1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 35781e0d43e6..fb446e0f8bbf 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
             if ($type eq 'X') {
                 if (file_match_pattern($file, $value)) {
                     $exclude = 1;
+                    last;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -218,18 +219,24 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
 
     if (!$exclude) {
         my $tvi = 0;
+        my %hash;
         foreach my $line (@typevalue) {
             if ($line =~ m/^(\C):\s*(.*)/) {
                 my $type = $1;
                 my $value = $2;
                 if ($type eq 'F') {
                     if (file_match_pattern($file, $value)) {
-                        add_categories($tvi);
+                        my $pattern_depth = ($value =~ tr@/@@);
+                        $pattern_depth++ if (!(substr($value,-1,1) eq "/"));
+                        $hash{$tvi} = $pattern_depth;
                     }
                 }
             }
             $tvi++;
         }
+        foreach my $line (sort {$hash{$b} <=> $hash{$a}} keys %hash) {
+            add_categories($line);
+        }
     }
 
     if ($email && $email_git) {