diff --git a/pkg/lint/runner.go b/pkg/lint/runner.go
index b1d604c964d0..7788404530a6 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/runner.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewRunner(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config, args []string, goenv *gouti
 			processors.NewNolint(log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyNolint), dbManager, enabledLinters),
 
 			processors.NewUniqByLine(cfg),
-			processors.NewDiff(cfg.Issues.Diff, cfg.Issues.DiffFromRevision, cfg.Issues.DiffPatchFilePath, cfg.Issues.WholeFiles),
+			processors.NewDiff(&cfg.Issues),
 			processors.NewMaxPerFileFromLinter(cfg),
 			processors.NewMaxSameIssues(cfg.Issues.MaxSameIssues, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyMaxSameIssues), cfg),
 			processors.NewMaxFromLinter(cfg.Issues.MaxIssuesPerLinter, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyMaxFromLinter), cfg),
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
index 99f7e7a8e740..a71f930cb83c 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	genAutoFile      = "autogenerated file" // easyjson
 )
 
-var _ Processor = &AutogeneratedExclude{}
+var _ Processor = (*AutogeneratedExclude)(nil)
 
 type fileSummary struct {
 	generated bool
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewAutogeneratedExclude(strict bool) *AutogeneratedExclude {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *AutogeneratedExclude) Name() string {
+func (*AutogeneratedExclude) Name() string {
 	return "autogenerated_exclude"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/cgo.go b/pkg/result/processors/cgo.go
index 1ad73c31afe4..0e659f0f3e59 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/cgo.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/cgo.go
@@ -9,49 +9,51 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*Cgo)(nil)
+
 type Cgo struct {
 	goCacheDir string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = Cgo{}
-
 func NewCgo(goenv *goutil.Env) *Cgo {
 	return &Cgo{
 		goCacheDir: goenv.Get(goutil.EnvGoCache),
 	}
 }
 
-func (p Cgo) Name() string {
+func (Cgo) Name() string {
 	return "cgo"
 }
 
 func (p Cgo) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	return filterIssuesErr(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error) {
-		// some linters (e.g. gosec, deadcode) return incorrect filepaths for cgo issues,
-		// also cgo files have strange issues looking like false positives.
-
-		// cache dir contains all preprocessed files including cgo files
-
-		issueFilePath := issue.FilePath()
-		if !filepath.IsAbs(issue.FilePath()) {
-			absPath, err := filepath.Abs(issue.FilePath())
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to build abs path for %q: %w", issue.FilePath(), err)
-			}
-			issueFilePath = absPath
-		}
+	return filterIssuesErr(issues, p.shouldPassIssue)
+}
 
-		if p.goCacheDir != "" && strings.HasPrefix(issueFilePath, p.goCacheDir) {
-			return false, nil
-		}
+func (Cgo) Finish() {}
+
+func (p Cgo) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error) {
+	// some linters (e.g. gosec, deadcode) return incorrect filepaths for cgo issues,
+	// also cgo files have strange issues looking like false positives.
+
+	// cache dir contains all preprocessed files including cgo files
 
-		if filepath.Base(issue.FilePath()) == "_cgo_gotypes.go" {
-			// skip cgo warning for go1.10
-			return false, nil
+	issueFilePath := issue.FilePath()
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(issue.FilePath()) {
+		absPath, err := filepath.Abs(issue.FilePath())
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to build abs path for %q: %w", issue.FilePath(), err)
 		}
+		issueFilePath = absPath
+	}
 
-		return true, nil
-	})
-}
+	if p.goCacheDir != "" && strings.HasPrefix(issueFilePath, p.goCacheDir) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
 
-func (Cgo) Finish() {}
+	if filepath.Base(issue.FilePath()) == "_cgo_gotypes.go" {
+		// skip cgo warning for go1.10
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/diff.go b/pkg/result/processors/diff.go
index d607b02182a9..31122a491512 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/diff.go
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golangci/revgrep"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
 const envGolangciDiffProcessorPatch = "GOLANGCI_DIFF_PROCESSOR_PATCH"
 
+var _ Processor = (*Diff)(nil)
+
 type Diff struct {
 	onlyNew       bool
 	fromRev       string
@@ -22,19 +25,17 @@ type Diff struct {
 	patch         string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = Diff{}
-
-func NewDiff(onlyNew bool, fromRev, patchFilePath string, wholeFiles bool) *Diff {
+func NewDiff(cfg *config.Issues) *Diff {
 	return &Diff{
-		onlyNew:       onlyNew,
-		fromRev:       fromRev,
-		patchFilePath: patchFilePath,
-		wholeFiles:    wholeFiles,
+		onlyNew:       cfg.Diff,
+		fromRev:       cfg.DiffFromRevision,
+		patchFilePath: cfg.DiffPatchFilePath,
+		wholeFiles:    cfg.WholeFiles,
 		patch:         os.Getenv(envGolangciDiffProcessorPatch),
 	}
 }
 
-func (p Diff) Name() string {
+func (Diff) Name() string {
 	return "diff"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/exclude.go b/pkg/result/processors/exclude.go
index 05a56ef9656e..15ad7f7dee0c 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/exclude.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/exclude.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-var _ Processor = Exclude{}
+var _ Processor = (*Exclude)(nil)
 
 type Exclude struct {
 	name string
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ func (p Exclude) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p Exclude) Finish() {}
+func (Exclude) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/exclude_rules.go b/pkg/result/processors/exclude_rules.go
index a20d56d05d41..0f1f55a371a9 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/exclude_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/exclude_rules.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-var _ Processor = ExcludeRules{}
+var _ Processor = (*ExcludeRules)(nil)
 
 type excludeRule struct {
 	baseRule
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ func NewExcludeRules(log logutils.Log, files *fsutils.Files, opts ExcludeRulesOp
 	return p
 }
 
+func (p ExcludeRules) Name() string { return p.name }
+
 func (p ExcludeRules) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	if len(p.rules) == 0 {
 		return issues, nil
 	}
+
 	return filterIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) bool {
 		for _, rule := range p.rules {
 			rule := rule
@@ -61,12 +64,11 @@ func (p ExcludeRules) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 				return false
 			}
 		}
+
 		return true
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p ExcludeRules) Name() string { return p.name }
-
 func (ExcludeRules) Finish() {}
 
 func createRules(rules []ExcludeRule, prefix string) []excludeRule {
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go b/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
index adf82c823c4d..6a1387c872e3 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*FilenameUnadjuster)(nil)
+
 type posMapper func(pos token.Position) token.Position
 
 type adjustMap struct {
@@ -30,50 +32,6 @@ type FilenameUnadjuster struct {
 	loggedUnadjustments map[string]bool
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &FilenameUnadjuster{}
-
-func processUnadjusterPkg(m *adjustMap, pkg *packages.Package, log logutils.Log) {
-	fset := token.NewFileSet() // it's more memory efficient to not store all in one fset
-
-	for _, filename := range pkg.CompiledGoFiles {
-		// It's important to call func here to run GC
-		processUnadjusterFile(filename, m, log, fset)
-	}
-}
-
-func processUnadjusterFile(filename string, m *adjustMap, log logutils.Log, fset *token.FileSet) {
-	syntax, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filename, nil, parser.ParseComments)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Error will be reported by typecheck
-		return
-	}
-
-	adjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), true).Filename
-	if adjustedFilename == "" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	unadjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), false).Filename
-	if unadjustedFilename == "" || unadjustedFilename == adjustedFilename {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(unadjustedFilename, ".go") {
-		return // file.go -> /caches/cgo-xxx
-	}
-
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-	m.m[adjustedFilename] = func(adjustedPos token.Position) token.Position {
-		tokenFile := fset.File(syntax.Pos())
-		if tokenFile == nil {
-			log.Warnf("Failed to get token file for %s", adjustedFilename)
-			return adjustedPos
-		}
-		return fset.PositionFor(tokenFile.Pos(adjustedPos.Offset), false)
-	}
-}
-
 func NewFilenameUnadjuster(pkgs []*packages.Package, log logutils.Log) *FilenameUnadjuster {
 	m := adjustMap{m: map[string]posMapper{}}
 
@@ -97,7 +55,7 @@ func NewFilenameUnadjuster(pkgs []*packages.Package, log logutils.Log) *Filename
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *FilenameUnadjuster) Name() string {
+func (*FilenameUnadjuster) Name() string {
 	return "filename_unadjuster"
 }
 
@@ -128,4 +86,48 @@ func (p *FilenameUnadjuster) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, err
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p *FilenameUnadjuster) Finish() {}
+func (*FilenameUnadjuster) Finish() {}
+
+func processUnadjusterPkg(m *adjustMap, pkg *packages.Package, log logutils.Log) {
+	fset := token.NewFileSet() // it's more memory efficient to not store all in one fset
+
+	for _, filename := range pkg.CompiledGoFiles {
+		// It's important to call func here to run GC
+		processUnadjusterFile(filename, m, log, fset)
+	}
+}
+
+func processUnadjusterFile(filename string, m *adjustMap, log logutils.Log, fset *token.FileSet) {
+	syntax, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filename, nil, parser.ParseComments)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Error will be reported by typecheck
+		return
+	}
+
+	adjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), true).Filename
+	if adjustedFilename == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	unadjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), false).Filename
+	if unadjustedFilename == "" || unadjustedFilename == adjustedFilename {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(unadjustedFilename, ".go") {
+		return // file.go -> /caches/cgo-xxx
+	}
+
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	m.m[adjustedFilename] = func(adjustedPos token.Position) token.Position {
+		tokenFile := fset.File(syntax.Pos())
+		if tokenFile == nil {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to get token file for %s", adjustedFilename)
+			return adjustedPos
+		}
+
+		return fset.PositionFor(tokenFile.Pos(adjustedPos.Offset), false)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/fixer.go b/pkg/result/processors/fixer.go
index 2879beb48f58..4915dc479a45 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/fixer.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/fixer.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/timeutils"
 )
 
-var _ Processor = Fixer{}
+var _ Processor = (*Fixer)(nil)
 
 type Fixer struct {
 	cfg       *config.Config
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func NewFixer(cfg *config.Config, log logutils.Log, fileCache *fsutils.FileCache
 	}
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) printStat() {
-	f.sw.PrintStages()
+func (Fixer) Name() string {
+	return "fixer"
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	if !f.cfg.Issues.NeedFix {
+func (p Fixer) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	if !p.cfg.Issues.NeedFix {
 		return issues, nil
 	}
 
@@ -57,37 +57,36 @@ func (f Fixer) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 
 	for file, issuesToFix := range issuesToFixPerFile {
 		var err error
-		f.sw.TrackStage("all", func() {
-			err = f.fixIssuesInFile(file, issuesToFix)
+		p.sw.TrackStage("all", func() {
+			err = p.fixIssuesInFile(file, issuesToFix)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			f.log.Errorf("Failed to fix issues in file %s: %s", file, err)
+			p.log.Errorf("Failed to fix issues in file %s: %s", file, err)
 
 			// show issues only if can't fix them
 			outIssues = append(outIssues, issuesToFix...)
 		}
 	}
 
-	f.printStat()
-	return outIssues, nil
-}
+	p.printStat()
 
-func (f Fixer) Name() string {
-	return "fixer"
+	return outIssues, nil
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) Finish() {}
+func (Fixer) Finish() {}
 
-func (f Fixer) fixIssuesInFile(filePath string, issues []result.Issue) error {
+func (p Fixer) fixIssuesInFile(filePath string, issues []result.Issue) error {
 	// TODO: don't read the whole file into memory: read line by line;
 	// can't just use bufio.scanner: it has a line length limit
-	origFileData, err := f.fileCache.GetFileBytes(filePath)
+	origFileData, err := p.fileCache.GetFileBytes(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get file bytes for %s: %w", filePath, err)
 	}
+
 	origFileLines := bytes.Split(origFileData, []byte("\n"))
 
 	tmpFileName := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(filePath), fmt.Sprintf(".%s.golangci_fix", filepath.Base(filePath)))
+
 	tmpOutFile, err := os.Create(tmpFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make file %s: %w", tmpFileName, err)
@@ -102,20 +101,21 @@ func (f Fixer) fixIssuesInFile(filePath string, issues []result.Issue) error {
 
 	issues = issues[:0] // reuse the same memory
 	for line, lineIssues := range issuesPerLine {
-		if mergedIssue := f.mergeLineIssues(line, lineIssues, origFileLines); mergedIssue != nil {
+		if mergedIssue := p.mergeLineIssues(line, lineIssues, origFileLines); mergedIssue != nil {
 			issues = append(issues, *mergedIssue)
 		}
 	}
 
-	issues = f.findNotIntersectingIssues(issues)
+	issues = p.findNotIntersectingIssues(issues)
 
-	if err = f.writeFixedFile(origFileLines, issues, tmpOutFile); err != nil {
+	if err = p.writeFixedFile(origFileLines, issues, tmpOutFile); err != nil {
 		tmpOutFile.Close()
 		_ = robustio.RemoveAll(tmpOutFile.Name())
 		return err
 	}
 
 	tmpOutFile.Close()
+
 	if err = robustio.Rename(tmpOutFile.Name(), filePath); err != nil {
 		_ = robustio.RemoveAll(tmpOutFile.Name())
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename %s -> %s: %w", tmpOutFile.Name(), filePath, err)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (f Fixer) fixIssuesInFile(filePath string, issues []result.Issue) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) mergeLineIssues(lineNum int, lineIssues []result.Issue, origFileLines [][]byte) *result.Issue {
+func (p Fixer) mergeLineIssues(lineNum int, lineIssues []result.Issue, origFileLines [][]byte) *result.Issue {
 	origLine := origFileLines[lineNum-1] // lineNum is 1-based
 
 	if len(lineIssues) == 1 && lineIssues[0].Replacement.Inline == nil {
@@ -136,27 +136,27 @@ func (f Fixer) mergeLineIssues(lineNum int, lineIssues []result.Issue, origFileL
 		li := &lineIssues[ind]
 
 		if li.LineRange != nil {
-			f.log.Infof("Line %d has multiple issues but at least one of them is ranged: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
+			p.log.Infof("Line %d has multiple issues but at least one of them is ranged: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
 			return &lineIssues[0]
 		}
 
 		inline := li.Replacement.Inline
 
 		if inline == nil || len(li.Replacement.NewLines) != 0 || li.Replacement.NeedOnlyDelete {
-			f.log.Infof("Line %d has multiple issues but at least one of them isn't inline: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
+			p.log.Infof("Line %d has multiple issues but at least one of them isn't inline: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
 			return li
 		}
 
 		if inline.StartCol < 0 || inline.Length <= 0 || inline.StartCol+inline.Length > len(origLine) {
-			f.log.Warnf("Line %d (%q) has invalid inline fix: %#v, %#v", lineNum, origLine, li, inline)
+			p.log.Warnf("Line %d (%q) has invalid inline fix: %#v, %#v", lineNum, origLine, li, inline)
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return f.applyInlineFixes(lineIssues, origLine, lineNum)
+	return p.applyInlineFixes(lineIssues, origLine, lineNum)
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) applyInlineFixes(lineIssues []result.Issue, origLine []byte, lineNum int) *result.Issue {
+func (p Fixer) applyInlineFixes(lineIssues []result.Issue, origLine []byte, lineNum int) *result.Issue {
 	sort.Slice(lineIssues, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return lineIssues[i].Replacement.Inline.StartCol < lineIssues[j].Replacement.Inline.StartCol
 	})
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (f Fixer) applyInlineFixes(lineIssues []result.Issue, origLine []byte, line
 	for i := range lineIssues {
 		fix := lineIssues[i].Replacement.Inline
 		if fix.StartCol < curOrigLinePos {
-			f.log.Warnf("Line %d has multiple intersecting issues: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
+			p.log.Warnf("Line %d has multiple intersecting issues: %#v", lineNum, lineIssues)
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (f Fixer) applyInlineFixes(lineIssues []result.Issue, origLine []byte, line
 	return &mergedIssue
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) findNotIntersectingIssues(issues []result.Issue) []result.Issue {
+func (p Fixer) findNotIntersectingIssues(issues []result.Issue) []result.Issue {
 	sort.SliceStable(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
 		a, b := issues[i], issues[j]
 		return a.Line() < b.Line()
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ func (f Fixer) findNotIntersectingIssues(issues []result.Issue) []result.Issue {
 		issue := &issues[i]
 		rng := issue.GetLineRange()
 		if rng.From <= currentEnd {
-			f.log.Infof("Skip issue %#v: intersects with end %d", issue, currentEnd)
+			p.log.Infof("Skip issue %#v: intersects with end %d", issue, currentEnd)
 			continue // skip intersecting issue
 		}
-		f.log.Infof("Fix issue %#v with range %v", issue, issue.GetLineRange())
+		p.log.Infof("Fix issue %#v with range %v", issue, issue.GetLineRange())
 		ret = append(ret, *issue)
 		currentEnd = rng.To
 	}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (f Fixer) findNotIntersectingIssues(issues []result.Issue) []result.Issue {
 	return ret
 }
 
-func (f Fixer) writeFixedFile(origFileLines [][]byte, issues []result.Issue, tmpOutFile *os.File) error {
+func (p Fixer) writeFixedFile(origFileLines [][]byte, issues []result.Issue, tmpOutFile *os.File) error {
 	// issues aren't intersecting
 
 	nextIssueIndex := 0
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (f Fixer) writeFixedFile(origFileLines [][]byte, issues []result.Issue, tmp
 			rng := nextIssue.GetLineRange()
 			if rng.From > rng.To {
 				// Maybe better decision is to skip such issues, re-evaluate if regressed.
-				f.log.Warnf("[fixer]: issue line range is probably invalid, fix can be incorrect (from=%d, to=%d, linter=%s)",
+				p.log.Warnf("[fixer]: issue line range is probably invalid, fix can be incorrect (from=%d, to=%d, linter=%s)",
 					rng.From, rng.To, nextIssue.FromLinter,
 				)
 			}
@@ -255,3 +255,7 @@ func (f Fixer) writeFixedFile(origFileLines [][]byte, issues []result.Issue, tmp
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p Fixer) printStat() {
+	p.sw.PrintStages()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/identifier_marker.go b/pkg/result/processors/identifier_marker.go
index 1975f6d08682..876fd3bd3e30 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/identifier_marker.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/identifier_marker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*IdentifierMarker)(nil)
+
 type replacePattern struct {
 	re   string
 	repl string
@@ -126,16 +128,22 @@ func NewIdentifierMarker() *IdentifierMarker {
 	}
 }
 
-func (im IdentifierMarker) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+func (IdentifierMarker) Name() string {
+	return "identifier_marker"
+}
+
+func (p IdentifierMarker) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	return transformIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
 		newIssue := *issue
-		newIssue.Text = im.markIdentifiers(newIssue.Text)
+		newIssue.Text = p.markIdentifiers(newIssue.Text)
 		return &newIssue
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (im IdentifierMarker) markIdentifiers(s string) string {
-	for _, rr := range im.replaceRegexps {
+func (IdentifierMarker) Finish() {}
+
+func (p IdentifierMarker) markIdentifiers(s string) string {
+	for _, rr := range p.replaceRegexps {
 		rs := rr.re.ReplaceAllString(s, rr.repl)
 		if rs != s {
 			return rs
@@ -144,8 +152,3 @@ func (im IdentifierMarker) markIdentifiers(s string) string {
 
 	return s
 }
-
-func (im IdentifierMarker) Name() string {
-	return "identifier_marker"
-}
-func (im IdentifierMarker) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/invalid_issue.go b/pkg/result/processors/invalid_issue.go
index c830e01e7aec..192fa29de057 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/invalid_issue.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/invalid_issue.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-var _ Processor = InvalidIssue{}
+var _ Processor = (*InvalidIssue)(nil)
 
 type InvalidIssue struct {
 	log logutils.Log
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ func NewInvalidIssue(log logutils.Log) *InvalidIssue {
 	return &InvalidIssue{log: log}
 }
 
-func (p InvalidIssue) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	return filterIssuesErr(issues, p.shouldPassIssue)
+func (InvalidIssue) Name() string {
+	return "invalid_issue"
 }
 
-func (p InvalidIssue) Name() string {
-	return "invalid_issue"
+func (p InvalidIssue) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	return filterIssuesErr(issues, p.shouldPassIssue)
 }
 
-func (p InvalidIssue) Finish() {}
+func (InvalidIssue) Finish() {}
 
 func (p InvalidIssue) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error) {
 	if issue.FromLinter == "typecheck" {
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/max_from_linter.go b/pkg/result/processors/max_from_linter.go
index 65b04272bad9..e6200eec4c7d 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/max_from_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/max_from_linter.go
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*MaxFromLinter)(nil)
+
 type MaxFromLinter struct {
-	lc    linterToCountMap
-	limit int
-	log   logutils.Log
-	cfg   *config.Config
+	linterCounter map[string]int
+	limit         int
+	log           logutils.Log
+	cfg           *config.Config
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &MaxFromLinter{}
-
 func NewMaxFromLinter(limit int, log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config) *MaxFromLinter {
 	return &MaxFromLinter{
-		lc:    linterToCountMap{},
-		limit: limit,
-		log:   log,
-		cfg:   cfg,
+		linterCounter: map[string]int{},
+		limit:         limit,
+		log:           log,
+		cfg:           cfg,
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *MaxFromLinter) Name() string {
+func (*MaxFromLinter) Name() string {
 	return "max_from_linter"
 }
 
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ func (p *MaxFromLinter) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 			return true
 		}
 
-		p.lc[issue.FromLinter]++ // always inc for stat
-		return p.lc[issue.FromLinter] <= p.limit
+		p.linterCounter[issue.FromLinter]++ // always inc for stat
+
+		return p.linterCounter[issue.FromLinter] <= p.limit
 	}), nil
 }
 
 func (p *MaxFromLinter) Finish() {
-	walkStringToIntMapSortedByValue(p.lc, func(linter string, count int) {
+	walkStringToIntMapSortedByValue(p.linterCounter, func(linter string, count int) {
 		if count > p.limit {
 			p.log.Infof("%d/%d issues from linter %s were hidden, use --max-issues-per-linter",
 				count-p.limit, count, linter)
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/max_per_file_from_linter.go b/pkg/result/processors/max_per_file_from_linter.go
index 372f40cc5814..da9fe4b7df7f 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/max_per_file_from_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/max_per_file_from_linter.go
@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-type (
-	linterToCountMap       map[string]int
-	fileToLinterToCountMap map[string]linterToCountMap
-)
+var _ Processor = (*MaxPerFileFromLinter)(nil)
 
 type MaxPerFileFromLinter struct {
-	flc                        fileToLinterToCountMap
+	fileLinterCounter          fileLinterCounter
 	maxPerFileFromLinterConfig map[string]int
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &MaxPerFileFromLinter{}
-
 func NewMaxPerFileFromLinter(cfg *config.Config) *MaxPerFileFromLinter {
 	maxPerFileFromLinterConfig := map[string]int{}
 
@@ -28,12 +23,12 @@ func NewMaxPerFileFromLinter(cfg *config.Config) *MaxPerFileFromLinter {
 	}
 
 	return &MaxPerFileFromLinter{
-		flc:                        fileToLinterToCountMap{},
+		fileLinterCounter:          fileLinterCounter{},
 		maxPerFileFromLinterConfig: maxPerFileFromLinterConfig,
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *MaxPerFileFromLinter) Name() string {
+func (*MaxPerFileFromLinter) Name() string {
 	return "max_per_file_from_linter"
 }
 
@@ -44,18 +39,35 @@ func (p *MaxPerFileFromLinter) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, e
 			return true
 		}
 
-		lm := p.flc[issue.FilePath()]
-		if lm == nil {
-			p.flc[issue.FilePath()] = linterToCountMap{}
-		}
-		count := p.flc[issue.FilePath()][issue.FromLinter]
-		if count >= limit {
+		if p.fileLinterCounter.GetCount(issue) >= limit {
 			return false
 		}
 
-		p.flc[issue.FilePath()][issue.FromLinter]++
+		p.fileLinterCounter.Increment(issue)
+
 		return true
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p *MaxPerFileFromLinter) Finish() {}
+func (*MaxPerFileFromLinter) Finish() {}
+
+type fileLinterCounter map[string]map[string]int
+
+func (f fileLinterCounter) GetCount(issue *result.Issue) int {
+	return f.getCounter(issue)[issue.FromLinter]
+}
+
+func (f fileLinterCounter) Increment(issue *result.Issue) {
+	f.getCounter(issue)[issue.FromLinter]++
+}
+
+func (f fileLinterCounter) getCounter(issue *result.Issue) map[string]int {
+	lc := f[issue.FilePath()]
+
+	if lc == nil {
+		lc = map[string]int{}
+		f[issue.FilePath()] = lc
+	}
+
+	return lc
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/max_same_issues.go b/pkg/result/processors/max_same_issues.go
index a3ceeb595306..8948fa79db0f 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/max_same_issues.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/max_same_issues.go
@@ -8,27 +8,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-type textToCountMap map[string]int
+var _ Processor = (*MaxSameIssues)(nil)
 
 type MaxSameIssues struct {
-	tc    textToCountMap
-	limit int
-	log   logutils.Log
-	cfg   *config.Config
+	textCounter map[string]int
+	limit       int
+	log         logutils.Log
+	cfg         *config.Config
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &MaxSameIssues{}
-
 func NewMaxSameIssues(limit int, log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config) *MaxSameIssues {
 	return &MaxSameIssues{
-		tc:    textToCountMap{},
-		limit: limit,
-		log:   log,
-		cfg:   cfg,
+		textCounter: map[string]int{},
+		limit:       limit,
+		log:         log,
+		cfg:         cfg,
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *MaxSameIssues) Name() string {
+func (*MaxSameIssues) Name() string {
 	return "max_same_issues"
 }
 
@@ -43,13 +41,13 @@ func (p *MaxSameIssues) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 			return true
 		}
 
-		p.tc[issue.Text]++ // always inc for stat
-		return p.tc[issue.Text] <= p.limit
+		p.textCounter[issue.Text]++ // always inc for stat
+		return p.textCounter[issue.Text] <= p.limit
 	}), nil
 }
 
 func (p *MaxSameIssues) Finish() {
-	walkStringToIntMapSortedByValue(p.tc, func(text string, count int) {
+	walkStringToIntMapSortedByValue(p.textCounter, func(text string, count int) {
 		if count > p.limit {
 			p.log.Infof("%d/%d issues with text %q were hidden, use --max-same-issues",
 				count-p.limit, count, text)
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go b/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
index df8e81495908..1981fc95104c 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-var (
-	nolintDebugf = logutils.Debug(logutils.DebugKeyNolint)
-	nolintRe     = regexp.MustCompile(`^nolint( |:|$)`)
-)
+var _ Processor = (*Nolint)(nil)
+
+var nolintDebugf = logutils.Debug(logutils.DebugKeyNolint)
 
 type ignoredRange struct {
 	linters                []string
@@ -65,30 +64,29 @@ type fileData struct {
 	ignoredRanges []ignoredRange
 }
 
-type filesCache map[string]*fileData
-
 type Nolint struct {
-	cache          filesCache
+	fileCache      map[string]*fileData
 	dbManager      *lintersdb.Manager
 	enabledLinters map[string]*linter.Config
 	log            logutils.Log
 
 	unknownLintersSet map[string]bool
+
+	pattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 func NewNolint(log logutils.Log, dbManager *lintersdb.Manager, enabledLinters map[string]*linter.Config) *Nolint {
 	return &Nolint{
-		cache:             filesCache{},
+		fileCache:         map[string]*fileData{},
 		dbManager:         dbManager,
 		enabledLinters:    enabledLinters,
 		log:               log,
 		unknownLintersSet: map[string]bool{},
+		pattern:           regexp.MustCompile(`^nolint( |:|$)`),
 	}
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &Nolint{}
-
-func (p *Nolint) Name() string {
+func (*Nolint) Name() string {
 	return "nolint"
 }
 
@@ -98,14 +96,60 @@ func (p *Nolint) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	return filterIssuesErr(issues, p.shouldPassIssue)
 }
 
+func (p *Nolint) Finish() {
+	if len(p.unknownLintersSet) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	unknownLinters := maps.Keys(p.unknownLintersSet)
+	sort.Strings(unknownLinters)
+
+	p.log.Warnf("Found unknown linters in //nolint directives: %s", strings.Join(unknownLinters, ", "))
+}
+
+func (p *Nolint) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error) {
+	nolintDebugf("got issue: %v", *issue)
+
+	// don't expect disabled linters to cover their nolint statements
+	if issue.FromLinter == golinters.NoLintLintName && issue.ExpectNoLint && issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter != "" {
+		nolintDebugf("enabled linters: %v", p.enabledLinters)
+
+		if p.enabledLinters[issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter] == nil {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
+		nolintDebugf("checking that lint issue was used for %s: %v", issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter, issue)
+	}
+
+	fd := p.getOrCreateFileData(issue)
+
+	for _, ir := range fd.ignoredRanges {
+		if !ir.doesMatch(issue) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		nolintDebugf("found ignored range for issue %v: %v", issue, ir)
+
+		ir.matchedIssueFromLinter[issue.FromLinter] = true
+
+		if ir.originalRange != nil {
+			ir.originalRange.matchedIssueFromLinter[issue.FromLinter] = true
+		}
+
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
 func (p *Nolint) getOrCreateFileData(issue *result.Issue) *fileData {
-	fd := p.cache[issue.FilePath()]
+	fd := p.fileCache[issue.FilePath()]
 	if fd != nil {
 		return fd
 	}
 
 	fd = &fileData{}
-	p.cache[issue.FilePath()] = fd
+	p.fileCache[issue.FilePath()] = fd
 
 	// TODO: migrate this parsing to go/analysis facts
 	// or cache them somehow per file.
@@ -147,76 +191,6 @@ func (p *Nolint) buildIgnoredRangesForFile(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet, fil
 	return allRanges
 }
 
-func (p *Nolint) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error) {
-	nolintDebugf("got issue: %v", *issue)
-	if issue.FromLinter == golinters.NoLintLintName && issue.ExpectNoLint && issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter != "" {
-		// don't expect disabled linters to cover their nolint statements
-		nolintDebugf("enabled linters: %v", p.enabledLinters)
-		if p.enabledLinters[issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter] == nil {
-			return false, nil
-		}
-		nolintDebugf("checking that lint issue was used for %s: %v", issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter, issue)
-	}
-
-	fd := p.getOrCreateFileData(issue)
-
-	for _, ir := range fd.ignoredRanges {
-		if ir.doesMatch(issue) {
-			nolintDebugf("found ignored range for issue %v: %v", issue, ir)
-			ir.matchedIssueFromLinter[issue.FromLinter] = true
-			if ir.originalRange != nil {
-				ir.originalRange.matchedIssueFromLinter[issue.FromLinter] = true
-			}
-			return false, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-type rangeExpander struct {
-	fset           *token.FileSet
-	inlineRanges   []ignoredRange
-	expandedRanges []ignoredRange
-}
-
-func (e *rangeExpander) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
-	if node == nil {
-		return e
-	}
-
-	nodeStartPos := e.fset.Position(node.Pos())
-	nodeStartLine := nodeStartPos.Line
-	nodeEndLine := e.fset.Position(node.End()).Line
-
-	var foundRange *ignoredRange
-	for _, r := range e.inlineRanges {
-		if r.To == nodeStartLine-1 && nodeStartPos.Column == r.col {
-			r := r
-			foundRange = &r
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if foundRange == nil {
-		return e
-	}
-
-	expandedRange := *foundRange
-	// store the original unexpanded range for matching nolintlint issues
-	if expandedRange.originalRange == nil {
-		expandedRange.originalRange = foundRange
-	}
-	if expandedRange.To < nodeEndLine {
-		expandedRange.To = nodeEndLine
-	}
-
-	nolintDebugf("found range is %v for node %#v [%d;%d], expanded range is %v",
-		*foundRange, node, nodeStartLine, nodeEndLine, expandedRange)
-	e.expandedRanges = append(e.expandedRanges, expandedRange)
-
-	return e
-}
-
 func (p *Nolint) extractFileCommentsInlineRanges(fset *token.FileSet, comments ...*ast.CommentGroup) []ignoredRange {
 	var ret []ignoredRange
 	for _, g := range comments {
@@ -233,7 +207,7 @@ func (p *Nolint) extractFileCommentsInlineRanges(fset *token.FileSet, comments .
 
 func (p *Nolint) extractInlineRangeFromComment(text string, g ast.Node, fset *token.FileSet) *ignoredRange {
 	text = strings.TrimLeft(text, "/ ")
-	if !nolintRe.MatchString(text) {
+	if !p.pattern.MatchString(text) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -282,15 +256,47 @@ func (p *Nolint) extractInlineRangeFromComment(text string, g ast.Node, fset *to
 	return buildRange(linters)
 }
 
-func (p *Nolint) Finish() {
-	if len(p.unknownLintersSet) == 0 {
-		return
+type rangeExpander struct {
+	fset           *token.FileSet
+	inlineRanges   []ignoredRange
+	expandedRanges []ignoredRange
+}
+
+func (e *rangeExpander) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
+	if node == nil {
+		return e
 	}
 
-	unknownLinters := maps.Keys(p.unknownLintersSet)
-	sort.Strings(unknownLinters)
+	nodeStartPos := e.fset.Position(node.Pos())
+	nodeStartLine := nodeStartPos.Line
+	nodeEndLine := e.fset.Position(node.End()).Line
 
-	p.log.Warnf("Found unknown linters in //nolint directives: %s", strings.Join(unknownLinters, ", "))
+	var foundRange *ignoredRange
+	for _, r := range e.inlineRanges {
+		if r.To == nodeStartLine-1 && nodeStartPos.Column == r.col {
+			r := r
+			foundRange = &r
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if foundRange == nil {
+		return e
+	}
+
+	expandedRange := *foundRange
+	// store the original unexpanded range for matching nolintlint issues
+	if expandedRange.originalRange == nil {
+		expandedRange.originalRange = foundRange
+	}
+	if expandedRange.To < nodeEndLine {
+		expandedRange.To = nodeEndLine
+	}
+
+	nolintDebugf("found range is %v for node %#v [%d;%d], expanded range is %v",
+		*foundRange, node, nodeStartLine, nodeEndLine, expandedRange)
+	e.expandedRanges = append(e.expandedRanges, expandedRange)
+
+	return e
 }
 
 // put nolintlint last
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/path_prefixer.go b/pkg/result/processors/path_prefixer.go
index f6b885011bc0..8036e3fd6d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/path_prefixer.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/path_prefixer.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*PathPrefixer)(nil)
+
 // PathPrefixer adds a customizable prefix to every output path
 type PathPrefixer struct {
 	prefix string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = new(PathPrefixer)
-
 // NewPathPrefixer returns a new path prefixer for the provided string
 func NewPathPrefixer(prefix string) *PathPrefixer {
 	return &PathPrefixer{prefix: prefix}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go b/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
index 79cdd7473cbc..3502fa39cab0 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*PathPrettifier)(nil)
+
 type PathPrettifier struct {
 	root string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = PathPrettifier{}
-
 func NewPathPrettifier() *PathPrettifier {
 	root, err := fsutils.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't get working dir: %s", err))
 	}
-	return &PathPrettifier{
-		root: root,
-	}
+
+	return &PathPrettifier{root: root}
 }
 
-func (p PathPrettifier) Name() string {
+func (PathPrettifier) Name() string {
 	return "path_prettifier"
 }
 
@@ -45,4 +44,4 @@ func (p PathPrettifier) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p PathPrettifier) Finish() {}
+func (PathPrettifier) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go b/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
index d7fa5ea91d6b..b161e86c2f46 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/path_shortener.go
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*PathShortener)(nil)
+
 type PathShortener struct {
 	wd string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = PathShortener{}
-
 func NewPathShortener() *PathShortener {
 	wd, err := fsutils.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't get working dir: %s", err))
 	}
-	return &PathShortener{
-		wd: wd,
-	}
+
+	return &PathShortener{wd: wd}
 }
 
-func (p PathShortener) Name() string {
+func (PathShortener) Name() string {
 	return "path_shortener"
 }
 
@@ -37,4 +36,4 @@ func (p PathShortener) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p PathShortener) Finish() {}
+func (PathShortener) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/severity.go b/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
index 2568ba45c464..aa1486b2a657 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 const severityFromLinter = "@linter"
 
-var _ Processor = &Severity{}
+var _ Processor = (*Severity)(nil)
 
 type severityRule struct {
 	baseRule
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ func NewSeverity(log logutils.Log, files *fsutils.Files, opts SeverityOptions) *
 	return p
 }
 
+func (p *Severity) Name() string { return p.name }
+
 func (p *Severity) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	if len(p.rules) == 0 && p.defaultSeverity == "" {
 		return issues, nil
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ func (p *Severity) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	return transformIssues(issues, p.transform), nil
 }
 
+func (*Severity) Finish() {}
+
 func (p *Severity) transform(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
 	for _, rule := range p.rules {
 		if rule.match(issue, p.files, p.log) {
@@ -89,10 +93,6 @@ func (p *Severity) transform(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
 	return issue
 }
 
-func (p *Severity) Name() string { return p.name }
-
-func (*Severity) Finish() {}
-
 func createSeverityRules(rules []SeverityRule, prefix string) []severityRule {
 	parsedRules := make([]severityRule, 0, len(rules))
 
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/skip_dirs.go b/pkg/result/processors/skip_dirs.go
index 9eeb21374b74..9ecdefbe7f94 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/skip_dirs.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/skip_dirs.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*SkipDirs)(nil)
+
 type skipStat struct {
 	pattern string
 	count   int
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ type SkipDirs struct {
 	pathPrefix       string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = (*SkipDirs)(nil)
-
 func NewSkipDirs(patterns []string, log logutils.Log, args []string, pathPrefix string) (*SkipDirs, error) {
 	var patternsRe []*regexp.Regexp
 	for _, p := range patterns {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func NewSkipDirs(patterns []string, log logutils.Log, args []string, pathPrefix
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (p *SkipDirs) Name() string {
+func (*SkipDirs) Name() string {
 	return "skip_dirs"
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ func (p *SkipDirs) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	return filterIssues(issues, p.shouldPassIssue), nil
 }
 
+func (p *SkipDirs) Finish() {
+	for dir, stat := range p.skippedDirs {
+		p.log.Infof("Skipped %d issues from dir %s by pattern %s", stat.count, dir, stat.pattern)
+	}
+}
+
 func (p *SkipDirs) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) bool {
 	if filepath.IsAbs(issue.FilePath()) {
 		if isGoFile(issue.FilePath()) {
@@ -124,12 +130,6 @@ func (p *SkipDirs) shouldPassIssueDirs(issueRelDir, issueAbsDir string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *SkipDirs) Finish() {
-	for dir, stat := range p.skippedDirs {
-		p.log.Infof("Skipped %d issues from dir %s by pattern %s", stat.count, dir, stat.pattern)
-	}
-}
-
 func absDirs(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		args = append(args, "./...")
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/skip_files.go b/pkg/result/processors/skip_files.go
index f1873a376cc4..3b17a9f327cf 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/skip_files.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/skip_files.go
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*SkipFiles)(nil)
+
 type SkipFiles struct {
 	patterns   []*regexp.Regexp
 	pathPrefix string
 }
 
-var _ Processor = (*SkipFiles)(nil)
-
 func NewSkipFiles(patterns []string, pathPrefix string) (*SkipFiles, error) {
 	var patternsRe []*regexp.Regexp
 	for _, p := range patterns {
 		p = fsutils.NormalizePathInRegex(p)
+
 		patternRe, err := regexp.Compile(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't compile regexp %q: %w", p, err)
 		}
+
 		patternsRe = append(patternsRe, patternRe)
 	}
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ func NewSkipFiles(patterns []string, pathPrefix string) (*SkipFiles, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (p SkipFiles) Name() string {
+func (SkipFiles) Name() string {
 	return "skip_files"
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ func (p SkipFiles) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 
 	return filterIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) bool {
 		path := fsutils.WithPathPrefix(p.pathPrefix, issue.FilePath())
+
 		for _, pattern := range p.patterns {
 			if pattern.MatchString(path) {
 				return false
@@ -53,4 +56,4 @@ func (p SkipFiles) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	}), nil
 }
 
-func (p SkipFiles) Finish() {}
+func (SkipFiles) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/sort_results.go b/pkg/result/processors/sort_results.go
index 8e4af57e6332..77f58c03e57c 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/sort_results.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/sort_results.go
@@ -45,23 +45,26 @@ func NewSortResults(cfg *config.Config) *SortResults {
 	}
 }
 
+func (SortResults) Name() string { return "sort_results" }
+
 // Process is performing sorting of the result issues.
-func (sr SortResults) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	if !sr.cfg.SortResults {
+func (p SortResults) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	if !p.cfg.SortResults {
 		return issues, nil
 	}
 
-	if len(sr.cfg.SortOrder) == 0 {
-		sr.cfg.SortOrder = []string{orderNameFile}
+	if len(p.cfg.SortOrder) == 0 {
+		p.cfg.SortOrder = []string{orderNameFile}
 	}
 
 	var cmps []*comparator
-	for _, name := range sr.cfg.SortOrder {
-		if c, ok := sr.cmps[name]; ok {
-			cmps = append(cmps, c)
-		} else {
+	for _, name := range p.cfg.SortOrder {
+		c, ok := p.cmps[name]
+		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported sort-order name %q", name)
 		}
+
+		cmps = append(cmps, c)
 	}
 
 	cmp, err := mergeComparators(cmps)
@@ -76,9 +79,7 @@ func (sr SortResults) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 	return issues, nil
 }
 
-func (sr SortResults) Name() string { return "sort_results" }
-
-func (sr SortResults) Finish() {}
+func (SortResults) Finish() {}
 
 type compareResult int
 
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/source_code.go b/pkg/result/processors/source_code.go
index 005b3143f8d0..4a89fc73ed7e 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/source_code.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/source_code.go
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+var _ Processor = (*SourceCode)(nil)
+
 type SourceCode struct {
 	lineCache *fsutils.LineCache
 	log       logutils.Log
 }
 
-var _ Processor = SourceCode{}
-
 func NewSourceCode(lc *fsutils.LineCache, log logutils.Log) *SourceCode {
 	return &SourceCode{
 		lineCache: lc,
@@ -20,28 +20,31 @@ func NewSourceCode(lc *fsutils.LineCache, log logutils.Log) *SourceCode {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p SourceCode) Name() string {
+func (SourceCode) Name() string {
 	return "source_code"
 }
 
 func (p SourceCode) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	return transformIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
-		newIssue := *issue
-
-		lineRange := issue.GetLineRange()
-		for lineNumber := lineRange.From; lineNumber <= lineRange.To; lineNumber++ {
-			line, err := p.lineCache.GetLine(issue.FilePath(), lineNumber)
-			if err != nil {
-				p.log.Warnf("Failed to get line %d for file %s: %s",
-					lineNumber, issue.FilePath(), err)
-				return issue
-			}
-
-			newIssue.SourceLines = append(newIssue.SourceLines, line)
+	return transformIssues(issues, p.transform), nil
+}
+
+func (SourceCode) Finish() {}
+
+func (p SourceCode) transform(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
+	newIssue := *issue
+
+	lineRange := issue.GetLineRange()
+	for lineNumber := lineRange.From; lineNumber <= lineRange.To; lineNumber++ {
+		line, err := p.lineCache.GetLine(issue.FilePath(), lineNumber)
+		if err != nil {
+			p.log.Warnf("Failed to get line %d for file %s: %s",
+				lineNumber, issue.FilePath(), err)
+
+			return issue
 		}
 
-		return &newIssue
-	}), nil
-}
+		newIssue.SourceLines = append(newIssue.SourceLines, line)
+	}
 
-func (p SourceCode) Finish() {}
+	return &newIssue
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/uniq_by_line.go b/pkg/result/processors/uniq_by_line.go
index aad1e019e35f..8e384e390b17 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/uniq_by_line.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/uniq_by_line.go
@@ -5,26 +5,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-type (
-	lineToCount       map[int]int
-	fileToLineToCount map[string]lineToCount
-)
+const uniqByLineLimit = 1
+
+var _ Processor = (*UniqByLine)(nil)
 
 type UniqByLine struct {
-	flc fileToLineToCount
-	cfg *config.Config
+	fileLineCounter fileLineCounter
+	cfg             *config.Config
 }
 
 func NewUniqByLine(cfg *config.Config) *UniqByLine {
 	return &UniqByLine{
-		flc: fileToLineToCount{},
-		cfg: cfg,
+		fileLineCounter: fileLineCounter{},
+		cfg:             cfg,
 	}
 }
 
-var _ Processor = &UniqByLine{}
-
-func (p *UniqByLine) Name() string {
+func (*UniqByLine) Name() string {
 	return "uniq_by_line"
 }
 
@@ -33,28 +30,44 @@ func (p *UniqByLine) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
 		return issues, nil
 	}
 
-	return filterIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) bool {
-		if issue.Replacement != nil && p.cfg.Issues.NeedFix {
-			// if issue will be auto-fixed we shouldn't collapse issues:
-			// e.g. one line can contain 2 misspellings, they will be in 2 issues and misspell should fix both of them.
-			return true
-		}
-
-		lc := p.flc[issue.FilePath()]
-		if lc == nil {
-			lc = lineToCount{}
-			p.flc[issue.FilePath()] = lc
-		}
-
-		const limit = 1
-		count := lc[issue.Line()]
-		if count == limit {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		lc[issue.Line()]++
+	return filterIssues(issues, p.shouldPassIssue), nil
+}
+
+func (*UniqByLine) Finish() {}
+
+func (p *UniqByLine) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) bool {
+	if issue.Replacement != nil && p.cfg.Issues.NeedFix {
+		// if issue will be auto-fixed we shouldn't collapse issues:
+		// e.g. one line can contain 2 misspellings, they will be in 2 issues and misspell should fix both of them.
 		return true
-	}), nil
+	}
+
+	if p.fileLineCounter.GetCount(issue) == uniqByLineLimit {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	p.fileLineCounter.Increment(issue)
+
+	return true
+}
+
+type fileLineCounter map[string]map[int]int
+
+func (f fileLineCounter) GetCount(issue *result.Issue) int {
+	return f.getCounter(issue)[issue.Line()]
+}
+
+func (f fileLineCounter) Increment(issue *result.Issue) {
+	f.getCounter(issue)[issue.Line()]++
 }
 
-func (p *UniqByLine) Finish() {}
+func (f fileLineCounter) getCounter(issue *result.Issue) map[int]int {
+	lc := f[issue.FilePath()]
+
+	if lc == nil {
+		lc = map[int]int{}
+		f[issue.FilePath()] = lc
+	}
+
+	return lc
+}