diff --git a/config/secret_without_mlock.go b/config/secret_without_mlock.go
index 1c4c82c95..01ed4a2bb 100644
--- a/config/secret_without_mlock.go
+++ b/config/secret_without_mlock.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/awnumar/memguard"
 )
 
-func protect(secret []byte) error {
+func protect(_ []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cgroup/cgroup_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/cgroup/cgroup_notlinux.go
index 892d5d106..ed3911810 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cgroup/cgroup_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cgroup/cgroup_notlinux.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 )
 
-func (g *CGroup) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*CGroup) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_other.go b/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_other.go
index b277c390d..44507ae3f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_other.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/diskio/diskio_other.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package diskio
 
 type diskInfoCache struct{}
 
-func (d *DiskIO) diskInfo(devName string) (map[string]string, error) {
+func (*DiskIO) diskInfo(_ string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ func resolveName(name string) string {
 	return name
 }
 
-func getDeviceWWID(name string) string {
+func getDeviceWWID(_ string) string {
 	return ""
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dmcache/dmcache_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/dmcache/dmcache_notlinux.go
index 111f5ed80..6d9d01e62 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dmcache/dmcache_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dmcache/dmcache_notlinux.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 )
 
-func (c *DMCache) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*DMCache) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool.go b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool.go
index 0e4f0b813..314272c50 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 //go:embed sample.conf
 var sampleConfig string
 
-var downInterfacesBehaviors = []string{"expose", "skip"}
-
 type Command interface {
 	Init() error
 	DriverName(intf NamespacedInterface) (string, error)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_linux.go b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_linux.go
index 009038f6c..afbcaaeb7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_linux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_linux.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
 )
 
+var downInterfacesBehaviors = []string{"expose", "skip"}
+
 type CommandEthtool struct {
 	Log                 telegraf.Logger
 	namespaceGoroutines map[string]*NamespaceGoroutine
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_notlinux.go
index aff85dc3d..59d40ba62 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ethtool/ethtool_notlinux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (e *Ethtool) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *Ethtool) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*Ethtool) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/infiniband/infiniband_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/infiniband/infiniband_notlinux.go
index 49a81f1b0..450307abc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/infiniband/infiniband_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/infiniband/infiniband_notlinux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (i *Infiniband) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (_ *Infiniband) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*Infiniband) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/dto.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/dto.go
index 71fc10f50..75ae2645e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/dto.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/dto.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build linux
+
 package intel_powerstat
 
 type msrData struct {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/file_mock_test.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/file_mock_test.go
index 102142c2b..b4a5e16fb 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/file_mock_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/file_mock_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build linux
+
 // Code generated by mockery v2.12.3. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package intel_powerstat
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/msr_mock_test.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/msr_mock_test.go
index 3381132fa..f4b99f0e6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/msr_mock_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/msr_mock_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build linux
+
 // Code generated by mockery v2.12.3. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package intel_powerstat
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/rapl_mock_test.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/rapl_mock_test.go
index fde381aa6..4e23fb1ba 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/rapl_mock_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_powerstat/rapl_mock_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build linux
+
 // Code generated by mockery v2.12.3. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package intel_powerstat
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kernel/kernel_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/kernel/kernel_notlinux.go
index 1df31c3aa..fd3ca9fa1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kernel/kernel_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kernel/kernel_notlinux.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func (k *Kernel) Init() error {
 	k.Log.Warn("current platform is not supported")
 	return nil
 }
-func (*Kernel) SampleConfig() string                  { return sampleConfig }
-func (*Kernel) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error { return nil }
+func (*Kernel) SampleConfig() string                { return sampleConfig }
+func (*Kernel) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error { return nil }
 
 func init() {
 	inputs.Add("kernel", func() telegraf.Input {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_linux_test.go b/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_linux_test.go
index bd88fe133..f462e68e4 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_linux_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_linux_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+type statServer struct{}
+
+func (s statServer) serverSocket(l net.Listener) {
+	for {
+		conn, err := l.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		go func(c net.Conn) {
+			buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+			n, _ := c.Read(buf)
+
+			data := buf[:n]
+			if string(data) == "show * \n" {
+				c.Write([]byte(metrics)) //nolint:errcheck,revive // ignore the returned error as we need to close the socket anyway
+				c.Close()                //nolint:revive // ignore the returned error as we cannot do anything about it anyway
+			}
+		}(conn)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPowerdnsGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	// We create a fake server to return test data
 	randomNumber := int64(5239846799706671610)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_test.go b/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_test.go
index 080682aab..54c6bfef0 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/powerdns/powerdns_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package powerdns
 
 import (
-	"net"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 )
 
-type statServer struct{}
-
 var metrics = "corrupt-packets=0,deferred-cache-inserts=0,deferred-cache-lookup=0," +
 	"dnsupdate-answers=0,dnsupdate-changes=0,dnsupdate-queries=0," +
 	"dnsupdate-refused=0,packetcache-hit=0,packetcache-miss=1,packetcache-size=0," +
@@ -44,26 +41,6 @@ var intOverflowMetrics = "corrupt-packets=18446744073709550195,deferred-cache-in
 	"key-cache-size=0,latency=26,meta-cache-size=0,qsize-q=0," +
 	"signature-cache-size=0,sys-msec=2889,uptime=86317,user-msec=2167,"
 
-func (s statServer) serverSocket(l net.Listener) {
-	for {
-		conn, err := l.Accept()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		go func(c net.Conn) {
-			buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-			n, _ := c.Read(buf)
-
-			data := buf[:n]
-			if string(data) == "show * \n" {
-				c.Write([]byte(metrics)) //nolint:errcheck,revive // ignore the returned error as we need to close the socket anyway
-				c.Close()                //nolint:revive // ignore the returned error as we cannot do anything about it anyway
-			}
-		}(conn)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestPowerdnsParseMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &Powerdns{
 		Log: testutil.Logger{},
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/synproxy/synproxy_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/synproxy/synproxy_notlinux.go
index 151295de9..582a7b382 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/synproxy/synproxy_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/synproxy/synproxy_notlinux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (k *Synproxy) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (k *Synproxy) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*Synproxy) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/wireless/wireless_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/wireless/wireless_notlinux.go
index 55c70f815..8b876211c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/wireless/wireless_notlinux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/wireless/wireless_notlinux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (w *Wireless) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (w *Wireless) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*Wireless) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go
index be17dbd9b..6a7cb2f71 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
 )
 
-func (z *Zfs) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+func (*Zfs) Gather(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/secretstores/os/os_darwin.go b/plugins/secretstores/os/os_darwin.go
index 8aca279ad..a7e9ee109 100644
--- a/plugins/secretstores/os/os_darwin.go
+++ b/plugins/secretstores/os/os_darwin.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func (o *OS) createKeyringConfig() (keyring.Config, error) {
 	passwd, err := o.Password.Get()
 	if err != nil {
-		return keyring.Config{}, fmt.Errorf("getting password failed: %v", err)
+		return keyring.Config{}, fmt.Errorf("getting password failed: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer config.ReleaseSecret(passwd)