1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9bb1cb6d825d..869e1a3b64b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # subdirectories here. Add them in the ".gitignore" file
 # in that subdirectory instead.
 #
+# NOTE! Please use 'git-ls-files -i --exclude-standard'
+# command after changing this file, to see if there are
+# any tracked files which get ignored after the change.
+#
 # Normal rules
 #
 .*
@@ -18,19 +22,21 @@
 *.lst
 *.symtypes
 *.order
+*.elf
+*.bin
+*.gz
 
 #
 # Top-level generic files
 #
 tags
 TAGS
-vmlinux*
-!vmlinux.lds.S
-!vmlinux.lds.h
+vmlinux
 System.map
 Module.markers
 Module.symvers
 !.gitignore
+!.mailmap
 
 #
 # Generated include files