scripts/checkpatch.pl |   40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1d6e4c5..fe5750e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1321,6 +1321,19 @@ sub check_absolute_file {
 	}
 }
 
+sub check_filenames_changed {
+    my ($oldfile, $newfile) = @_;
+
+    return if ($oldfile eq $newfile);
+
+    my $action = "renames $oldfile to $newfile";
+    $action = "creates file $newfile" if ($oldfile =~ m@dev/null@);
+    $action = "deletes file $oldfile" if ($newfile =~ m@dev/null@);
+
+    CHK("MAINTAINERS",
+	"Patch $action, update MAINTAINERS?\n");
+}
+
 sub pos_last_openparen {
 	my ($line) = @_;
 
@@ -1383,6 +1396,9 @@ sub process {
 	# Trace the real file/line as we go.
 	my $realfile = '';
 	my $realline = 0;
+	my $modifiedfile = '';
+	my $gitrealfile = '';
+	my $gitmodifiedfile = '';
 	my $realcnt = 0;
 	my $here = '';
 	my $in_comment = 0;
@@ -1542,10 +1558,17 @@ sub process {
 		$here = "#$realline: " if ($file);
 
 		# extract the filename as it passes
-		if ($line =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
-			$realfile = $1;
+		if ($line =~ /^diff --git\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)$/) {
+			$modifiedfile = $1;
+			$realfile = $2;
+			$modifiedfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
 			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+
+			$gitmodifiedfile = $modifiedfile;
+			$gitrealfile = $realfile;
 			$in_commit_log = 0;
+			check_filenames_changed($gitmodifiedfile, $gitrealfile);
+
 		} elsif ($line =~ /^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
 			$realfile = $1;
 			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
@@ -1562,6 +1585,19 @@ sub process {
 				ERROR("MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM",
 				      "do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in include/asm-<architecture>\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
 			}
+
+			if ($modifiedfile ne $gitmodifiedfile ||
+			    $realfile ne $gitrealfile) {
+				check_filenames_changed($modifiedfile, $realfile);
+				$gitmodifiedfile = '';
+				$gitrealfile = '';
+			}
+
+			next;
+		} elsif ($line =~ /^\-\-\-\s+(\S+)/) {
+			$modifiedfile = $1;
+			$modifiedfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+			$in_commit_log = 0;
 			next;
 		}