import sys
#input = sys.stdin.readline
from collections import deque
N, u, v = map(int, input().split())
G = [[] for _ in range(N)]
for _ in range(N-1):
    a, b = map(int, input().split())
    G[a-1].append(b-1)
    G[b-1].append(a-1)
v-=1
u-=1
que = deque([v])
par = [-1]*N
depth = [-1]*N
depth[v] = 0
while que:
    i = que.popleft()
    d = depth[i]
    for nv in G[i]:
        if depth[nv]>=0:
            continue
        depth[nv] = d+1
        par[nv] = i
        que.append(nv)
d = depth[u]
now = u
m = 0
que = deque([now])
while que:
    i = que.pop()
    m = max(m, depth[i])
    for nv in G[i]:
        if depth[nv]<depth[i]:
            continue
        que.append(nv)
for i in range(d//2):
    pp = par[now]
    que = deque([p])
    while que:
        i = que.pop()
        m = max(m, depth[i])
        for nv in G[i]:
            if depth[nv]<depth[i] or nv == pp:
                continue
            que.append(nv)
    now = pp
print(m-1)
    




