I have expected this to happen not just for USB input devices but for all USB devices, like your external drives. I just don't have any other devices at hand to verify.
For reference, here's a related question on AskUbuntu: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1394480/keyboard-mouse-stop-working-with-kernel-ubuntu-5-13-0-22-22-387-g0fc979747dec
I have expected this to happen not just for USB input devices but for all USB devices, like your external drives. I just don't have any other devices at hand to verify.
For reference, here's a related question on AskUbuntu: https:/ /askubuntu. com/questions/ 1394480/ keyboard- mouse-stop- working- with-kernel- ubuntu- 5-13-0- 22-22-387- g0fc979747dec