Thanks to "Bruce Schechter" <bruce@schechter.com> for pointing the
ambiguity.
The initial thread starts with a @var{nice} value of zero. Other
threads start with a @var{nice} value inherited from their parent
-thread. You
-must implement these functions, for which we have provided skeleton
-definitions in @file{threads/thread.c}.
+thread. You must implement the functions described below, which are for
+use by test programs. We have provided skeleton definitions for them in
+@file{threads/thread.c}. by test programs
@deftypefun int thread_get_nice (void)
Returns the current thread's @var{nice} value.