diff --git a/aya-tool/src/rustfmt.rs b/aya-tool/src/rustfmt.rs
index cc7ac292..b89ea32d 100644
--- a/aya-tool/src/rustfmt.rs
+++ b/aya-tool/src/rustfmt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     io::{self, Write},
-    process::{Command, Stdio},
+    process::{Command, Output, Stdio},
 };
 
 pub fn format(code: &str) -> Result<String, io::Error> {
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ pub fn format(code: &str) -> Result<String, io::Error> {
     let stdin = child.stdin.as_mut().unwrap();
     stdin.write_all(code.as_bytes())?;
 
-    let output = child.wait_with_output()?;
-    if !output.status.success() {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(
-            io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            format!(
-                "rustfmt failed with exit code: {}",
-                output.status.code().unwrap()
-            ),
-        ));
+    let Output {
+        status,
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+    } = child.wait_with_output()?;
+    if !status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8(stderr).unwrap();
+        return Err(io::Error::other(format!(
+            "rustfmt failed: {status:?}\n{stderr}"
+        )));
     }
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap())
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(stdout).unwrap())
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/ring_buf.rs b/aya/src/maps/ring_buf.rs
index 27b20914..65125464 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/ring_buf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/ring_buf.rs
@@ -436,10 +436,7 @@ impl MMap {
                     // about a null pointer, we check it anyway.
                     MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError {
                         call: "mmap",
-                        io_error: io::Error::new(
-                            io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                            "mmap returned null pointer",
-                        ),
+                        io_error: io::Error::other("mmap returned null pointer"),
                     }),
                 )?,
                 len,
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/probe.rs b/aya/src/programs/probe.rs
index f5b796ca..7118460c 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/probe.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/probe.rs
@@ -325,12 +325,7 @@ fn read_sys_fs_perf_type(pmu: &str) -> Result<u32, (PathBuf, io::Error)> {
         .join("type");
 
     fs::read_to_string(&file)
-        .and_then(|perf_ty| {
-            perf_ty
-                .trim()
-                .parse::<u32>()
-                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))
-        })
+        .and_then(|perf_ty| perf_ty.trim().parse::<u32>().map_err(io::Error::other))
         .map_err(|e| (file, e))
 }
 
@@ -344,11 +339,9 @@ fn read_sys_fs_perf_ret_probe(pmu: &str) -> Result<u32, (PathBuf, io::Error)> {
             let mut parts = data.trim().splitn(2, ':').skip(1);
             let config = parts
                 .next()
-                .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "invalid format"))?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("invalid format"))?;
 
-            config
-                .parse::<u32>()
-                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))
+            config.parse::<u32>().map_err(io::Error::other)
         })
         .map_err(|e| (file, e))
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs b/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
index 9f0d3469..45ff5e55 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 //! Tracepoint programs.
-use std::{fs, io, os::fd::AsFd as _, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    fs, io,
+    os::fd::AsFd as _,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use aya_obj::generated::{bpf_link_type, bpf_prog_type::BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ pub enum TracePointError {
     #[error("`{filename}`")]
     FileError {
         /// The file name
-        filename: String,
+        filename: PathBuf,
         /// The [`io::Error`] returned from the file operation
         #[source]
         io_error: io::Error,
@@ -122,19 +126,21 @@ pub(crate) fn read_sys_fs_trace_point_id(
     category: &str,
     name: &Path,
 ) -> Result<u32, TracePointError> {
-    let file = tracefs.join("events").join(category).join(name).join("id");
+    let filename = tracefs.join("events").join(category).join(name).join("id");
 
-    let id = fs::read_to_string(&file).map_err(|io_error| TracePointError::FileError {
-        filename: file.display().to_string(),
-        io_error,
-    })?;
-    let id = id
-        .trim()
-        .parse::<u32>()
-        .map_err(|error| TracePointError::FileError {
-            filename: file.display().to_string(),
-            io_error: io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, error),
-        })?;
+    let id = match fs::read_to_string(&filename) {
+        Ok(id) => id,
+        Err(io_error) => return Err(TracePointError::FileError { filename, io_error }),
+    };
+    let id = match id.trim().parse::<u32>() {
+        Ok(id) => id,
+        Err(error) => {
+            return Err(TracePointError::FileError {
+                filename,
+                io_error: io::Error::other(error),
+            })
+        }
+    };
 
     Ok(id)
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/utils.rs b/aya/src/programs/utils.rs
index 9eabbd81..faa6effb 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/utils.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/utils.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ pub(crate) fn find_tracefs_path() -> Result<&'static Path, ProgramError> {
 
     TRACE_FS
         .as_deref()
-        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "tracefs not found").into())
+        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("tracefs not found"))
+        .map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
 /// The time at which the system is booted.
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs b/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
index 985cc807..6b8b5e7b 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
@@ -212,10 +212,9 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn netlink_qdisc_attach(
         None => {
             // if sock.recv() succeeds we should never get here unless there's a
             // bug in the kernel
-            return Err(NetlinkError(NetlinkErrorInternal::IoError(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                "no RTM_NEWTFILTER reply received, this is a bug.",
-            ))));
+            return Err(NetlinkError(NetlinkErrorInternal::IoError(
+                io::Error::other("no RTM_NEWTFILTER reply received, this is a bug."),
+            )));
         }
     };
 
@@ -495,28 +494,24 @@ struct NetlinkMessage {
 impl NetlinkMessage {
     fn read(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
         if mem::size_of::<nlmsghdr>() > buf.len() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                "buffer smaller than nlmsghdr",
-            ));
+            return Err(io::Error::other("buffer smaller than nlmsghdr"));
         }
 
         // Safety: nlmsghdr is POD so read is safe
         let header = unsafe { ptr::read_unaligned(buf.as_ptr() as *const nlmsghdr) };
         let msg_len = header.nlmsg_len as usize;
         if msg_len < mem::size_of::<nlmsghdr>() || msg_len > buf.len() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "invalid nlmsg_len"));
+            return Err(io::Error::other("invalid nlmsg_len"));
         }
 
         let data_offset = align_to(mem::size_of::<nlmsghdr>(), NLMSG_ALIGNTO as usize);
         if data_offset >= buf.len() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "need more data"));
+            return Err(io::Error::other("need more data"));
         }
 
         let (rest, error) = if header.nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR as u16 {
             if data_offset + mem::size_of::<nlmsgerr>() > buf.len() {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
-                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                return Err(io::Error::other(
                     "NLMSG_ERROR but not enough space for nlmsgerr",
                 ));
             }
@@ -625,7 +620,7 @@ fn write_attr_header(buf: &mut [u8], offset: usize, attr: nlattr) -> Result<usiz
 fn write_bytes(buf: &mut [u8], offset: usize, value: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
     let align_len = align_to(value.len(), NLA_ALIGNTO as usize);
     if offset + align_len > buf.len() {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "no space left"));
+        return Err(io::Error::other("no space left"));
     }
 
     buf[offset..offset + value.len()].copy_from_slice(value);
@@ -706,8 +701,8 @@ pub(crate) enum NlAttrError {
 }
 
 impl From<NlAttrError> for io::Error {
-    fn from(e: NlAttrError) -> Self {
-        Self::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)
+    fn from(err: NlAttrError) -> Self {
+        Self::other(err)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
index cf46453f..158e82d5 100644
--- a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
+++ b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
@@ -6416,7 +6416,7 @@ pub fn aya::programs::tp_btf::BtfTracePointLinkId::from(t: T) -> T
 pub mod aya::programs::trace_point
 pub enum aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError
 pub aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError::FileError
-pub aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError::FileError::filename: alloc::string::String
+pub aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError::FileError::filename: std::path::PathBuf
 pub aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError::FileError::io_error: std::io::error::Error
 impl core::convert::From<aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError> for aya::programs::ProgramError
 pub fn aya::programs::ProgramError::from(source: aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError) -> Self
@@ -7887,7 +7887,7 @@ impl<T> core::convert::From<T> for aya::programs::tc::TcError
 pub fn aya::programs::tc::TcError::from(t: T) -> T
 pub enum aya::programs::TracePointError
 pub aya::programs::TracePointError::FileError
-pub aya::programs::TracePointError::FileError::filename: alloc::string::String
+pub aya::programs::TracePointError::FileError::filename: std::path::PathBuf
 pub aya::programs::TracePointError::FileError::io_error: std::io::error::Error
 impl core::convert::From<aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError> for aya::programs::ProgramError
 pub fn aya::programs::ProgramError::from(source: aya::programs::trace_point::TracePointError) -> Self