For me, the problem persists since version 4.4.0.68, now I have 4.4.0.72.
Using USB 2 instead of USB 3 didn’t help either. Previously, my MPT connection worked flawlessly.
EDIT:
In Ubuntu 22.04 there is this listing after connecting the device
[ 6080.960894] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 20 using xhci_hcd
[ 6080.982304] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0fce, idProduct=0afe, bcdDevice= 2.23
[ 6080.982309] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 6080.982312] usb 2-4: Product: Xperia 10 III
[ 6080.982314] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Sony
[ 6080.982315] usb 2-4: SerialNumber: --------------
[ 6080.984552] usb 2-4: Enable of device-initiated U1 failed.
[ 6080.985069] usb 2-4: Enable of device-initiated U2 failed.
[ 6080.985423] usb-storage 2-4:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[ 6080.985621] scsi host1: usb-storage 2-4:1.0
[ 6081.997644] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access Linux File-Stor Gadget 0419 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 6081.998548] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[ 6081.998726] sd 1:0:0:0: Power-on or device reset occurred
[ 6081.999179] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Media removed, stopped polling
[ 6082.001487] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 6084.984510] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 20
[ 6085.296600] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 21 using xhci_hcd
[ 6085.318025] usb 2-4: no configurations
[ 6085.318040] usb 2-4: can't read configurations, error -22
[ 6085.520705] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 22 using xhci_hcd
[ 6085.541632] usb 2-4: no configurations
[ 6085.541647] usb 2-4: can't read configurations, error -22
[ 6085.548491] usb usb2-port4: attempt power cycle
[ 6086.476610] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 23 using xhci_hcd
[ 6086.498198] usb 2-4: no configurations
[ 6086.498212] usb 2-4: can't read configurations, error -22
[ 6086.700894] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 24 using xhci_hcd
[ 6086.722006] usb 2-4: no configurations
[ 6086.722020] usb 2-4: can't read configurations, error -22
[ 6086.728252] usb usb2-port4: unable to enumerate USB device