diff --git a/internal/sync/map.go b/internal/sync/map.go
index 3dc69a8dc8..38093a8597 100644
--- a/internal/sync/map.go
+++ b/internal/sync/map.go
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ package sync
 
 import gache "github.com/kpango/gache/v2"
 
-type Map[K, V comparable] struct {
+type Map[K comparable, V any] struct {
 	gache.Map[K, V]
 }
diff --git a/pkg/agent/core/ngt/service/vqueue/queue.go b/pkg/agent/core/ngt/service/vqueue/queue.go
index a63fcd1f2e..bc724529a4 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/core/ngt/service/vqueue/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/core/ngt/service/vqueue/queue.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Queue interface {
 }
 
 type vqueue struct {
-	il, dl valdsync.Map[string, *index]
+	il, dl valdsync.Map[string, index]
 	ic, dc uint64
 }
 
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ func (v *vqueue) PushInsert(uuid string, vector []float32, date int64) error {
 		vector: vector,
 		date:   date,
 	}
-	oidx, loaded := v.il.LoadOrStore(uuid, &idx)
+	oidx, loaded := v.il.LoadOrStore(uuid, idx)
 	if loaded {
 		if date > oidx.date { // if data already exists and existing index is older than new one
-			v.il.Store(uuid, &idx)
+			v.il.Store(uuid, idx)
 		}
 	} else {
 		_ = atomic.AddUint64(&v.ic, 1)
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ func (v *vqueue) PushDelete(uuid string, date int64) error {
 		uuid: uuid,
 		date: date,
 	}
-	oidx, loaded := v.dl.LoadOrStore(uuid, &idx)
+	oidx, loaded := v.dl.LoadOrStore(uuid, idx)
 	if loaded {
 		if date > oidx.date { // if data already exists and existing index is older than new one
-			v.dl.Store(uuid, &idx)
+			v.dl.Store(uuid, idx)
 		}
 	} else {
 		_ = atomic.AddUint64(&v.dc, 1)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (v *vqueue) DVExists(uuid string) bool {
 
 func (v *vqueue) RangePopInsert(ctx context.Context, now int64, f func(uuid string, vector []float32, date int64) bool) {
 	uii := make([]index, 0, atomic.LoadUint64(&v.ic))
-	v.il.Range(func(uuid string, idx *index) bool {
+	v.il.Range(func(uuid string, idx index) bool {
 		if idx.date > now {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (v *vqueue) RangePopInsert(ctx context.Context, now int64, f func(uuid stri
 			}
 			return true
 		}
-		uii = append(uii, *idx)
+		uii = append(uii, idx)
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return false
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ func (v *vqueue) RangePopInsert(ctx context.Context, now int64, f func(uuid stri
 
 func (v *vqueue) RangePopDelete(ctx context.Context, now int64, f func(uuid string) bool) {
 	udi := make([]index, 0, atomic.LoadUint64(&v.dc))
-	v.dl.Range(func(_ string, idx *index) bool {
+	v.dl.Range(func(uuid string, idx index) bool {
 		if idx.date > now {
 			return true
 		}
-		udi = append(udi, *idx)
+		udi = append(udi, idx)
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return false
diff --git a/pkg/discoverer/k8s/service/discover.go b/pkg/discoverer/k8s/service/discover.go
index c6450f5e4a..c98931ee6f 100644
--- a/pkg/discoverer/k8s/service/discover.go
+++ b/pkg/discoverer/k8s/service/discover.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type discoverer struct {
 	maxPods         int
 	nodes           valdsync.Map[string, *node.Node]
 	nodeMetrics     valdsync.Map[string, mnode.Node]
-	pods            valdsync.Map[string, *[]pod.Pod]
+	pods            valdsync.Map[string, []pod.Pod]
 	podMetrics      valdsync.Map[string, mpod.Pod]
 	podsByNode      atomic.Value
 	podsByNamespace atomic.Value
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ func New(selector *config.Selectors, opts ...Option) (dsc Discoverer, err error)
 					if len(pods) > d.maxPods {
 						d.maxPods = len(pods)
 					}
-					d.pods.Store(name, &pods)
+					d.pods.Store(name, pods)
 				}
-				d.pods.Range(func(name string, _ *[]pod.Pod) bool {
+				d.pods.Range(func(name string, _ []pod.Pod) bool {
 					_, ok := podList[name]
 					if !ok {
 						d.pods.Delete(name)
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ func (d *discoverer) Start(ctx context.Context) (<-chan error, error) {
 						return true
 					}
 				})
-				d.pods.Range(func(appName string, pods *[]pod.Pod) bool {
+				d.pods.Range(func(appName string, pods []pod.Pod) bool {
 					select {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
 						return false
 					default:
-						for _, p := range *pods {
+						for _, p := range pods {
 							select {
 							case <-ctx.Done():
 								return false
@@ -271,23 +271,23 @@ func (d *discoverer) Start(ctx context.Context) (<-chan error, error) {
 								}
 								_, ok = podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace]
 								if !ok {
-									podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace] = make(map[string][]*payload.Info_Pod, len(*pods))
+									podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace] = make(map[string][]*payload.Info_Pod, len(pods))
 								}
 								_, ok = podsByNamespace[p.Namespace]
 								if !ok {
-									podsByNamespace[p.Namespace] = make(map[string][]*payload.Info_Pod, len(*pods))
+									podsByNamespace[p.Namespace] = make(map[string][]*payload.Info_Pod, len(pods))
 								}
 								_, ok = podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace][appName]
 								if !ok {
-									podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace][appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(*pods))
+									podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace][appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(pods))
 								}
 								_, ok = podsByNamespace[p.Namespace][appName]
 								if !ok {
-									podsByNamespace[p.Namespace][appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(*pods))
+									podsByNamespace[p.Namespace][appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(pods))
 								}
 								_, ok = podsByName[appName]
 								if !ok {
-									podsByName[appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(*pods))
+									podsByName[appName] = make([]*payload.Info_Pod, 0, len(pods))
 								}
 								podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace][appName] = append(podsByNode[p.NodeName][p.Namespace][appName], pi)
 								podsByNamespace[p.Namespace][appName] = append(podsByNamespace[p.Namespace][appName], pi)