Comment # 6 on bug 1178463 from Lars Marowsky-Bree

Reviving this, because, well, it still happens with 5.16.1-1 on Tumbleweed:

#  lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0c45:672a Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 27c6:533c Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd.
FingerPrint
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 010: ID 0781:5580 SanDisk Corp. SDCZ80 Flash Drive
Bus 006 Device 007: ID 05e3:0754 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB Storage
Bus 006 Device 006: ID 05e3:0620 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.2 Hub
Bus 006 Device 005: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 05e3:0620 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.2 Hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 05e3:0625 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.2 Hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 005 Device 010: ID 05f3:0007 PI Engineering, Inc. Kinesis Advantage PRO
MPC/USB Keyboard
Bus 005 Device 009: ID 05f3:0081 PI Engineering, Inc. Kinesis Integrated Hub
Bus 005 Device 006: ID 08bb:2912 Texas Instruments PCM2912A Audio Codec
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

...
[ 3014.853998] usb usb6-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3019.157990] usb usb6-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3023.449922] usb usb6-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3027.758041] usb usb6-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3032.058010] usb usb6-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
...

usb6 corresponds to the external dock (as does bus 005, that's all plugged in
there as well), but all ports I can find work fine, unplugging devices doesn't
help either.

I'd already be happy if I could just make the kernel give up, and stop trying.