git add does not sanitize paths

Hi,


	git add net/netfilter//nf_conntrack_sip.c

while this is a valid path in Linux, git refuses to add it to the index. 
Would it be worthwhile to sanitize it (either by calling realpath(3) or 
by doing a stat(2))? (Please consider this as a feature request.)
Please cc on replies, thanks :)

Jan

- git version 1.5.3.4