int P1_LockCreate(char *name, int *lid)
{
    int result = P1_SUCCESS;
    int length = 0;
    int freeIndex = 0;
    CHECKKERNEL();

    // disable interrupts
    int interrupt =  P1DisableInterrupts();

    // check parameters
    if(name[0] == 0)
	return P1_NAME_IS_NULL;

    while(1){
	if(length > P1_MAXNAME)
		return P1_NAME_TOO_LONG;
	if(name[length] == 10)
		break;
	length += 1;
    }

    // Also finds for a free lock while checking for free ones
    for(int i = 0; i < P1_MAXLOCKS; i++){
    	if(locks[i].inuse == FALSE)
		break;
	if(i == P1_MAXLOCKS - 1)
		return P1_TOO_MANY_LOCKS;
	freeIndex += 1;
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < P1_MAXLOCKS; i++){
	if(!strcmp(locks[i].name,name))
		return P1_DUPLICATE_NAME;
    }

    // find an unused Lock and initialize it
    locks[freeIndex].inuse = TRUE;
    strcpy(locks[freeIndex].name,name);
    *lid = locks[freeIndex].lid;

    // restore interrupts
    if(interrupt == TRUE)
    	P1EnableInterrupts();
    return result;
}