FWIW, below, dmesg log after disconnecting/reconnecting my usb-c ethernet converter, after a long time of inactivity. [178160.678573] r8152 4-1:1.0 enxc8f750df7b05: carrier on [178174.427576] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: xHCI host controller not responding, assume dead [178174.427599] r8152 4-1:1.0 enxc8f750df7b05: Stop submitting intr, status -108 [178174.427602] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: HC died; cleaning up [178174.427720] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [178176.610388] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: remove, state 1 [178176.610391] usb usb4: USB disconnect, device number 1 [178176.610593] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: USB bus 4 deregistered [178176.610597] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: remove, state 4 [178176.610598] usb usb3: USB disconnect, device number 1 [178176.610781] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: Host halt failed, -19 [178176.610783] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: Host not accessible, reset failed. [178176.610840] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: USB bus 3 deregistered [178176.630196] pci_bus 0000:03: Allocating resources [178176.630212] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [mem 0x00100000-0x000fffff 64bit pref] to [bus 3a] add_size 200000 add_align 100000 [178176.630216] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178176.630216] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178176.630218] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178176.630218] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178179.626858] pcieport 0000:03:00.0: Refused to change power state, currently in D3 [178179.630868] pci_bus 0000:04: busn_res: [bus 04] is released [178179.630938] pci_bus 0000:05: busn_res: [bus 05-39] is released [178179.631000] pci_bus 0000:3a: busn_res: [bus 3a] is released [178179.631845] pci_bus 0000:03: busn_res: [bus 03-3a] is released [178209.724720] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\_GPE.XTBT.SPRT], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20190703/dswload2-323) [178209.724728] Initialized Local Variables for Method [XTBT]: [178209.724729] Local0: 000000007e9caf06 Integer 0000000000000001 [178209.724733] Initialized Arguments for Method [XTBT]: (2 arguments defined for method invocation) [178209.724733] Arg0: 000000003f702c61 Integer 0000000000000011 [178209.724735] Arg1: 00000000878900bb Integer 0000000000000001 [178209.724739] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20190703/psobject-220) [178209.724741] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_GPE.XTBT due to previous error (AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) (20190703/psparse-529) [178209.724746] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_GPE.XTBT due to previous error (AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) (20190703/psparse-529) [178209.724755] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_GPE._E42 due to previous error (AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) (20190703/psparse-529) [178209.724758] ACPI: Marking method _E42 as Serialized because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error [178209.724761] ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, while evaluating GPE method [_E42] (20190703/evgpe-511) [178211.842619] pci 0000:02:00.0: [8086:15da] type 01 class 0x060400 [178211.842742] pci 0000:02:00.0: enabling Extended Tags [178211.842906] pci 0000:02:00.0: supports D1 D2 [178211.842907] pci 0000:02:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold [178211.843265] pci 0000:03:00.0: [8086:15da] type 01 class 0x060400 [178211.843390] pci 0000:03:00.0: enabling Extended Tags [178211.843561] pci 0000:03:00.0: supports D1 D2 [178211.843562] pci 0000:03:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold [178211.843731] pci 0000:03:01.0: [8086:15da] type 01 class 0x060400 [178211.843854] pci 0000:03:01.0: enabling Extended Tags [178211.844013] pci 0000:03:01.0: supports D1 D2 [178211.844014] pci 0000:03:01.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold [178211.844162] pci 0000:03:02.0: [8086:15da] type 01 class 0x060400 [178211.844286] pci 0000:03:02.0: enabling Extended Tags [178211.844451] pci 0000:03:02.0: supports D1 D2 [178211.844452] pci 0000:03:02.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold [178211.844680] pci 0000:02:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 03-3a] [178211.844698] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [mem 0xd4000000-0xea0fffff] [178211.844709] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [mem 0x90000000-0xb1ffffff 64bit pref] [178211.844815] pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 04] [178211.844840] pci 0000:03:00.0: bridge window [mem 0xea000000-0xea0fffff] [178211.844940] pci 0000:03:01.0: PCI bridge to [bus 05-39] [178211.844958] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [mem 0xd4000000-0xe9efffff] [178211.844970] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [mem 0x90000000-0xb1ffffff 64bit pref] [178211.845093] pci 0000:3a:00.0: [8086:15db] type 00 class 0x0c0330 [178211.845152] pci 0000:3a:00.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0xe9f00000-0xe9f0ffff] [178211.845280] pci 0000:3a:00.0: enabling Extended Tags [178211.845472] pci 0000:3a:00.0: supports D1 D2 [178211.845474] pci 0000:3a:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold [178211.845582] pci 0000:3a:00.0: 8.000 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 2.5 GT/s x4 link at 0000:03:02.0 (capable of 31.504 Gb/s with 8 GT/s x4 link) [178211.845818] pci 0000:03:02.0: PCI bridge to [bus 3a] [178211.845833] pci 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [mem 0xe9f00000-0xe9ffffff] [178211.845888] pci_bus 0000:03: Allocating resources [178211.845912] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [io 0x1000-0x0fff] to [bus 05-39] add_size 1000 [178211.845913] pci 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [io 0x1000-0x0fff] to [bus 3a] add_size 1000 [178211.845915] pci 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [mem 0x00100000-0x000fffff 64bit pref] to [bus 3a] add_size 200000 add_align 100000 [178211.845916] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [io 0x1000-0x0fff] to [bus 03-3a] add_size 3000 [178211.845919] pci 0000:02:00.0: BAR 13: assigned [io 0x5000-0x7fff] [178211.845923] pci 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178211.845924] pci 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178211.845925] pci 0000:03:01.0: BAR 13: assigned [io 0x5000-0x5fff] [178211.845927] pci 0000:03:02.0: BAR 13: assigned [io 0x6000-0x6fff] [178211.845929] pci 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178211.845929] pci 0000:03:02.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref] [178211.845931] pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 04] [178211.845943] pci 0000:03:00.0: bridge window [mem 0xea000000-0xea0fffff] [178211.845958] pci 0000:03:01.0: PCI bridge to [bus 05-39] [178211.845961] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [io 0x5000-0x5fff] [178211.845969] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [mem 0xd4000000-0xe9efffff] [178211.845976] pci 0000:03:01.0: bridge window [mem 0x90000000-0xb1ffffff 64bit pref] [178211.845986] pci 0000:03:02.0: PCI bridge to [bus 3a] [178211.845989] pci 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [io 0x6000-0x6fff] [178211.845997] pci 0000:03:02.0: bridge window [mem 0xe9f00000-0xe9ffffff] [178211.846012] pci 0000:02:00.0: PCI bridge to [bus 03-3a] [178211.846015] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [io 0x5000-0x7fff] [178211.846023] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [mem 0xd4000000-0xea0fffff] [178211.846028] pci 0000:02:00.0: bridge window [mem 0x90000000-0xb1ffffff 64bit pref] [178211.846078] pcieport 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007) [178211.846787] pcieport 0000:03:01.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007) [178211.847170] pcieport 0000:03:02.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007) [178211.847885] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: xHCI Host Controller [178211.847889] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3 [178211.849084] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: hcc params 0x200077c1 hci version 0x110 quirks 0x0000000200009810 [178211.849360] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.03 [178211.849361] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [178211.849363] usb usb3: Product: xHCI Host Controller [178211.849364] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 5.3.0-46-generic xhci-hcd [178211.849364] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:3a:00.0 [178211.849466] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found [178211.849479] hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected [178211.849706] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: xHCI Host Controller [178211.849709] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4 [178211.849711] xhci_hcd 0000:3a:00.0: Host supports USB 3.1 Enhanced SuperSpeed [178211.849750] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 5.03 [178211.849751] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [178211.849752] usb usb4: Product: xHCI Host Controller [178211.849752] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 5.3.0-46-generic xhci-hcd [178211.849753] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:3a:00.0 [178211.849870] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found [178211.849883] hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected [178212.185896] usb 4-1: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [178212.206430] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8153, bcdDevice=30.00 [178212.206432] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=6 [178212.206433] usb 4-1: Product: USB 10/100/1000 LAN [178212.206434] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Realtek [178212.206435] usb 4-1: SerialNumber: 000001000000 [178212.338009] usb 4-1: reset SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [178212.361092] r8152 4-1:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Using pass-thru MAC addr c8:f7:50:df:7b:05 [178212.391090] r8152 4-1:1.0 eth0: v1.09.11 [178212.428183] r8152 4-1:1.0 enxc8f750df7b05: renamed from eth0 [178214.026802] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enxc8f750df7b05: link becomes ready [178214.027233] r8152 4-1:1.0 enxc8f750df7b05: carrier on