diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.cpp b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.cpp
index fc05a978d..62fe92777 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.cpp
+++ b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "Common/StringConv.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtils.h"
 #include "Common/Paths.h"
-#include "Utils/FileLoading.h"
 
 #include <FEXCore/Config/Config.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/Allocator.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/CPUInfo.h>
+#include <FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/LogManager.h>
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/list.h>
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/map.h>
diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/CPUID.cpp b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/CPUID.cpp
index f8bd02fdf..087d7dca0 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/CPUID.cpp
+++ b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/CPUID.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ $end_info$
 #include "Common/StringConv.h"
 #include "Interface/Context/Context.h"
 #include "Interface/Core/CPUID.h"
-#include "Utils/FileLoading.h"
 
 #include <FEXCore/Config/Config.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Core/CPUID.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Core/HostFeatures.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/CPUInfo.h>
+#include <FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h>
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/string.h>
 #include <FEXHeaderUtils/Syscalls.h>
 
diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.cpp b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.cpp
index 999b150eb..11ff2f80c 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.cpp
+++ b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $end_info$
 #include <FEXCore/HLE/Linux/ThreadManagement.h>
 #include <FEXCore/HLE/SyscallHandler.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/CompilerDefs.h>
+#include <FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/NetStream.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/LogManager.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/Threads.h>
@@ -137,16 +138,9 @@ static fextl::string encodeHex(const unsigned char *data, size_t length) {
 
 static fextl::string getThreadName(uint32_t ThreadID) {
   const auto ThreadFile = fextl::fmt::format("/proc/{}/task/{}/comm", getpid(), ThreadID);
-  std::fstream fs(ThreadFile.c_str(), std::fstream::in | std::fstream::binary);
-
-  if (fs.is_open()) {
-    fextl::string ThreadName;
-    fs >> ThreadName;
-    fs.close();
-    return ThreadName;
-  }
-
-  return "<No Name>";
+  fextl::string ThreadName {"<No Name>"};
+  FEXCore::FileLoading::LoadFile(ThreadName, ThreadFile);
+  return ThreadName;
 }
 
 // Packet parser
@@ -544,7 +538,10 @@ void GdbServer::buildLibraryMap() {
 
   fextl::ostringstream xml;
 
-  std::fstream fs("/proc/self/maps", std::fstream::in | std::fstream::binary);
+  fextl::string MapsFile;
+  FEXCore::FileLoading::LoadFile(MapsFile, "/proc/self/maps");
+  fextl::istringstream MapsStream(MapsFile);
+
   fextl::string Line;
 
   struct FileData {
@@ -555,7 +552,7 @@ void GdbServer::buildLibraryMap() {
 
   // 7ff5dd6d2000-7ff5dd6d3000 rw-p 0000a000 103:0b 1881447                   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat.so.2
   fextl::string const &RuntimeExecutable = Filename();
-  while (std::getline(fs, Line)) {
+  while (std::getline(MapsStream, Line)) {
     auto ss = fextl::istringstream(Line);
     fextl::string Tmp;
     fextl::string Begin;
@@ -737,11 +734,14 @@ GdbServer::HandledPacketType GdbServer::handleXfer(const fextl::string &packet)
 
 static size_t CheckMemMapping(uint64_t Address, size_t Size) {
   uint64_t AddressEnd = Address + Size;
-  std::fstream fs("/proc/self/maps", std::fstream::in | std::fstream::binary);
+  fextl::string MapsFile;
+  FEXCore::FileLoading::LoadFile(MapsFile, "/proc/self/maps");
+  fextl::istringstream MapsStream(MapsFile);
+
   fextl::string Line;
 
-  while (std::getline(fs, Line)) {
-    if (fs.eof()) break;
+  while (std::getline(MapsStream, Line)) {
+    if (MapsStream.eof()) break;
     uint64_t Begin, End;
     char r,w,x,p;
     if (sscanf(Line.c_str(), "%lx-%lx %c%c%c%c", &Begin, &End, &r, &w, &x, &p) == 6) {
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ void GdbServer::StartThread() {
 }
 
 void GdbServer::OpenListenSocket() {
-  // open socket
+  FEXCore::Allocator::YesIKnowImNotSupposedToUseTheGlibcAllocator glibc;
   struct addrinfo hints, *res;
 
   memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
@@ -1309,9 +1309,11 @@ void GdbServer::OpenListenSocket() {
   }
 
   listen(ListenSocket, 1);
+
+  freeaddrinfo(res);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<std::iostream> GdbServer::OpenSocket() {
+fextl::unique_ptr<std::iostream> GdbServer::OpenSocket() {
   // Block until a connection arrives
   struct sockaddr_storage their_addr{};
   socklen_t addr_size{};
@@ -1319,7 +1321,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<std::iostream> GdbServer::OpenSocket() {
   LogMan::Msg::IFmt("GdbServer, waiting for connection on localhost:8086");
   int new_fd = accept(ListenSocket, (struct sockaddr *)&their_addr, &addr_size);
 
-  return std::make_unique<FEXCore::Utils::NetStream>(new_fd);
+  return fextl::make_unique<FEXCore::Utils::NetStream>(new_fd);
 }
 
 } // namespace FEXCore
diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.h b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.h
index 5179b8bf5..d96697efa 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.h
+++ b/External/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Core/GdbServer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $end_info$
 #include <FEXCore/Config/Config.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/Event.h>
 #include <FEXCore/Utils/Threads.h>
+#include <FEXCore/fextl/memory.h>
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/string.h>
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ private:
     void Break(int signal);
 
     void OpenListenSocket();
-    std::unique_ptr<std::iostream> OpenSocket();
+    fextl::unique_ptr<std::iostream> OpenSocket();
     void StartThread();
     fextl::string ReadPacket(std::iostream &stream);
     void SendPacket(std::ostream &stream, const fextl::string& packet);
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ private:
     HandledPacketType readReg(const fextl::string& packet);
 
     FEXCore::Context::ContextImpl *CTX;
-    std::unique_ptr<FEXCore::Threads::Thread> gdbServerThread;
-    std::unique_ptr<std::iostream> CommsStream;
+    fextl::unique_ptr<FEXCore::Threads::Thread> gdbServerThread;
+    fextl::unique_ptr<std::iostream> CommsStream;
     std::mutex sendMutex;
     bool SettingNoAckMode{false};
     bool NoAckMode{false};
diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.cpp b/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.cpp
index df63ffe8c..31d6dabe5 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.cpp
+++ b/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace FEXCore::FileLoading {
 
-bool LoadFile(fextl::vector<char> &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize) {
+template<typename T>
+bool LoadFileImpl(T &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize) {
   int FD = open(Filepath.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
 
   if (FD == -1) {
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ bool LoadFile(fextl::vector<char> &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t F
   return Read == FileSize;
 }
 
+bool LoadFile(fextl::vector<char> &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize) {
+  return LoadFileImpl(Data, Filepath, FixedSize);
+}
+
+bool LoadFile(fextl::string &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize) {
+  return LoadFileImpl(Data, Filepath, FixedSize);
+}
+
 ssize_t LoadFileToBuffer(const fextl::string &Filepath, std::span<char> Buffer) {
   int FD = open(Filepath.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
 
diff --git a/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.h b/External/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h
similarity index 64%
rename from External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.h
rename to External/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h
index 146ea036a..e80e1e7e2 100644
--- a/External/FEXCore/Source/Utils/FileLoading.h
+++ b/External/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/FileLoading.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/string.h>
 #include <FEXCore/fextl/vector.h>
+#include <FEXCore/Utils/CompilerDefs.h>
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ namespace FEXCore::FileLoading {
    *
    * @return true on file loaded, false on failure
    */
-  bool LoadFile(fextl::vector<char> &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize = 0);
+  FEX_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY bool LoadFile(fextl::vector<char> &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize = 0);
+  FEX_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY bool LoadFile(fextl::string &Data, const fextl::string &Filepath, size_t FixedSize = 0);
 
   /**
    * @brief Loads a filepath in to a buffer of data with a fixed size
@@ -25,6 +27,6 @@ namespace FEXCore::FileLoading {
    *
    * @return The amount of data read or -1 on error.
    */
-  ssize_t LoadFileToBuffer(const fextl::string &Filepath, std::span<char> Buffer);
+  FEX_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY ssize_t LoadFileToBuffer(const fextl::string &Filepath, std::span<char> Buffer);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Common/Config.cpp b/Source/Common/Config.cpp
index 96d84420f..23f83e15a 100644
--- a/Source/Common/Config.cpp
+++ b/Source/Common/Config.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <list>
 #include <utility>
@@ -37,10 +36,12 @@ namespace FEX::Config {
     Dest = json_objClose(Dest);
     json_end(Dest);
 
-    std::ofstream Output (fextl::string_from_string(Filename), std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
-    if (Output.is_open()) {
-      Output.write(Buffer, strlen(Buffer));
-      Output.close();
+    constexpr int USER_PERMS = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
+    int FD = open(Filename.c_str(), O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CLOEXEC, USER_PERMS);
+
+    if (FD != -1) {
+      write(FD, Buffer, strlen(Buffer));
+      close(FD);
     }
   }