I also had this problem, and found a different fix in 4.9 that fixed it (my original bug #1641052):
commit a8006bd915095c40098bfcb684cc2bdfb414dc0d Merge: 965c4b7 6bad6bc Author: Linus Torvalds <torva...@linux-foundation.org> Date: Fri Oct 28 11:26:01 2016 -0700 Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip Pull timer fixes from Ingo Molnar: "Fix four timer locking races: two were noticed by Linus while reviewing the code while chasing for a corruption bug, and two from fixing spurious USB timeouts" * 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: timers: Prevent base clock corruption when forwarding timers: Prevent base clock rewind when forwarding clock timers: Lock base for same bucket optimization timers: Plug locking race vs. timer migration Hide -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1630063 Title: specific USB devices disconnect and don't reconnect Status in linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux source package in Yakkety: In Progress Bug description: 2 USB ports randomly disconnect and don't reconnect (it's always the same two), and in dmesg all I get is " [ 1276.916458] ohci-pci 0000:00:12.0: HcDoneHead not written back; disabled [ 1276.916467] ohci-pci 0000:00:12.0: HC died; cleaning up [ 1276.916553] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 1277.017302] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 3 " This only started happening when Yakkety went to the 4.8 branch, with 4.7 branch this doesn't occur, hence the bug report since it's unlikely that a hardware failure will only stick to one OS and one branch of the kernel for that OS. (these USB ports don't randomly die on Windows or BSD, I've tested that in the past couple of days) kernel version: 4.8.0.17.27 Ubuntu version Description: Ubuntu Yakkety Yak (development branch) Release: 16.10 --- ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: c_smith 2213 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: c_smith 2213 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: MATE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1a29baaa-55ea-4817-ba45-8c618f65ec4b InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-03 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20161002) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.8.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/Linux-root ro nomodeset quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-17.19-generic 4.8.0-rc7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.8.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.8.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.161 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: yakkety Uname: Linux 4.8.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F6 dmi.board.name: GA-78LMT-S2 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd01/09/2014:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-78LMT-S2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-78LMT-S2:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-78LMT-S2 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1630063/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp