diff --git a/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
index ad23eee6b..43bcd6df2 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (t *UDPv4) RequestENR(n *enode.Node) (*enode.Node, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if respN.ID() != n.ID() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ID in response record")
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid ID in response record")
 	}
 	if respN.Seq() < n.Seq() {
 		return n, nil // response record is older
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
index 71a39ea5a..5ad29197d 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (t *UDPv5) verifyResponseNode(c *callV5, r *enr.Record, distances []uint, s
 		}
 	}
 	if _, ok := seen[node.ID()]; ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicate record")
+		return nil, errors.New("duplicate record")
 	}
 	seen[node.ID()] = struct{}{}
 	return node, nil
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5wire/encoding.go b/p2p/discover/v5wire/encoding.go
index f502339e1..ce07c98b4 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5wire/encoding.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5wire/encoding.go
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ func (c *Codec) makeHandshakeAuth(toID enode.ID, addr string, challenge *Whoarey
 	// key is part of the ID nonce signature.
 	var remotePubkey = new(ecdsa.PublicKey)
 	if err := challenge.Node.Load((*enode.Secp256k1)(remotePubkey)); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find secp256k1 key for recipient")
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("can't find secp256k1 key for recipient")
 	}
 	ephkey, err := c.sc.ephemeralKeyGen()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("can't generate ephemeral key")
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("can't generate ephemeral key")
 	}
 	ephpubkey := EncodePubkey(&ephkey.PublicKey)
 	auth.pubkey = ephpubkey[:]
diff --git a/p2p/dnsdisc/client.go b/p2p/dnsdisc/client.go
index f2a4bed4c..1b25a4579 100644
--- a/p2p/dnsdisc/client.go
+++ b/p2p/dnsdisc/client.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package dnsdisc
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ func (c *Client) resolveEntry(ctx context.Context, domain, hash string) (entry,
 func (c *Client) doResolveEntry(ctx context.Context, domain, hash string) (entry, error) {
 	wantHash, err := b32format.DecodeString(hash)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid base32 hash")
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid base32 hash")
 	}
 	name := hash + "." + domain
 	txts, err := c.cfg.Resolver.LookupTXT(ctx, hash+"."+domain)
diff --git a/p2p/enode/idscheme.go b/p2p/enode/idscheme.go
index c1834f069..905552699 100644
--- a/p2p/enode/idscheme.go
+++ b/p2p/enode/idscheme.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package enode
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (V4ID) Verify(r *enr.Record, sig []byte) error {
 	if err := r.Load(&entry); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if len(entry) != 33 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid public key")
+		return errors.New("invalid public key")
 	}
 
 	h := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
diff --git a/p2p/message.go b/p2p/message.go
index a8ab725f0..6ac672bc9 100644
--- a/p2p/message.go
+++ b/p2p/message.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func MsgPipe() (*MsgPipeRW, *MsgPipeRW) {
 	var (
 		c1, c2  = make(chan Msg), make(chan Msg)
 		closing = make(chan struct{})
-		closed  = new(int32)
+		closed  = new(atomic.Bool)
 		rw1     = &MsgPipeRW{c1, c2, closing, closed}
 		rw2     = &MsgPipeRW{c2, c1, closing, closed}
 	)
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ type MsgPipeRW struct {
 	w       chan<- Msg
 	r       <-chan Msg
 	closing chan struct{}
-	closed  *int32
+	closed  *atomic.Bool
 }
 
 // WriteMsg sends a message on the pipe.
 // It blocks until the receiver has consumed the message payload.
 func (p *MsgPipeRW) WriteMsg(msg Msg) error {
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(p.closed) == 0 {
+	if !p.closed.Load() {
 		consumed := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 		msg.Payload = &eofSignal{msg.Payload, msg.Size, consumed}
 		select {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (p *MsgPipeRW) WriteMsg(msg Msg) error {
 
 // ReadMsg returns a message sent on the other end of the pipe.
 func (p *MsgPipeRW) ReadMsg() (Msg, error) {
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(p.closed) == 0 {
+	if !p.closed.Load() {
 		select {
 		case msg := <-p.r:
 			return msg, nil
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@ func (p *MsgPipeRW) ReadMsg() (Msg, error) {
 // of the pipe. They will return ErrPipeClosed. Close also
 // interrupts any reads from a message payload.
 func (p *MsgPipeRW) Close() error {
-	if atomic.AddInt32(p.closed, 1) != 1 {
+	if p.closed.Swap(true) {
 		// someone else is already closing
-		atomic.StoreInt32(p.closed, 1) // avoid overflow
 		return nil
 	}
 	close(p.closing)
diff --git a/p2p/nat/natpmp.go b/p2p/nat/natpmp.go
index 7f85543f8..e432df2af 100644
--- a/p2p/nat/natpmp.go
+++ b/p2p/nat/natpmp.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package nat
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func (n *pmp) ExternalIP() (net.IP, error) {
 
 func (n *pmp) AddMapping(protocol string, extport, intport int, name string, lifetime time.Duration) error {
 	if lifetime <= 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("lifetime must not be <= 0")
+		return errors.New("lifetime must not be <= 0")
 	}
 	// Note order of port arguments is switched between our
 	// AddMapping and the client's AddPortMapping.
diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index ea9128a29..5992db2d0 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
@@ -913,13 +912,13 @@ func (srv *Server) checkInboundConn(remoteIP net.IP) error {
 	}
 	// Reject connections that do not match NetRestrict.
 	if srv.NetRestrict != nil && !srv.NetRestrict.Contains(remoteIP) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not whitelisted in NetRestrict")
+		return errors.New("not whitelisted in NetRestrict")
 	}
 	// Reject Internet peers that try too often.
 	now := srv.clock.Now()
 	srv.inboundHistory.expire(now, nil)
 	if !netutil.IsLAN(remoteIP) && srv.inboundHistory.contains(remoteIP.String()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many attempts")
+		return errors.New("too many attempts")
 	}
 	srv.inboundHistory.add(remoteIP.String(), now.Add(inboundThrottleTime))
 	return nil
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
index 5bbdca3f0..d4a4cfb79 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func startExecNodeStack() (*node.Node, error) {
 	// decode the config
 	confEnv := os.Getenv(envNodeConfig)
 	if confEnv == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing " + envNodeConfig)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %s", envNodeConfig)
 	}
 	var conf execNodeConfig
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(confEnv), &conf); err != nil {
diff --git a/p2p/transport.go b/p2p/transport.go
index 3f1cd7d64..2d5a9a117 100644
--- a/p2p/transport.go
+++ b/p2p/transport.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package p2p
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func readProtocolHandshake(rw MsgReader) (*protoHandshake, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if msg.Size > baseProtocolMaxMsgSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("message too big")
+		return nil, errors.New("message too big")
 	}
 	if msg.Code == discMsg {
 		// Disconnect before protocol handshake is valid according to the