xpad driver - incorrect axis settings

Hi,
Seems the xpad (xbox controller) driver, whilst functioning, reported down as up, and up as down, on the analogue joysticks for the xpad. Also the L and R triggers were implemented as axis, rather than buttons. This patch fixes up both of those issues. I'm yet to have any people have any errors with it, although not many people have tested it. Also it seems weird that the driver would be reported functioning if the axis were inverted, so it might be just an issue with the S controllers from Microsoft. I tried contacting the maintainer, but got no response from his email account.
Here's a patch, which patches against most 2.6 kernels, including 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.9, and inverts the axis and fixes the buttons
http://www.strudel-hound.com/xpad-0.6.patch

As soon as I can find an original xbox controller, I'll test it out with my driver to see what it does. Until then, are there any changes anyone could suggest? Or if anyone could test it out with an actual original xbox controller, or any xbox controller for that matter, it would be great. I'm willing to listen to any advice or demands or insults, I am not an experience programmer and will make mistakes

William