diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1abf5ef3b4..9288036de0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 **/*.rej
 **/target
 **/.vscode
+pkg/logging/Cargo.lock
 src/agent/src/version.rs
 src/agent/kata-agent.service
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 247421c730..36bfe742d5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ os: linux
 # https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/caching#clearing-caches
 language: rust
 rust:
-  - 1.44.1
+  - 1.47.0
 cache:
   cargo: true
   directories:
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ install:
   - rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
   - sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/g++ /bin/musl-g++
   - rustup component add rustfmt
-  - make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent
-  - make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent check
-  - sudo -E PATH=$PATH make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent check
+  - rustup component add clippy
+  - make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent clippy
+  - "ci/static-checks.sh"
 
 before_script:
   - "ci/install_go.sh"
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ before_script:
   - sudo -E PATH=$PATH GOPATH=$GOPATH make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/runtime test
 
 script:
-  - "ci/static-checks.sh"
+  - make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent
+  - make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent check
+  - sudo -E PATH=$PATH make -C ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent check
 
 jobs:
   include:
diff --git a/pkg/logging/src/lib.rs b/pkg/logging/src/lib.rs
index 6708529643..65314237cf 100644
--- a/pkg/logging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pkg/logging/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ impl HashSerializer {
         // Take care to only add the first instance of a key. This matters for loggers (but not
         // Records) since a child loggers have parents and the loggers are serialised child first
         // meaning the *newest* fields are serialised first.
-        if !self.fields.contains_key(&key) {
-            self.fields.insert(key, value);
-        }
+        self.fields.entry(key).or_insert(value);
     }
 
     fn remove_field(&mut self, key: &str) {
diff --git a/src/agent/Makefile b/src/agent/Makefile
index 6a5e7aef2c..92fbcdf020 100644
--- a/src/agent/Makefile
+++ b/src/agent/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ optimize: $(SOURCES) | show-summary show-header
 show-header:
 	@printf "%s - version %s (commit %s)\n\n" "$(TARGET)" "$(VERSION)" "$(COMMIT_MSG)"
 
+clippy: $(GENERATED_CODE)
+	cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features --release \
+		-- \
+		-Aclippy::redundant_allocation \
+		-D warnings
+
 $(GENERATED_FILES): %: %.in
 	@sed $(foreach r,$(GENERATED_REPLACEMENTS),-e 's|@$r@|$($r)|g') "$<" > "$@"
 
diff --git a/src/agent/oci/src/serialize.rs b/src/agent/oci/src/serialize.rs
index 891ecd5553..fb7b237530 100644
--- a/src/agent/oci/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/agent/oci/src/serialize.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json;
 
 use std::error;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result as FmtResult};
diff --git a/src/agent/protocols/src/lib.rs b/src/agent/protocols/src/lib.rs
index 5637a648ab..652d541e8f 100644
--- a/src/agent/protocols/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/agent/protocols/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 #![allow(bare_trait_objects)]
+#![allow(clippy::redundant_field_names)]
 
 pub mod agent;
 pub mod agent_ttrpc;
@@ -11,11 +12,3 @@ pub mod health;
 pub mod health_ttrpc;
 pub mod oci;
 pub mod types;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    #[test]
-    fn it_works() {
-        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/capabilities.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/capabilities.rs
index 91f6ea823c..1370af7e52 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/capabilities.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/capabilities.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 // looks like we can use caps to manipulate capabilities
 // conveniently, use caps to do it directly.. maybe
 
-use lazy_static;
-
 use crate::log_child;
 use crate::sync::write_count;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/fs/mod.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/fs/mod.rs
index c7fcee8c89..2847bb6315 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/fs/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use cgroups::{
 use crate::cgroups::Manager as CgroupManager;
 use crate::container::DEFAULT_DEVICES;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
-use lazy_static;
 use libc::{self, pid_t};
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 use oci::{
@@ -46,18 +45,19 @@ macro_rules! sl {
 }
 
 pub fn load_or_create<'a>(h: Box<&'a dyn cgroups::Hierarchy>, path: &str) -> Cgroup<'a> {
-    let valid_path = path.trim_start_matches("/").to_string();
+    let valid_path = path.trim_start_matches('/').to_string();
     let cg = load(h.clone(), &valid_path);
-    if cg.is_none() {
-        info!(sl!(), "create new cgroup: {}", &valid_path);
-        cgroups::Cgroup::new(h, valid_path.as_str())
-    } else {
-        cg.unwrap()
+    match cg {
+        Some(cg) => cg,
+        None => {
+            info!(sl!(), "create new cgroup: {}", &valid_path);
+            cgroups::Cgroup::new(h, valid_path.as_str())
+        }
     }
 }
 
 pub fn load<'a>(h: Box<&'a dyn cgroups::Hierarchy>, path: &str) -> Option<Cgroup<'a>> {
-    let valid_path = path.trim_start_matches("/").to_string();
+    let valid_path = path.trim_start_matches('/').to_string();
     let cg = cgroups::Cgroup::load(h, valid_path.as_str());
     let cpu_controller: &CpuController = cg.controller_of().unwrap();
     if cpu_controller.exists() {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl CgroupManager for Manager {
         }
 
         // set hugepages resources
-        if r.hugepage_limits.len() > 0 {
+        if !r.hugepage_limits.is_empty() {
             set_hugepages_resources(&cg, &r.hugepage_limits, res)?;
         }
 
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ impl CgroupManager for Manager {
         let h = cgroups::hierarchies::auto();
         let h = Box::new(&*h);
         let cg = load(h, &self.cpath);
-        if cg.is_some() {
-            cg.unwrap().delete();
+        if let Some(cg) = cg {
+            cg.delete();
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn set_network_resources(
 
 fn set_devices_resources(
     _cg: &cgroups::Cgroup,
-    device_resources: &Vec<LinuxDeviceCgroup>,
+    device_resources: &[LinuxDeviceCgroup],
     res: &mut cgroups::Resources,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     info!(sl!(), "cgroup manager set devices");
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ fn set_devices_resources(
 
 fn set_hugepages_resources(
     _cg: &cgroups::Cgroup,
-    hugepage_limits: &Vec<LinuxHugepageLimit>,
+    hugepage_limits: &[LinuxHugepageLimit],
     res: &mut cgroups::Resources,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     info!(sl!(), "cgroup manager set hugepage");
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ fn set_pids_resources(cg: &cgroups::Cgroup, pids: &LinuxPids) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn build_blk_io_device_throttle_resource(
-    input: &Vec<oci::LinuxThrottleDevice>,
+    input: &[oci::LinuxThrottleDevice],
 ) -> Vec<BlkIoDeviceThrottleResource> {
     let mut blk_io_device_throttle_resources = vec![];
     for d in input.iter() {
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ fn get_memory_stats(cg: &cgroups::Cgroup) -> SingularPtrField<MemoryStats> {
 
     // use_hierarchy
     let value = memory.use_hierarchy;
-    let use_hierarchy = if value == 1 { true } else { false };
+    let use_hierarchy = value == 1;
 
     // gte memory datas
     let usage = SingularPtrField::some(MemoryData {
@@ -739,13 +739,12 @@ fn get_pids_stats(cg: &cgroups::Cgroup) -> SingularPtrField<PidsStats> {
     let current = pid_controller.get_pid_current().unwrap_or(0);
     let max = pid_controller.get_pid_max();
 
-    let limit = if max.is_err() {
-        0
-    } else {
-        match max.unwrap() {
+    let limit = match max {
+        Err(_) => 0,
+        Ok(max) => match max {
             MaxValue::Value(v) => v,
             MaxValue::Max => 0,
-        }
+        },
     } as u64;
 
     SingularPtrField::some(PidsStats {
@@ -788,9 +787,9 @@ https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/a5847db387ae28c0ca4ebe4beee1a76900c8
     Total 0
 */
 
-fn get_blkio_stat_blkiodata(blkiodata: &Vec<BlkIoData>) -> RepeatedField<BlkioStatsEntry> {
+fn get_blkio_stat_blkiodata(blkiodata: &[BlkIoData]) -> RepeatedField<BlkioStatsEntry> {
     let mut m = RepeatedField::new();
-    if blkiodata.len() == 0 {
+    if blkiodata.is_empty() {
         return m;
     }
 
@@ -810,10 +809,10 @@ fn get_blkio_stat_blkiodata(blkiodata: &Vec<BlkIoData>) -> RepeatedField<BlkioSt
     m
 }
 
-fn get_blkio_stat_ioservice(services: &Vec<IoService>) -> RepeatedField<BlkioStatsEntry> {
+fn get_blkio_stat_ioservice(services: &[IoService]) -> RepeatedField<BlkioStatsEntry> {
     let mut m = RepeatedField::new();
 
-    if services.len() == 0 {
+    if services.is_empty() {
         return m;
     }
 
@@ -834,7 +833,7 @@ fn build_blkio_stats_entry(major: i16, minor: i16, op: &str, value: u64) -> Blki
         major: major as u64,
         minor: minor as u64,
         op: op.to_string(),
-        value: value,
+        value,
         unknown_fields: UnknownFields::default(),
         cached_size: CachedSize::default(),
     }
@@ -875,7 +874,7 @@ fn get_blkio_stats(cg: &cgroups::Cgroup) -> SingularPtrField<BlkioStats> {
     let mut m = BlkioStats::new();
     let io_serviced_recursive = blkio.io_serviced_recursive;
 
-    if io_serviced_recursive.len() == 0 {
+    if io_serviced_recursive.is_empty() {
         // fall back to generic stats
         // blkio.throttle.io_service_bytes,
         // maybe io_service_bytes_recursive?
@@ -930,8 +929,8 @@ fn get_hugetlb_stats(cg: &cgroups::Cgroup) -> HashMap<String, HugetlbStats> {
     h
 }
 
-pub const PATHS: &'static str = "/proc/self/cgroup";
-pub const MOUNTS: &'static str = "/proc/self/mountinfo";
+pub const PATHS: &str = "/proc/self/cgroup";
+pub const MOUNTS: &str = "/proc/self/mountinfo";
 
 pub fn get_paths() -> Result<HashMap<String, String>> {
     let mut m = HashMap::new();
@@ -1056,7 +1055,7 @@ impl Manager {
             if i == 0 {
                 break;
             }
-            i = i - 1;
+            i -= 1;
             let h = cgroups::hierarchies::auto();
             let h = Box::new(&*h);
 
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
index 10f9cb45f4..cbe03c9806 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn get_value_from_cgroup(path: &PathBuf, key: &str) -> Result<i64> {
     );
 
     for line in content.lines() {
-        let arr: Vec<&str> = line.split(" ").collect();
+        let arr: Vec<&str> = line.split(' ').collect();
         if arr.len() == 2 && arr[0] == key {
             let r = arr[1].parse::<i64>()?;
             return Ok(r);
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index 7c166fd24c..1cc207a91f 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
 //
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
-use dirs;
-use lazy_static;
 use libc::pid_t;
 use oci::{Hook, Linux, LinuxNamespace, LinuxResources, POSIXRlimit, Spec};
 use oci::{LinuxDevice, LinuxIDMapping};
-use serde_json;
 use std::clone::Clone;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::fmt;
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ use nix::sys::signal::{self, Signal};
 use nix::sys::stat::{self, Mode};
 use nix::unistd::{self, ForkResult, Gid, Pid, Uid};
 
-use libc;
 use protobuf::SingularPtrField;
 
 use oci::State as OCIState;
@@ -54,9 +50,9 @@ use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
 
 use slog::{info, o, Logger};
 
-const STATE_FILENAME: &'static str = "state.json";
-const EXEC_FIFO_FILENAME: &'static str = "exec.fifo";
-const VER_MARKER: &'static str = "1.2.5";
+const STATE_FILENAME: &str = "state.json";
+const EXEC_FIFO_FILENAME: &str = "exec.fifo";
+const VER_MARKER: &str = "1.2.5";
 const PID_NS_PATH: &str = "/proc/self/ns/pid";
 
 const INIT: &str = "INIT";
@@ -551,7 +547,7 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
 
     setid(uid, gid)?;
 
-    if guser.additional_gids.len() > 0 {
+    if !guser.additional_gids.is_empty() {
         setgroups(guser.additional_gids.as_slice()).map_err(|e| {
             let _ = write_sync(
                 cwfd,
@@ -595,7 +591,7 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
 
     // setup the envs
     for e in env.iter() {
-        let v: Vec<&str> = e.splitn(2, "=").collect();
+        let v: Vec<&str> = e.splitn(2, '=').collect();
         if v.len() != 2 {
             continue;
         }
@@ -731,7 +727,7 @@ impl BaseContainer for LinuxContainer {
         info!(logger, "enter container.start!");
         let mut fifofd: RawFd = -1;
         if p.init {
-            if let Ok(_) = stat::stat(fifo_file.as_str()) {
+            if stat::stat(fifo_file.as_str()).is_ok() {
                 return Err(anyhow!("exec fifo exists"));
             }
             unistd::mkfifo(fifo_file.as_str(), Mode::from_bits(0o622).unwrap())?;
@@ -931,7 +927,7 @@ impl BaseContainer for LinuxContainer {
             .join()
             .map_err(|e| warn!(logger, "joining log handler {:?}", e));
         info!(logger, "create process completed");
-        return Ok(());
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn run(&mut self, p: Process) -> Result<()> {
@@ -1164,11 +1160,9 @@ fn join_namespaces(
     }
 
     // apply cgroups
-    if p.init {
-        if res.is_some() {
-            info!(logger, "apply cgroups!");
-            cm.set(res.unwrap(), false)?;
-        }
+    if p.init && res.is_some() {
+        info!(logger, "apply cgroups!");
+        cm.set(res.unwrap(), false)?;
     }
 
     if res.is_some() {
@@ -1464,7 +1458,7 @@ fn execute_hook(logger: &Logger, h: &Hook, st: &OCIState) -> Result<()> {
                 }
             }
 
-            return Ok(());
+            Ok(())
         }
 
         ForkResult::Child => {
@@ -1567,13 +1561,11 @@ fn execute_hook(logger: &Logger, h: &Hook, st: &OCIState) -> Result<()> {
                             error
                         }
                     }
+                } else if let Ok(s) = rx.recv() {
+                    s
                 } else {
-                    if let Ok(s) = rx.recv() {
-                        s
-                    } else {
-                        let _ = signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(pid), Some(Signal::SIGKILL));
-                        -libc::EPIPE
-                    }
+                    let _ = signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(pid), Some(Signal::SIGKILL));
+                    -libc::EPIPE
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/mount.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/mount.rs
index 1942fcc5b8..dc948a3f88 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/mount.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/mount.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Error, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Result};
 use libc::uid_t;
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 use nix::fcntl::{self, OFlag};
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use path_absolutize::*;
-use scan_fmt;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 
 use crate::container::DEFAULT_DEVICES;
 use crate::sync::write_count;
-use lazy_static;
 use std::string::ToString;
 
 use crate::log_child;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct Info {
     vfs_opts: String,
 }
 
-const MOUNTINFOFORMAT: &'static str = "{d} {d} {d}:{d} {} {} {} {}";
+const MOUNTINFOFORMAT: &str = "{d} {d} {d}:{d} {} {} {} {}";
 const PROC_PATH: &str = "/proc";
 
 // since libc didn't defined this const for musl, thus redefined it here.
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ pub fn init_rootfs(
     let linux = &spec
         .linux
         .as_ref()
-        .ok_or::<Error>(anyhow!("Could not get linux configuration from spec"))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not get linux configuration from spec"))?;
 
     let mut flags = MsFlags::MS_REC;
     match PROPAGATION.get(&linux.rootfs_propagation.as_str()) {
@@ -164,14 +162,14 @@ pub fn init_rootfs(
     let root = spec
         .root
         .as_ref()
-        .ok_or(anyhow!("Could not get rootfs path from spec"))
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not get rootfs path from spec"))
         .and_then(|r| {
             fs::canonicalize(r.path.as_str()).context("Could not canonicalize rootfs path")
         })?;
 
     let rootfs = (*root)
         .to_str()
-        .ok_or(anyhow!("Could not convert rootfs path to string"))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not convert rootfs path to string"))?;
 
     mount(None::<&str>, "/", None::<&str>, flags, None::<&str>)?;
 
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ pub fn init_rootfs(
 
     for m in &spec.mounts {
         let (mut flags, data) = parse_mount(&m);
-        if !m.destination.starts_with("/") || m.destination.contains("..") {
+        if !m.destination.starts_with('/') || m.destination.contains("..") {
             return Err(anyhow!(
                 "the mount destination {} is invalid",
                 m.destination
@@ -273,9 +271,9 @@ fn check_proc_mount(m: &Mount) -> Result<()> {
         // only allow a mount on-top of proc if it's source is "proc"
         unsafe {
             let mut stats = MaybeUninit::<libc::statfs>::uninit();
-            if let Ok(_) = m
-                .source
+            if m.source
                 .with_nix_path(|path| libc::statfs(path.as_ptr(), stats.as_mut_ptr()))
+                .is_ok()
             {
                 if stats.assume_init().f_type == PROC_SUPER_MAGIC {
                     return Ok(());
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ fn check_proc_mount(m: &Mount) -> Result<()> {
         )));
     }
 
-    return Ok(());
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn mount_cgroups_v2(cfd_log: RawFd, m: &Mount, rootfs: &str, flags: MsFlags) -> Result<()> {
@@ -586,15 +584,14 @@ pub fn ms_move_root(rootfs: &str) -> Result<bool> {
     let abs_root_buf = root_path.absolutize()?;
     let abs_root = abs_root_buf
         .to_str()
-        .ok_or::<Error>(anyhow!("failed to parse {} to absolute path", rootfs))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("failed to parse {} to absolute path", rootfs))?;
 
     for info in mount_infos.iter() {
         let mount_point = Path::new(&info.mount_point);
         let abs_mount_buf = mount_point.absolutize()?;
-        let abs_mount_point = abs_mount_buf.to_str().ok_or::<Error>(anyhow!(
-            "failed to parse {} to absolute path",
-            info.mount_point
-        ))?;
+        let abs_mount_point = abs_mount_buf
+            .to_str()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("failed to parse {} to absolute path", info.mount_point))?;
         let abs_mount_point_string = String::from(abs_mount_point);
 
         // Umount every syfs and proc file systems, except those under the container rootfs
@@ -755,7 +752,7 @@ fn mount_from(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-static SYMLINKS: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str)] = &[
+static SYMLINKS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("/proc/self/fd", "dev/fd"),
     ("/proc/self/fd/0", "dev/stdin"),
     ("/proc/self/fd/1", "dev/stdout"),
@@ -888,7 +885,7 @@ pub fn finish_rootfs(cfd_log: RawFd, spec: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn mask_path(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    if !path.starts_with("/") || path.contains("..") {
+    if !path.starts_with('/') || path.contains("..") {
         return Err(nix::Error::Sys(Errno::EINVAL).into());
     }
 
@@ -917,7 +914,7 @@ fn mask_path(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn readonly_path(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    if !path.starts_with("/") || path.contains("..") {
+    if !path.starts_with('/') || path.contains("..") {
         return Err(nix::Error::Sys(Errno::EINVAL).into());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/sync.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/sync.rs
index 9e98b0ad76..db2929f89f 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/sync.rs
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ pub fn read_sync(fd: RawFd) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let buf_array: [u8; MSG_SIZE] = [buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3]];
     let msg: i32 = i32::from_be_bytes(buf_array);
     match msg {
-        SYNC_SUCCESS => return Ok(Vec::new()),
+        SYNC_SUCCESS => Ok(Vec::new()),
         SYNC_DATA => {
             let buf = read_count(fd, MSG_SIZE)?;
             let buf_array: [u8; MSG_SIZE] = [buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3]];
             let msg_length: i32 = i32::from_be_bytes(buf_array);
             let data_buf = read_count(fd, msg_length as usize)?;
 
-            return Ok(data_buf);
+            Ok(data_buf)
         }
         SYNC_FAILED => {
             let mut error_buf = vec![];
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ pub fn read_sync(fd: RawFd) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
                 }
             };
 
-            return Err(anyhow!(error_str));
+            Err(anyhow!(error_str))
         }
-        _ => return Err(anyhow!("error in receive sync message")),
+        _ => Err(anyhow!("error in receive sync message")),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/validator.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/validator.rs
index 4e3ce43182..1da4da2e19 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/validator.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/validator.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 
 use crate::container::Config;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use lazy_static;
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 use oci::{LinuxIDMapping, LinuxNamespace, Spec};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::{Component, PathBuf};
 
-fn contain_namespace(nses: &Vec<LinuxNamespace>, key: &str) -> bool {
+fn contain_namespace(nses: &[LinuxNamespace], key: &str) -> bool {
     for ns in nses {
         if ns.r#type.as_str() == key {
             return true;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ fn contain_namespace(nses: &Vec<LinuxNamespace>, key: &str) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
-fn get_namespace_path(nses: &Vec<LinuxNamespace>, key: &str) -> Result<String> {
+fn get_namespace_path(nses: &[LinuxNamespace], key: &str) -> Result<String> {
     for ns in nses {
         if ns.r#type.as_str() == key {
             return Ok(ns.path.clone());
@@ -41,10 +40,8 @@ fn rootfs(root: &str) -> Result<()> {
     // symbolic link? ..?
     let mut stack: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for c in path.components() {
-        if stack.is_empty() {
-            if c == Component::RootDir || c == Component::ParentDir {
-                continue;
-            }
+        if stack.is_empty() && (c == Component::RootDir || c == Component::ParentDir) {
+            continue;
         }
 
         if c == Component::ParentDir {
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ fn network(_oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn hostname(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
-    if oci.hostname.is_empty() || oci.hostname == "".to_string() {
+    if oci.hostname.is_empty() || oci.hostname == "" {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ fn hostname(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
 
 fn security(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
     let linux = oci.linux.as_ref().unwrap();
-    if linux.masked_paths.len() == 0 && linux.readonly_paths.len() == 0 {
+    if linux.masked_paths.is_empty() && linux.readonly_paths.is_empty() {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ fn security(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn idmapping(maps: &Vec<LinuxIDMapping>) -> Result<()> {
+fn idmapping(maps: &[LinuxIDMapping]) -> Result<()> {
     for map in maps {
         if map.size > 0 {
             return Ok(());
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ fn usernamespace(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
         idmapping(&linux.gid_mappings)?;
     } else {
         // no user namespace but idmap
-        if linux.uid_mappings.len() != 0 || linux.gid_mappings.len() != 0 {
+        if !linux.uid_mappings.is_empty() || !linux.gid_mappings.is_empty() {
             return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
         }
     }
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@ fn sysctl(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
             }
 
             let net = get_namespace_path(&linux.namespaces, "network")?;
-            if net.is_empty() || net == "".to_string() {
+            if net.is_empty() || net == "" {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ fn rootless_euid_mapping(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
         return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
     }
 
-    if linux.uid_mappings.len() == 0 || linux.gid_mappings.len() == 0 {
+    if linux.uid_mappings.is_empty() || linux.gid_mappings.is_empty() {
         // rootless containers requires at least one UID/GID mapping
         return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
     }
@@ -233,7 +230,7 @@ fn rootless_euid_mapping(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn has_idmapping(maps: &Vec<LinuxIDMapping>, id: u32) -> bool {
+fn has_idmapping(maps: &[LinuxIDMapping], id: u32) -> bool {
     for map in maps {
         if id >= map.container_id && id < map.container_id + map.size {
             return true;
@@ -256,16 +253,12 @@ fn rootless_euid_mount(oci: &Spec) -> Result<()> {
 
                 let id = fields[1].trim().parse::<u32>()?;
 
-                if opt.starts_with("uid=") {
-                    if !has_idmapping(&linux.uid_mappings, id) {
-                        return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
-                    }
+                if opt.starts_with("uid=") && !has_idmapping(&linux.uid_mappings, id) {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
                 }
 
-                if opt.starts_with("gid=") {
-                    if !has_idmapping(&linux.gid_mappings, id) {
-                        return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
-                    }
+                if opt.starts_with("gid=") && !has_idmapping(&linux.gid_mappings, id) {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(Errno::EINVAL)));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/config.rs b/src/agent/src/config.rs
index b46ab140ac..1fd6345762 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/config.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl agentConfig {
 }
 
 fn get_vsock_port(p: &str) -> Result<i32> {
-    let fields: Vec<&str> = p.split("=").collect();
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = p.split('=').collect();
     if fields.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!("invalid port parameter"));
     }
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ fn logrus_to_slog_level(logrus_level: &str) -> Result<slog::Level> {
 }
 
 fn get_log_level(param: &str) -> Result<slog::Level> {
-    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split("=").collect();
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split('=').collect();
 
     if fields.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!("invalid log level parameter"));
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn get_log_level(param: &str) -> Result<slog::Level> {
 }
 
 fn get_hotplug_timeout(param: &str) -> Result<time::Duration> {
-    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split("=").collect();
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split('=').collect();
 
     if fields.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!("invalid hotplug timeout parameter"));
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn get_hotplug_timeout(param: &str) -> Result<time::Duration> {
 }
 
 fn get_bool_value(param: &str) -> Result<bool> {
-    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split("=").collect();
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split('=').collect();
 
     if fields.len() != 2 {
         return Ok(false);
@@ -225,18 +225,14 @@ fn get_bool_value(param: &str) -> Result<bool> {
     // first try to parse as bool value
     v.parse::<bool>().or_else(|_err1| {
         // then try to parse as integer value
-        v.parse::<u64>().or_else(|_err2| Ok(0)).and_then(|v| {
-            // only `0` returns false, otherwise returns true
-            Ok(match v {
-                0 => false,
-                _ => true,
-            })
-        })
+        v.parse::<u64>()
+            .or_else(|_err2| Ok(0))
+            .map(|v| !matches!(v, 0))
     })
 }
 
 fn get_container_pipe_size(param: &str) -> Result<i32> {
-    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split("=").collect();
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split('=').collect();
 
     if fields.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!("invalid container pipe size parameter"));
@@ -634,10 +630,10 @@ mod tests {
             let filename = file_path.to_str().expect("failed to create filename");
 
             let mut file =
-                File::create(filename).expect(&format!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
+                File::create(filename).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
 
             file.write_all(d.contents.as_bytes())
-                .expect(&format!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
 
             let mut config = agentConfig::new();
             assert_eq!(config.debug_console, false, "{}", msg);
@@ -737,7 +733,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, msg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -831,7 +827,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, msg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -901,7 +897,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, msg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -975,7 +971,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, msg);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/device.rs b/src/agent/src/device.rs
index 0cd2b1d72c..6a1265d947 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/device.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ struct DevIndex(HashMap<String, DevIndexEntry>);
 // DeviceHandler is the type of callback to be defined to handle every type of device driver.
 type DeviceHandler = fn(&Device, &mut Spec, &Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, &DevIndex) -> Result<()>;
 
-// DeviceHandlerList lists the supported drivers.
-#[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+// DEVICEHANDLERLIST lists the supported drivers.
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 lazy_static! {
     static ref DEVICEHANDLERLIST: HashMap<&'static str, DeviceHandler> = {
         let mut m: HashMap<&'static str, DeviceHandler> = HashMap::new();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn online_device(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
 // Here, bridgeAddr is the address at which the bridge is attached on the root bus,
 // while deviceAddr is the address at which the device is attached on the bridge.
 fn get_pci_device_address(pci_id: &str) -> Result<String> {
-    let tokens: Vec<&str> = pci_id.split("/").collect();
+    let tokens: Vec<&str> = pci_id.split('/').collect();
 
     if tokens.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!(
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ pub fn get_pci_device_name(sandbox: &Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, pci_id: &str) -> Resul
 
 /// Scan SCSI bus for the given SCSI address(SCSI-Id and LUN)
 fn scan_scsi_bus(scsi_addr: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let tokens: Vec<&str> = scsi_addr.split(":").collect();
+    let tokens: Vec<&str> = scsi_addr.split(':').collect();
     if tokens.len() != 2 {
         return Err(anyhow!(
             "Unexpected format for SCSI Address: {}, expect SCSIID:LUA",
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ impl DevIndex {
     fn new(spec: &Spec) -> DevIndex {
         let mut map = HashMap::new();
 
-        for linux in spec.linux.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(linux) = spec.linux.as_ref() {
             for (i, d) in linux.devices.iter().enumerate() {
                 let mut residx = Vec::new();
 
-                for linuxres in linux.resources.as_ref() {
+                if let Some(linuxres) = linux.resources.as_ref() {
                     for (j, r) in linuxres.devices.iter().enumerate() {
                         if r.r#type == d.r#type
                             && r.major == Some(d.major)
diff --git a/src/agent/src/main.rs b/src/agent/src/main.rs
index 45c73c1cf1..7ec1f7678e 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/main.rs
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ fn start_sandbox(logger: &Logger, config: &agentConfig, init_mode: bool) -> Resu
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<i32>();
     sandbox.lock().unwrap().sender = Some(tx);
 
-    //vsock:///dev/vsock, port
-    let mut server = rpc::start(sandbox.clone(), config.server_addr.as_str());
+    // vsock:///dev/vsock, port
+    let mut server = rpc::start(sandbox, config.server_addr.as_str());
 
     let _ = server.start().unwrap();
 
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ fn setup_signal_handler(logger: &Logger, sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>) -> Result
 
     let signals = Signals::new(&[SIGCHLD])?;
 
-    let s = sandbox.clone();
-
     thread::spawn(move || {
         'outer: for sig in signals.forever() {
             info!(logger, "received signal"; "signal" => sig);
@@ -303,13 +301,13 @@ fn setup_signal_handler(logger: &Logger, sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>) -> Result
                 };
 
                 let pid = wait_status.pid();
-                if pid.is_some() {
-                    let raw_pid = pid.unwrap().as_raw();
+                if let Some(pid) = pid {
+                    let raw_pid = pid.as_raw();
                     let child_pid = format!("{}", raw_pid);
 
                     let logger = logger.new(o!("child-pid" => child_pid));
 
-                    let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
+                    let mut sandbox = sandbox.lock().unwrap();
                     let process = sandbox.find_process(raw_pid);
                     if process.is_none() {
                         info!(logger, "child exited unexpectedly");
@@ -366,7 +364,8 @@ fn init_agent_as_init(logger: &Logger, unified_cgroup_hierarchy: bool) -> Result
 
     env::set_var("PATH", "/bin:/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/usr/sbin/");
 
-    let contents = std::fs::read_to_string("/etc/hostname").unwrap_or(String::from("localhost"));
+    let contents =
+        std::fs::read_to_string("/etc/hostname").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from("localhost"));
     let contents_array: Vec<&str> = contents.split(' ').collect();
     let hostname = contents_array[0].trim();
 
@@ -481,8 +480,8 @@ where
 
     // write and return
     match writer.write_all(&buf[..buf_len]) {
-        Ok(_) => return Ok(buf_len as u64),
-        Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        Ok(_) => Ok(buf_len as u64),
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/agent/src/metrics.rs b/src/agent/src/metrics.rs
index 20809aceb4..35ce4dbba9 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/metrics.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ extern crate procfs;
 use prometheus::{Encoder, Gauge, GaugeVec, IntCounter, TextEncoder};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use protocols;
 
 const NAMESPACE_KATA_AGENT: &str = "kata_agent";
 const NAMESPACE_KATA_GUEST: &str = "kata_guest";
@@ -85,17 +84,15 @@ pub fn get_metrics(_: &protocols::agent::GetMetricsRequest) -> Result<String> {
     let encoder = TextEncoder::new();
     encoder.encode(&metric_families, &mut buffer).unwrap();
 
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(buffer.clone()).unwrap())
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(buffer).unwrap())
 }
 
 fn update_agent_metrics() {
     let me = procfs::process::Process::myself();
-    match me {
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!(sl!(), "failed to create process instance: {:?}", err);
-            return;
-        }
-        Ok(_) => {}
+
+    if let Err(err) = me {
+        error!(sl!(), "failed to create process instance: {:?}", err);
+        return;
     }
 
     let me = me.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/agent/src/mount.rs b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
index c31afab478..d4180ce4d2 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/mount.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub const DRIVERLOCALTYPE: &str = "local";
 
 pub const TYPEROOTFS: &str = "rootfs";
 
-#[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref FLAGS: HashMap<&'static str, (bool, MsFlags)> = {
         let mut m = HashMap::new();
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub struct INIT_MOUNT {
     options: Vec<&'static str>,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 lazy_static!{
     static ref CGROUPS: HashMap<&'static str, &'static str> = {
         let mut m = HashMap::new();
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ lazy_static!{
     };
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref INIT_ROOTFS_MOUNTS: Vec<INIT_MOUNT> = vec![
         INIT_MOUNT{fstype: "proc", src: "proc", dest: "/proc", options: vec!["nosuid", "nodev", "noexec"]},
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 type StorageHandler = fn(&Logger, &Storage, Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>) -> Result<String>;
 
 // STORAGEHANDLERLIST lists the supported drivers.
-#[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref STORAGEHANDLERLIST: HashMap<&'static str, StorageHandler> = {
     	let mut m = HashMap::new();
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ impl<'a> BareMount<'a> {
         BareMount {
             source: s,
             destination: d,
-            fs_type: fs_type,
-            flags: flags,
-            options: options,
+            fs_type,
+            flags,
+            options,
             logger: logger.new(o!("subsystem" => "baremount")),
         }
     }
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ impl<'a> BareMount<'a> {
         let cstr_dest: CString;
         let cstr_fs_type: CString;
 
-        if self.source.len() == 0 {
+        if self.source.is_empty() {
             return Err(anyhow!("need mount source"));
         }
 
-        if self.destination.len() == 0 {
+        if self.destination.is_empty() {
             return Err(anyhow!("need mount destination"));
         }
 
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ impl<'a> BareMount<'a> {
         cstr_dest = CString::new(self.destination)?;
         dest = cstr_dest.as_ptr();
 
-        if self.fs_type.len() == 0 {
+        if self.fs_type.is_empty() {
             return Err(anyhow!("need mount FS type"));
         }
 
         cstr_fs_type = CString::new(self.fs_type)?;
         fs_type = cstr_fs_type.as_ptr();
 
-        if self.options.len() > 0 {
+        if !self.options.is_empty() {
             cstr_options = CString::new(self.options)?;
             options = cstr_options.as_ptr() as *const c_void;
         }
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ fn ephemeral_storage_handler(
     storage: &Storage,
     sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
-    let s = sandbox.clone();
-    let mut sb = s.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut sb = sandbox.lock().unwrap();
     let new_storage = sb.set_sandbox_storage(&storage.mount_point);
 
     if !new_storage {
@@ -262,8 +261,7 @@ fn local_storage_handler(
     storage: &Storage,
     sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
-    let s = sandbox.clone();
-    let mut sb = s.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut sb = sandbox.lock().unwrap();
     let new_storage = sb.set_sandbox_storage(&storage.mount_point);
 
     if !new_storage {
@@ -279,8 +277,7 @@ fn local_storage_handler(
 
     let opts = parse_options(opts_vec);
     let mode = opts.get("mode");
-    if mode.is_some() {
-        let mode = mode.unwrap();
+    if let Some(mode) = mode {
         let mut permission = fs::metadata(&storage.mount_point)?.permissions();
 
         let o_mode = u32::from_str_radix(mode, 8)?;
@@ -410,17 +407,17 @@ fn parse_mount_flags_and_options(options_vec: Vec<&str>) -> (MsFlags, String) {
     let mut options: String = "".to_string();
 
     for opt in options_vec {
-        if opt.len() != 0 {
+        if !opt.is_empty() {
             match FLAGS.get(opt) {
                 Some(x) => {
                     let (_, f) = *x;
-                    flags = flags | f;
+                    flags |= f;
                 }
                 None => {
-                    if options.len() > 0 {
+                    if !options.is_empty() {
                         options.push_str(format!(",{}", opt).as_str());
                     } else {
-                        options.push_str(format!("{}", opt).as_str());
+                        options.push_str(opt.to_string().as_str());
                     }
                 }
             };
@@ -458,7 +455,7 @@ pub fn add_storages(
         // Todo need to rollback the mounted storage if err met.
         let mount_point = handler(&logger, &storage, sandbox.clone())?;
 
-        if mount_point.len() > 0 {
+        if !mount_point.is_empty() {
             mount_list.push(mount_point);
         }
     }
@@ -570,10 +567,10 @@ pub fn get_cgroup_mounts(
     'outer: for (_, line) in reader.lines().enumerate() {
         let line = line?;
 
-        let fields: Vec<&str> = line.split("\t").collect();
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = line.split('\t').collect();
 
         // Ignore comment header
-        if fields[0].starts_with("#") {
+        if fields[0].starts_with('#') {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -643,7 +640,7 @@ pub fn cgroups_mount(logger: &Logger, unified_cgroup_hierarchy: bool) -> Result<
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn remove_mounts(mounts: &Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn remove_mounts(mounts: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     for m in mounts.iter() {
         mount::umount(m.as_str()).context(format!("failed to umount {:?}", m))?;
     }
@@ -675,7 +672,7 @@ fn ensure_destination_exists(destination: &str, fs_type: &str) -> Result<()> {
 fn parse_options(option_list: Vec<String>) -> HashMap<String, String> {
     let mut options = HashMap::new();
     for opt in option_list.iter() {
-        let fields: Vec<&str> = opt.split("=").collect();
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = opt.split('=').collect();
         if fields.len() != 2 {
             continue;
         }
@@ -856,7 +853,7 @@ mod tests {
 
                     let msg = format!("{}: umount result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-                    assert!(ret == 0, format!("{}", msg));
+                    assert!(ret == 0, msg);
                 };
 
                 continue;
@@ -914,7 +911,8 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("failed to create mount destination filename");
 
         for d in [test_dir_filename, mnt_src_filename, mnt_dest_filename].iter() {
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(d).expect(&format!("failed to create directory {}", d));
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(d)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("failed to create directory {}", d));
         }
 
         // Create an actual mount
@@ -1055,13 +1053,13 @@ mod tests {
 
             let filename = file_path
                 .to_str()
-                .expect(&format!("{}: failed to create filename", msg));
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("{}: failed to create filename", msg));
 
             let mut file =
-                File::create(filename).expect(&format!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
+                File::create(filename).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
 
             file.write_all(d.contents.as_bytes())
-                .expect(&format!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
 
             let result = get_mount_fs_type_from_file(filename, d.mount_point);
 
@@ -1217,10 +1215,10 @@ mod tests {
                 .expect("failed to create cgroup file filename");
 
             let mut file =
-                File::create(filename).expect(&format!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
+                File::create(filename).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to create file", msg));
 
             file.write_all(d.contents.as_bytes())
-                .expect(&format!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{}: failed to write file contents", msg));
 
             let result = get_cgroup_mounts(&logger, filename, false);
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
diff --git a/src/agent/src/namespace.rs b/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
index f5c6fa3b0a..3b373b108c 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ impl Namespace {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn as_ipc(mut self) -> Self {
+    pub fn get_ipc(mut self) -> Self {
         self.ns_type = NamespaceType::IPC;
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn as_uts(mut self, hostname: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn get_uts(mut self, hostname: &str) -> Self {
         self.ns_type = NamespaceType::UTS;
         if hostname != "" {
             self.hostname = Some(String::from(hostname));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Namespace {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn as_pid(mut self) -> Self {
+    pub fn get_pid(mut self) -> Self {
         self.ns_type = NamespaceType::PID;
         self
     }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Namespace {
         fs::create_dir_all(&self.persistent_ns_dir)?;
 
         let ns_path = PathBuf::from(&self.persistent_ns_dir);
-        let ns_type = self.ns_type.clone();
+        let ns_type = self.ns_type;
         let logger = self.logger.clone();
 
         let new_ns_path = ns_path.join(&ns_type.get());
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Namespace {
             File::open(Path::new(&origin_ns_path))?;
 
             // Create a new netns on the current thread.
-            let cf = ns_type.get_flags().clone();
+            let cf = ns_type.get_flags();
 
             unshare(cf)?;
 
@@ -110,12 +110,9 @@ impl Namespace {
 
             let mut flags = MsFlags::empty();
 
-            match FLAGS.get("rbind") {
-                Some(x) => {
-                    let (_, f) = *x;
-                    flags = flags | f;
-                }
-                None => (),
+            if let Some(x) = FLAGS.get("rbind") {
+                let (_, f) = *x;
+                flags |= f;
             };
 
             let bare_mount = BareMount::new(source, destination, "none", flags, "", &logger);
@@ -194,23 +191,23 @@ mod tests {
         let tmpdir = Builder::new().prefix("ipc").tempdir().unwrap();
 
         let ns_ipc = Namespace::new(&logger)
-            .as_ipc()
+            .get_ipc()
             .set_root_dir(tmpdir.path().to_str().unwrap())
             .setup();
 
         assert!(ns_ipc.is_ok());
-        assert!(remove_mounts(&vec![ns_ipc.unwrap().path]).is_ok());
+        assert!(remove_mounts(&[ns_ipc.unwrap().path]).is_ok());
 
         let logger = slog::Logger::root(slog::Discard, o!());
         let tmpdir = Builder::new().prefix("ipc").tempdir().unwrap();
 
         let ns_uts = Namespace::new(&logger)
-            .as_uts("test_hostname")
+            .get_uts("test_hostname")
             .set_root_dir(tmpdir.path().to_str().unwrap())
             .setup();
 
         assert!(ns_uts.is_ok());
-        assert!(remove_mounts(&vec![ns_uts.unwrap().path]).is_ok());
+        assert!(remove_mounts(&[ns_uts.unwrap().path]).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/agent/src/network.rs b/src/agent/src/network.rs
index 1fccf5eeec..4d1f3e25bd 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/network.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/network.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn setup_guest_dns(logger: Logger, dns_list: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
 fn do_setup_guest_dns(logger: Logger, dns_list: Vec<String>, src: &str, dst: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let logger = logger.new(o!( "subsystem" => "network"));
 
-    if dns_list.len() == 0 {
+    if dns_list.is_empty() {
         info!(
             logger,
             "Did not set sandbox DNS as DNS not received as part of request."
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ mod tests {
         ];
 
         // write to /run/kata-containers/sandbox/resolv.conf
-        let mut src_file =
-            File::create(src_filename).expect(&format!("failed to create file {:?}", src_filename));
+        let mut src_file = File::create(src_filename)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("failed to create file {:?}", src_filename));
         let content = dns.join("\n");
         src_file
             .write_all(content.as_bytes())
-            .expect(&format!("failed to write file contents"));
+            .expect("failed to write file contents");
 
         // call do_setup_guest_dns
         let result = do_setup_guest_dns(logger, dns.clone(), src_filename, dst_filename);
diff --git a/src/agent/src/random.rs b/src/agent/src/random.rs
index 6d28a49a0c..a5628c2177 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/random.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/random.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use libc;
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 use nix::fcntl::{self, OFlag};
 use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
diff --git a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
index ee3872d797..03af6d8903 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use protocols::health::{
     HealthCheckResponse, HealthCheckResponse_ServingStatus, VersionCheckResponse,
 };
 use protocols::types::Interface;
-use rustjail;
 use rustjail::cgroups::notifier;
 use rustjail::container::{BaseContainer, Container, LinuxContainer};
 use rustjail::process::Process;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ use crate::AGENT_CONFIG;
 use netlink::{RtnlHandle, NETLINK_ROUTE};
 
 use libc::{self, c_ushort, pid_t, winsize, TIOCSWINSZ};
-use serde_json;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::fs;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
@@ -152,14 +150,13 @@ impl agentService {
 
         let pipe_size = AGENT_CONFIG.read().unwrap().container_pipe_size;
         let p = if oci.process.is_some() {
-            let tp = Process::new(
+            Process::new(
                 &sl!(),
                 &oci.process.as_ref().unwrap(),
                 cid.as_str(),
                 true,
                 pipe_size,
-            )?;
-            tp
+            )?
         } else {
             info!(sl!(), "no process configurations!");
             return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::from_errno(nix::errno::Errno::EINVAL)));
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ impl agentService {
     }
 
     fn do_start_container(&self, req: protocols::agent::StartContainerRequest) -> Result<()> {
-        let cid = req.container_id.clone();
+        let cid = req.container_id;
 
         let sandbox = self.sandbox.clone();
         let mut s = sandbox.lock().unwrap();
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ impl agentService {
 
         let ctr = s
             .get_container(&cid)
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
         ctr.exec()?;
 
@@ -206,9 +203,7 @@ impl agentService {
         let mut remove_container_resources = |sandbox: &mut Sandbox| -> Result<()> {
             // Find the sandbox storage used by this container
             let mounts = sandbox.container_mounts.get(&cid);
-            if mounts.is_some() {
-                let mounts = mounts.unwrap();
-
+            if let Some(mounts) = mounts {
                 remove_mounts(&mounts)?;
 
                 for m in mounts.iter() {
@@ -232,7 +227,7 @@ impl agentService {
             let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
             let ctr = sandbox
                 .get_container(&cid)
-                .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
             ctr.destroy()?;
 
@@ -250,11 +245,11 @@ impl agentService {
             let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
             let _ctr = sandbox
                 .get_container(&cid2)
-                .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))
-                .and_then(|ctr| {
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))
+                .map(|ctr| {
                     ctr.destroy().unwrap();
                     tx.send(1).unwrap();
-                    Ok(ctr)
+                    ctr
                 });
         });
 
@@ -277,7 +272,7 @@ impl agentService {
         let cid = req.container_id.clone();
         let exec_id = req.exec_id.clone();
 
-        info!(sl!(), "cid: {} eid: {}", cid.clone(), exec_id.clone());
+        info!(sl!(), "cid: {} eid: {}", cid, exec_id);
 
         let s = self.sandbox.clone();
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
@@ -294,7 +289,7 @@ impl agentService {
 
         let ctr = sandbox
             .get_container(&cid)
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
         ctr.run(p)?;
 
@@ -340,7 +335,7 @@ impl agentService {
         req: protocols::agent::WaitProcessRequest,
     ) -> Result<protocols::agent::WaitProcessResponse> {
         let cid = req.container_id.clone();
-        let eid = req.exec_id.clone();
+        let eid = req.exec_id;
         let s = self.sandbox.clone();
         let mut resp = WaitProcessResponse::new();
         let pid: pid_t;
@@ -376,7 +371,7 @@ impl agentService {
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
         let ctr = sandbox
             .get_container(&cid)
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
         let mut p = match ctr.processes.get_mut(&pid) {
             Some(p) => p,
@@ -584,16 +579,18 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
     ) -> ttrpc::Result<ListProcessesResponse> {
         let cid = req.container_id.clone();
         let format = req.format.clone();
-        let mut args = req.args.clone().into_vec();
+        let mut args = req.args.into_vec();
         let mut resp = ListProcessesResponse::new();
 
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or(ttrpc_error(
-            ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "invalid container id".to_string(),
-        ))?;
+        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ttrpc_error(
+                ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "invalid container id".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
 
         let pids = ctr.processes().unwrap();
 
@@ -612,7 +609,7 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         }
 
         // format "table"
-        if args.len() == 0 {
+        if args.is_empty() {
             // default argument
             args = vec!["-ef".to_string()];
         }
@@ -670,10 +667,12 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or(ttrpc_error(
-            ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "invalid container id".to_string(),
-        ))?;
+        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ttrpc_error(
+                ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "invalid container id".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
 
         let resp = Empty::new();
 
@@ -696,14 +695,16 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         _ctx: &ttrpc::TtrpcContext,
         req: protocols::agent::StatsContainerRequest,
     ) -> ttrpc::Result<StatsContainerResponse> {
-        let cid = req.container_id.clone();
+        let cid = req.container_id;
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or(ttrpc_error(
-            ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "invalid container id".to_string(),
-        ))?;
+        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ttrpc_error(
+                ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "invalid container id".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
 
         ctr.stats()
             .map_err(|e| ttrpc_error(ttrpc::Code::INTERNAL, e.to_string()))
@@ -718,10 +719,12 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or(ttrpc_error(
-            ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "invalid container id".to_string(),
-        ))?;
+        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ttrpc_error(
+                ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "invalid container id".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
 
         ctr.pause()
             .map_err(|e| ttrpc_error(ttrpc::Code::INTERNAL, e.to_string()))?;
@@ -738,10 +741,12 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or(ttrpc_error(
-            ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "invalid container id".to_string(),
-        ))?;
+        let ctr = sandbox.get_container(&cid).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ttrpc_error(
+                ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "invalid container id".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
 
         ctr.resume()
             .map_err(|e| ttrpc_error(ttrpc::Code::INTERNAL, e.to_string()))?;
@@ -782,7 +787,7 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         req: protocols::agent::CloseStdinRequest,
     ) -> ttrpc::Result<Empty> {
         let cid = req.container_id.clone();
-        let eid = req.exec_id.clone();
+        let eid = req.exec_id;
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
@@ -852,11 +857,11 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         if req.interface.is_none() {
             return Err(ttrpc_error(
                 ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                format!("empty update interface request"),
+                "empty update interface request".to_string(),
             ));
         }
 
-        let interface = req.interface.clone();
+        let interface = req.interface;
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
 
@@ -884,11 +889,11 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         if req.routes.is_none() {
             return Err(ttrpc_error(
                 ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                format!("empty update routes request"),
+                "empty update routes request".to_string(),
             ));
         }
 
-        let rs = req.routes.clone().unwrap().Routes.into_vec();
+        let rs = req.routes.unwrap().Routes.into_vec();
 
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
@@ -1002,7 +1007,7 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
                 });
             }
 
-            if req.sandbox_id.len() > 0 {
+            if !req.sandbox_id.is_empty() {
                 s.id = req.sandbox_id.clone();
             }
 
@@ -1028,7 +1033,7 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
             Ok(_) => {
                 let sandbox = self.sandbox.clone();
                 let mut s = sandbox.lock().unwrap();
-                let _ = req
+                let _dns = req
                     .dns
                     .to_vec()
                     .iter()
@@ -1065,11 +1070,11 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         if req.neighbors.is_none() {
             return Err(ttrpc_error(
                 ttrpc::Code::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                format!("empty add arp neighbours request"),
+                "empty add arp neighbours request".to_string(),
             ));
         }
 
-        let neighs = req.neighbors.clone().unwrap().ARPNeighbors.into_vec();
+        let neighs = req.neighbors.unwrap().ARPNeighbors.into_vec();
 
         let s = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
         let mut sandbox = s.lock().unwrap();
@@ -1198,12 +1203,12 @@ impl protocols::agent_ttrpc::AgentService for agentService {
         drop(sandbox);
 
         match event_rx.recv() {
-            Err(err) => return Err(ttrpc_error(ttrpc::Code::INTERNAL, err.to_string())),
+            Err(err) => Err(ttrpc_error(ttrpc::Code::INTERNAL, err.to_string())),
             Ok(container_id) => {
                 info!(sl!(), "get_oom_event return {}", &container_id);
                 let mut resp = OOMEvent::new();
                 resp.container_id = container_id;
-                return Ok(resp);
+                Ok(resp)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1243,7 +1248,7 @@ fn get_memory_info(block_size: bool, hotplug: bool) -> Result<(u64, bool)> {
     if block_size {
         match fs::read_to_string(SYSFS_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE_PATH) {
             Ok(v) => {
-                if v.len() == 0 {
+                if v.is_empty() {
                     info!(sl!(), "string in empty???");
                     return Err(anyhow!("Invalid block size"));
                 }
@@ -1322,7 +1327,7 @@ fn read_stream(fd: RawFd, l: usize) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         }
         Err(e) => match e {
             nix::Error::Sys(errno) => match errno {
-                Errno::EAGAIN => v.resize(0, 0),
+                Errno::EAGAIN => v.clear(),
                 _ => return Err(anyhow!(nix::Error::Sys(errno))),
             },
             _ => return Err(anyhow!("read error")),
@@ -1340,13 +1345,13 @@ fn find_process<'a>(
 ) -> Result<&'a mut Process> {
     let ctr = sandbox
         .get_container(cid)
-        .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
     if init || eid == "" {
         return ctr
             .processes
             .get_mut(&ctr.init_process_pid)
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("cannot find init process!"));
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("cannot find init process!"));
     }
 
     ctr.get_process(eid).map_err(|_| anyhow!("Invalid exec id"))
@@ -1396,7 +1401,7 @@ fn update_container_namespaces(
     let linux = spec
         .linux
         .as_mut()
-        .ok_or(anyhow!("Spec didn't container linux field"))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Spec didn't container linux field"))?;
 
     let namespaces = linux.namespaces.as_mut_slice();
     for namespace in namespaces.iter_mut() {
@@ -1464,7 +1469,7 @@ fn is_signal_handled(pid: pid_t, signum: u32) -> bool {
             }
         };
         if line.starts_with("SigCgt:") {
-            let mask_vec: Vec<&str> = line.split(":").collect();
+            let mask_vec: Vec<&str> = line.split(':').collect();
             if mask_vec.len() != 2 {
                 warn!(sl!(), "parse the SigCgt field failed\n");
                 return false;
@@ -1484,7 +1489,7 @@ fn is_signal_handled(pid: pid_t, signum: u32) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
-fn do_mem_hotplug_by_probe(addrs: &Vec<u64>) -> Result<()> {
+fn do_mem_hotplug_by_probe(addrs: &[u64]) -> Result<()> {
     for addr in addrs.iter() {
         fs::write(SYSFS_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_PROBE_PATH, format!("{:#X}", *addr))?;
     }
@@ -1497,8 +1502,12 @@ fn do_set_guest_date_time(sec: i64, usec: i64) -> Result<()> {
         tv_usec: usec,
     };
 
-    let ret =
-        unsafe { libc::settimeofday(&tv as *const libc::timeval, 0 as *const libc::timezone) };
+    let ret = unsafe {
+        libc::settimeofday(
+            &tv as *const libc::timeval,
+            std::ptr::null::<libc::timezone>(),
+        )
+    };
 
     Errno::result(ret).map(drop)?;
 
@@ -1514,8 +1523,8 @@ fn do_copy_file(req: &CopyFileRequest) -> Result<()> {
 
     let parent = path.parent();
 
-    let dir = if parent.is_some() {
-        parent.unwrap().to_path_buf()
+    let dir = if let Some(parent) = parent {
+        parent.to_path_buf()
     } else {
         PathBuf::from("/")
     };
@@ -1575,8 +1584,8 @@ fn setup_bundle(cid: &str, spec: &mut Spec) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let spec_root = spec.root.as_ref().unwrap();
 
     let bundle_path = Path::new(CONTAINER_BASE).join(cid);
-    let config_path = bundle_path.clone().join("config.json");
-    let rootfs_path = bundle_path.clone().join("rootfs");
+    let config_path = bundle_path.join("config.json");
+    let rootfs_path = bundle_path.join("rootfs");
 
     fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs_path)?;
     BareMount::new(
@@ -1640,9 +1649,9 @@ fn load_kernel_module(module: &protocols::agent::KernelModule) -> Result<()> {
                 "load_kernel_module return code: {} stdout:{} stderr:{}",
                 code, std_out, std_err
             );
-            return Err(anyhow!(msg));
+            Err(anyhow!(msg))
         }
-        None => return Err(anyhow!("Process terminated by signal")),
+        None => Err(anyhow!("Process terminated by signal")),
     }
 }
 
@@ -1654,17 +1663,16 @@ mod tests {
     use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
     use ttrpc::{MessageHeader, TtrpcContext};
 
-    fn mk_ttrpc_context() -> (TtrpcContext, Receiver<(MessageHeader, Vec<u8>)>) {
+    type Message = (MessageHeader, Vec<u8>);
+
+    fn mk_ttrpc_context() -> (TtrpcContext, Receiver<Message>) {
         let mh = MessageHeader::default();
 
-        let (tx, rx): (
-            Sender<(MessageHeader, Vec<u8>)>,
-            Receiver<(MessageHeader, Vec<u8>)>,
-        ) = channel();
+        let (tx, rx): (Sender<Message>, Receiver<Message>) = channel();
 
         let ctx = TtrpcContext {
             fd: -1,
-            mh: mh,
+            mh,
             res_tx: tx,
         };
 
diff --git a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
index ee5ab08f98..af8c82c44d 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Sandbox {
             sender: None,
             rtnl: Some(RtnlHandle::new(NETLINK_ROUTE, 0).unwrap()),
             hooks: None,
-            event_rx: event_rx,
+            event_rx,
             event_tx: tx,
         })
     }
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ impl Sandbox {
     // acquiring a lock on sandbox.
     pub fn unset_sandbox_storage(&mut self, path: &str) -> Result<bool> {
         match self.storages.get_mut(path) {
-            None => return Err(anyhow!("Sandbox storage with path {} not found", path)),
+            None => Err(anyhow!("Sandbox storage with path {} not found", path)),
             Some(count) => {
                 *count -= 1;
                 if *count < 1 {
                     self.storages.remove(path);
                     return Ok(true);
                 }
-                return Ok(false);
+                Ok(false)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ impl Sandbox {
     pub fn setup_shared_namespaces(&mut self) -> Result<bool> {
         // Set up shared IPC namespace
         self.shared_ipcns = Namespace::new(&self.logger)
-            .as_ipc()
+            .get_ipc()
             .setup()
             .context("Failed to setup persistent IPC namespace")?;
 
         // // Set up shared UTS namespace
         self.shared_utsns = Namespace::new(&self.logger)
-            .as_uts(self.hostname.as_str())
+            .get_uts(self.hostname.as_str())
             .setup()
             .context("Failed to setup persistent UTS namespace")?;
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl Sandbox {
         // This means a separate pause process has not been created. We treat the
         // first container created as the infra container in that case
         // and use its pid namespace in case pid namespace needs to be shared.
-        if self.sandbox_pidns.is_none() && self.containers.len() == 0 {
+        if self.sandbox_pidns.is_none() && self.containers.is_empty() {
             let init_pid = c.init_process_pid;
             if init_pid == -1 {
                 return Err(anyhow!(
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Sandbox {
                 ));
             }
 
-            let mut pid_ns = Namespace::new(&self.logger).as_pid();
+            let mut pid_ns = Namespace::new(&self.logger).get_pid();
             pid_ns.path = format!("/proc/{}/ns/pid", init_pid);
 
             self.sandbox_pidns = Some(pid_ns);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl Sandbox {
     }
 
     pub fn destroy(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        for (_, ctr) in &mut self.containers {
+        for ctr in self.containers.values_mut() {
             ctr.destroy()?;
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fn online_resources(logger: &Logger, path: &str, pattern: &str, num: i32) -> Res
             }
             let c = c.unwrap();
 
-            if c.trim().contains("0") {
+            if c.trim().contains('0') {
                 let r = fs::write(file.as_str(), "1");
                 if r.is_err() {
                     continue;
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         let linux = Linux::default();
         let mut spec = Spec::default();
-        spec.root = Some(root).into();
-        spec.linux = Some(linux).into();
+        spec.root = Some(root);
+        spec.linux = Some(linux);
 
         CreateOpts {
             cgroup_name: "".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/agent/src/test_utils.rs b/src/agent/src/test_utils.rs
index 4d35d4ec56..69066bb7b6 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
+#![allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test_utils {
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index f9ba333f0a..8a469c16d9 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ languages:
       description: |
         'newest-version' is the latest version known to work when
         building Kata
-      newest-version: "1.44.1"
+      newest-version: "1.47.0"
 
 specs:
   description: "Details of important specifications"