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.KillReport{
 			Id:  c.ID,
@@ -143,7 +133,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RestartOptions) ([]*entities.RestartReport, error) {
 	var (
-		reports []*entities.RestartReport
+		reports = []*entities.RestartReport{}
 		timeout *int
 	)
 	if options.Timeout != nil {
@@ -168,9 +158,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RmOptions) ([]*entities.RmReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.RmReport
-	)
 	for _, cidFile := range options.CIDFiles {
 		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cidFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -184,6 +171,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// TODO there is no endpoint for container eviction.  Need to discuss
+	reports := make([]*entities.RmReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.RmReport{
 			Id:  c.ID,
@@ -198,13 +186,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPrune(ctx context.Context, options entities.
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.InspectOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerInspectReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.ContainerInspectReport
-	)
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.ContainerInspectReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, con := range ctrs {
 		data, err := containers.Inspect(ic.ClientCxt, con.ID, &options.Size)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -282,9 +268,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerExport(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string,
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.CheckpointOptions) ([]*entities.CheckpointReport, error) {
 	var (
-		reports []*entities.CheckpointReport
-		err     error
-		ctrs    []entities.ListContainer
+		err  error
+		ctrs = []entities.ListContainer{}
 	)
 
 	if options.All {
@@ -305,6 +290,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds [
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.CheckpointReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		report, err := containers.Checkpoint(ic.ClientCxt, c.ID, &options.Keep, &options.LeaveRunning, &options.TCPEstablished, &options.IgnoreRootFS, &options.Export)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -317,9 +303,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds [
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestore(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.RestoreOptions) ([]*entities.RestoreReport, error) {
 	var (
-		reports []*entities.RestoreReport
-		err     error
-		ctrs    []entities.ListContainer
+		err  error
+		ctrs = []entities.ListContainer{}
 	)
 	if options.All {
 		allCtrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, true, []string{})
@@ -339,6 +324,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRestore(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.RestoreReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
 		report, err := containers.Restore(ic.ClientCxt, c.ID, &options.Keep, &options.TCPEstablished, &options.IgnoreRootFS, &options.IgnoreStaticIP, &options.IgnoreStaticMAC, &options.Name, &options.Import)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -467,7 +453,7 @@ func startAndAttach(ic *ContainerEngine, name string, detachKeys *string, input,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.ContainerStartOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerStartReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerStartReport
+	reports := []*entities.ContainerStartReport{}
 	for _, name := range namesOrIds {
 		report := entities.ContainerStartReport{
 			Id:       name,
@@ -535,11 +521,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerCleanup(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []st
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerInit(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.ContainerInitOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerInitReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.ContainerInitReport
 	ctrs, err := getContainersByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.ContainerInitReport, 0, len(ctrs))
 	for _, ctr := range ctrs {
 		err := containers.ContainerInit(ic.ClientCxt, ctr.ID)
 		// When using all, it is NOT considered an error if a container
@@ -569,8 +555,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) Config(_ context.Context) (*config.Config, error) {
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerPort(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string, options entities.ContainerPortOptions) ([]*entities.ContainerPortReport, error) {
 	var (
-		reports    []*entities.ContainerPortReport
-		namesOrIds []string
+		reports    = []*entities.ContainerPortReport{}
+		namesOrIds = []string{}
 	)
 	if len(nameOrID) > 0 {
 		namesOrIds = append(namesOrIds, nameOrID)
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
index fc7ac0aa8..ec2c53c4f 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) List(ctx context.Context, opts entities.ImageListOptions)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	is := make([]*entities.ImageSummary, len(images))
+	is := make([]*entities.ImageSummary, 0, len(images))
 	for i, img := range images {
 		hold := entities.ImageSummary{}
 		if err := utils.DeepCopy(&hold, img); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/network.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/network.go
index 7725d8257..e7cc5fb26 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/network.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/network.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkList(ctx context.Context, options entities.Net
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.NetworkInspectOptions) ([]entities.NetworkInspectReport, error) {
-	var reports []entities.NetworkInspectReport
+	reports := make([]entities.NetworkInspectReport, 0, len(namesOrIds))
 	for _, name := range namesOrIds {
 		report, err := network.Inspect(ic.ClientCxt, name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []stri
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) NetworkRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.NetworkRmOptions) ([]*entities.NetworkRmReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.NetworkRmReport
+	reports := make([]*entities.NetworkRmReport, 0, len(namesOrIds))
 	for _, name := range namesOrIds {
 		report, err := network.Remove(ic.ClientCxt, name, &options.Force)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
index 5ca4a6a80..d18e9937c 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodExists(ctx context.Context, nameOrID string) (*ent
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodKillOptions) ([]*entities.PodKillReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodKillReport
-	)
-
 	_, err := util.ParseSignal(options.Signal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -30,6 +26,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodKillReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Kill(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id, &options.Signal)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -46,13 +43,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodPauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodPauseReport
-	)
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodPauseReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Pause(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -69,13 +64,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodunpauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodUnpauseReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodUnpauseReport
-	)
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodUnpauseReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Unpause(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -92,10 +85,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodStopOptions) ([]*entities.PodStopReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.PodStopReport
-		timeout = -1
-	)
+	timeout := -1
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil && !(options.Ignore && errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
 		return nil, err
@@ -103,6 +93,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 	if options.Timeout != -1 {
 		timeout = options.Timeout
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodStopReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Stop(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id, &timeout)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -119,11 +110,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodRestartOptions) ([]*entities.PodRestartReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.PodRestartReport
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodRestartReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Restart(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -140,11 +131,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodStartOptions) ([]*entities.PodStartReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.PodStartReport
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodStartReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Start(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -161,11 +152,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodRmOptions) ([]*entities.PodRmReport, error) {
-	var reports []*entities.PodRmReport
 	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCxt, options.All, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil && !(options.Ignore && errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.PodRmReport, 0, len(foundPods))
 	for _, p := range foundPods {
 		response, err := pods.Remove(ic.ClientCxt, p.Id, &options.Force)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/volumes.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/volumes.go
index 5b65c66ea..af7273ac4 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/volumes.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeCreate(ctx context.Context, opts entities.Volum
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.VolumeRmOptions) ([]*entities.VolumeRmReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.VolumeRmReport
-	)
-
 	if opts.All {
 		vols, err := volumes.List(ic.ClientCxt, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -29,6 +25,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 			namesOrIds = append(namesOrIds, v.Name)
 		}
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumeRmReport, 0, len(namesOrIds))
 	for _, id := range namesOrIds {
 		reports = append(reports, &entities.VolumeRmReport{
 			Err: volumes.Remove(ic.ClientCxt, id, &opts.Force),
@@ -39,9 +36,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.VolumeInspectOptions) ([]*entities.VolumeInspectReport, error) {
-	var (
-		reports []*entities.VolumeInspectReport
-	)
 	if opts.All {
 		vols, err := volumes.List(ic.ClientCxt, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -51,6 +45,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) VolumeInspect(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []strin
 			namesOrIds = append(namesOrIds, v.Name)
 		}
 	}
+	reports := make([]*entities.VolumeInspectReport, 0, len(namesOrIds))
 	for _, id := range namesOrIds {
 		data, err := volumes.Inspect(ic.ClientCxt, id)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go b/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
index 48dd2f998..f4b6cf86a 100644
--- a/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
@@ -12,21 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func pointerInt(value int) *int {
-	return &value
-}
-
-func pointerUInt32(value uint32) *uint32 {
-	return &value
-}
-
-func pointerFileMode(value os.FileMode) *os.FileMode {
-	return &value
-}
-
 func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	unexpectedEndOfJSONInput := json.Unmarshal([]byte("{\n"), nil) //nolint
-
+	fileMode := os.FileMode(0600)
+	rootUint32 := uint32(0)
+	binUser := int(1)
 	for _, tt := range []struct {
 		name              string
 		contextTimeout    time.Duration
@@ -77,9 +67,9 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 							Type:     "c",
 							Major:    10,
 							Minor:    229,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -96,18 +86,18 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 							Type:     "c",
 							Major:    10,
 							Minor:    229,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 						{
 							Path:     "/dev/sda",
 							Type:     "b",
 							Major:    8,
 							Minor:    0,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -137,9 +127,9 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 							Type:     "c",
 							Major:    10,
 							Minor:    229,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -156,18 +146,18 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 							Type:     "c",
 							Major:    10,
 							Minor:    229,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 						{
 							Path:     "/dev/sdb",
 							Type:     "b",
 							Major:    8,
 							Minor:    0,
-							FileMode: pointerFileMode(0600),
-							UID:      pointerUInt32(0),
-							GID:      pointerUInt32(0),
+							FileMode: &fileMode,
+							UID:      &rootUint32,
+							GID:      &rootUint32,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -203,7 +193,7 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Path:    path,
 					Args:    []string{"sh", "-c", "sleep 2"},
-					Timeout: pointerInt(1),
+					Timeout: &binUser,
 				},
 			},
 			input: &spec.Spec{
diff --git a/pkg/lookup/lookup.go b/pkg/lookup/lookup.go
index dff25f74f..8f241edf2 100644
--- a/pkg/lookup/lookup.go
+++ b/pkg/lookup/lookup.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func GetContainerGroups(groups []string, containerMount string, override *Overri
 	var (
 		groupDest string
 		err       error
-		uintgids  []uint32
 	)
 
 	groupPath := etcgroup
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ func GetContainerGroups(groups []string, containerMount string, override *Overri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	uintgids := make([]uint32, 0, len(gids))
 	// For libpod, we want []uint32s
 	for _, gid := range gids {
 		uintgids = append(uintgids, uint32(gid))
diff --git a/pkg/network/files.go b/pkg/network/files.go
index 81c0e1a28..beb3289f3 100644
--- a/pkg/network/files.go
+++ b/pkg/network/files.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ func GetCNIConfDir(config *config.Config) string {
 
 // LoadCNIConfsFromDir loads all the CNI configurations from a dir
 func LoadCNIConfsFromDir(dir string) ([]*libcni.NetworkConfigList, error) {
-	var configs []*libcni.NetworkConfigList
 	files, err := libcni.ConfFiles(dir, []string{".conflist"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	sort.Strings(files)
 
+	configs := make([]*libcni.NetworkConfigList, 0, len(files))
 	for _, confFile := range files {
 		conf, err := libcni.ConfListFromFile(confFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func ReadRawCNIConfByName(config *config.Config, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 // GetCNIPlugins returns a list of plugins that a given network
 // has in the form of a string
 func GetCNIPlugins(list *libcni.NetworkConfigList) string {
-	var plugins []string
+	plugins := make([]string, 0, len(list.Plugins))
 	for _, plug := range list.Plugins {
 		plugins = append(plugins, plug.Network.Type)
 	}
@@ -106,12 +106,11 @@ func GetNetworksFromFilesystem(config *config.Config) ([]*allocator.Net, error)
 // GetNetworkNamesFromFileSystem gets all the names from the cni network
 // configuration files
 func GetNetworkNamesFromFileSystem(config *config.Config) ([]string, error) {
-	var networkNames []string
-
 	networks, err := LoadCNIConfsFromDir(GetCNIConfDir(config))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	networkNames := []string{}
 	for _, n := range networks {
 		networkNames = append(networkNames, n.Name)
 	}
@@ -144,12 +143,12 @@ func GetInterfaceNameFromConfig(path string) (string, error) {
 // GetBridgeNamesFromFileSystem is a convenience function to get all the bridge
 // names from the configured networks
 func GetBridgeNamesFromFileSystem(config *config.Config) ([]string, error) {
-	var bridgeNames []string
-
 	networks, err := LoadCNIConfsFromDir(GetCNIConfDir(config))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	bridgeNames := []string{}
 	for _, n := range networks {
 		var name string
 		// iterate network conflists
diff --git a/pkg/network/network.go b/pkg/network/network.go
index 3ff664316..997aaf8a2 100644
--- a/pkg/network/network.go
+++ b/pkg/network/network.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ func IsSupportedDriver(driver string) error {
 // GetLiveNetworks returns a slice of networks representing what the system
 // has defined as network interfaces
 func GetLiveNetworks() ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
-	var nets []*net.IPNet
 	addrs, err := net.InterfaceAddrs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	nets := make([]*net.IPNet, 0, len(addrs))
 	for _, address := range addrs {
 		_, n, err := net.ParseCIDR(address.String())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ func GetLiveNetworks() ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
 
 // GetLiveNetworkNames returns a list of network interfaces on the system
 func GetLiveNetworkNames() ([]string, error) {
-	var interfaceNames []string
 	liveInterfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	interfaceNames := make([]string, 0, len(liveInterfaces))
 	for _, i := range liveInterfaces {
 		interfaceNames = append(interfaceNames, i.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/ps/ps.go b/pkg/ps/ps.go
index ec96367cb..b07eb7f9a 100644
--- a/pkg/ps/ps.go
+++ b/pkg/ps/ps.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 func GetContainerLists(runtime *libpod.Runtime, options entities.ContainerListOptions) ([]entities.ListContainer, error) {
 	var (
 		filterFuncs []libpod.ContainerFilter
-		pss         []entities.ListContainer
+		pss         = []entities.ListContainer{}
 	)
 	all := options.All || options.Last > 0
 	if len(options.Filters) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go b/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
index 6eebf7e5a..72ab1b97b 100644
--- a/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var signalMap = map[string]syscall.Signal{
 
 // CatchAll catches all signals and relays them to the specified channel.
 func CatchAll(sigc chan os.Signal) {
-	var handledSigs []os.Signal
+	handledSigs := make([]os.Signal, 0, len(signalMap))
 	for _, s := range signalMap {
 		handledSigs = append(handledSigs, s)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/mountOpts.go b/pkg/util/mountOpts.go
index 929223244..416e60728 100644
--- a/pkg/util/mountOpts.go
+++ b/pkg/util/mountOpts.go
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ func ProcessOptions(options []string, isTmpfs bool, sourcePath string) ([]string
 		foundWrite, foundSize, foundProp, foundMode, foundExec, foundSuid, foundDev, foundCopyUp, foundBind, foundZ bool
 	)
 
-	var newOptions []string
-
+	newOptions := make([]string, 0, len(options))
 	for _, opt := range options {
 		// Some options have parameters - size, mode
 		splitOpt := strings.SplitN(opt, "=", 2)