/* src:

N = inputInt()
T[:N] = 0
U = queue!(int)()
V = queue!(int)()
U.emplace(inputInt() - 1)
V.emplace(inputInt() - 1)
E[:N] = vector!(int)()
if True or (: N - 1):
    a, b = inputInt() - 1, inputInt() - 1
    E[a].emplace_back(b)
    E[b].emplace_back(a)

turn = 0
cnt = 0
while True:
    assert not (U.empty() and V.empty())
    for u in move(U):
        T[u] |= 1
        if !(T[u] & 2):
            ++cnt
        if !(T[e@E[u][:]] & 1):
            U.emplace(e)
    for v in move(V):
        T[v] |= 2
        if T[v] & 1:
            --cnt
        if !(T[e@E[v][:]] & 2):
            V.emplace(e)
    if cnt == 0:
        break
    ++turn
print(turn - 1)

*/

#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

const char * inputCLineOrWord(int mode) {
    static char buf[65536];
    static int bufLen = sizeof(buf);
    static int bufPos = sizeof(buf);
    static bool canReadFlag = true;
    static bool crFlag = false;
    static bool enterFlag = false;
    if(canReadFlag && (enterFlag ? bufLen<=bufPos : (int)sizeof(buf)<=bufPos+bufPos)) {
        if(0<bufLen-bufPos) {
            memmove(buf, buf+bufPos, bufLen-bufPos);
            bufLen -= bufPos;
        }
        else {
            bufLen = 0;
        }
        char * result = fgets(buf+bufLen, sizeof(buf)-bufLen, stdin);
        canReadFlag = (result!=NULL);
        if(result!=NULL) {
            int n = strlen(result);
            enterFlag = (n!=(int)sizeof(buf)-1-bufLen || (1<=bufLen+n && buf[bufLen+n-1]=='\n'));
            bufLen += n;
        }
        bufPos = 0;
    }
    if(mode==0) {
        int pos = bufPos;
        while(true) {
            char c = buf[pos];
            if(c==32) {
                buf[pos++] = '\0';
                break;
            }
            else if(c==10) {
                if(crFlag) {
                    crFlag = false;
                    if(bufPos==pos) {
                        pos = ++bufPos;
                        continue;
                    }
                }
                buf[pos++] = '\0';
                break;
            }
            else if(c==13) {
                crFlag = true;
                buf[pos++] = '\0';
                break;
            }
            else if(c==0) {
                break;
            }
            ++pos;
        }
        const char * ret = buf + bufPos;
        bufPos = pos;
        while(true) {
            char c = buf[bufPos];
            if(c==32 || c==10 || c==13) {
                ++bufPos;
            }
            else {
                break;
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
    else if(mode==1) {
        int pos = bufPos;
        while(true) {
            char c = buf[pos];
            if(c==10) {
                if(crFlag) {
                    crFlag = false;
                    if(bufPos==pos) {
                        pos = ++bufPos;
                        continue;
                    }
                }
                buf[pos++] = '\0';
                break;
            }
            else if(c==13) {
                crFlag = true;
                buf[pos++] = '\0';
                break;
            }
            else if(c==0) {
                break;
            }
            ++pos;
        }
        const char * ret = buf + bufPos;
        bufPos = pos;
        if(crFlag) {
            while(true) {
                char c = buf[bufPos];
                if(c==13) {
                    ++bufPos;
                    crFlag = false;
                    break;
                }
                else {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
    else if(mode==2) {
        return bufLen<=bufPos ? NULL : buf+bufPos;
    }
    assert(false);
    return NULL;
}

const char * inputCWord() {
    return inputCLineOrWord(0);
}

int inputInt() {
    return atoi(inputCWord());
}

void print_unit(bool val) {
    printf("%s", val ? "true" : "false");
}
void print_unit(int val) {
    printf("%d", val);
}
void print_unit(unsigned int val) {
    printf("%u", val);
}
void print_unit(size_t val) {
    printf("%zd", val);
}
void print_unit(const void * val) {
    printf("%p", val);
}
void print_unit(long long val) {
    printf("%lld", val);
}
void print_unit(double val) {
    printf("%g", val);
}
void print_unit(const char * val) {
    printf("%s", val);
}
void print_unit(const std::string & val) {
    printf("%s", val.c_str());
}
template<class T>void print_unit(const std::vector<T> & val) {
    printf("vec(%d) {", (int)val.size());
    for(int i=0; i<(int)val.size(); ++i) {
        fputc(' ', stdout);
        print_unit(val[i]);
    }
    printf(" }");
}

#define _print0()
#define _print1(e) print_unit(e)
#define _print2(e1, e2) _print1(e1),fputc(' ', stdout),_print1(e2)
#define _print3(e1, e2, e3) _print2(e1, e2),fputc(' ', stdout),_print1(e3)
#define _print4(e1, e2, e3, e4) _print2(e1, e2),fputc(' ', stdout),_print2(e3, e4)
#define _print5(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5) _print3(e1, e2, e3),fputc(' ', stdout),_print2(e4, e5)
#define _print6(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6) _print3(e1, e2, e3),fputc(' ', stdout),_print3(e4, e5, e6)
#define _print7(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6, e7) _print4(e1, e2, e3, e4),fputc(' ', stdout),_print3(e5, e6, e7)
#define _print8(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6, e7, e8) _print4(e1, e2, e3, e4),fputc(' ', stdout),_print4(e5, e6, e7, e8)
#define _print9(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6, e7, e8, e9) _print5(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5),fputc(' ', stdout),_print4(e6, e7, e8, e9)
#define _print10(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6, e7, e8, e9, e10) _print5(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5),fputc(' ', stdout),_print5(e6, e7, e8, e9, e10)
#define _GET_PRINT_MACRO_NAME(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, NAME, ...) NAME
#define print(...) _GET_PRINT_MACRO_NAME(__VA_ARGS__, _print10, _print9, _print8, _print7, _print6, _print5, _print4, _print3, _print2, _print1, _print0)(__VA_ARGS__),fputc('\n', stdout)
#define print0(...) _GET_PRINT_MACRO_NAME(__VA_ARGS__, _print10, _print9, _print8, _print7, _print6, _print5, _print4, _print3, _print2, _print1, _print0)(__VA_ARGS__)

int N;
vector<int> T;
queue<int> U;
queue<int> V;
vector<vector<int> > E;
int a;
int b;
int turn;
int cnt;

int main() {
    N = inputInt();
    T.resize(max((int)T.size(), (int)N)); for(int $1=0; $1<N; ++$1) T[$1] = 0;
    U = queue<int>();
    V = queue<int>();
    U.emplace(inputInt() - 1);
    V.emplace(inputInt() - 1);
    E.resize(max((int)E.size(), (int)N)); for(int $1=0; $1<N; ++$1) E[$1] = vector<int>();
    for(int $1=0; $1<N - 1; ++$1) if(true || ($1)) {
        {
            a = inputInt() - 1;
            b = inputInt() - 1;
        }
        E[a].emplace_back(b);
        E[b].emplace_back(a);
    }
    turn = 0;
    cnt = 0;
    while(true) {
        assert(!(U.empty() && V.empty()));
        for(const auto & u : move(U)) {
            T[u] |= 1;
            if(!(T[u] & 2)) {
                ++cnt;
            }
            for(int $1=0; $1<(int)E[u].size(); ++$1) {
                const auto & e = E[u][$1];
                if(!(T[e] & 1)) {
                    U.emplace(e);
                }
            }
        }
        for(const auto & v : move(V)) {
            T[v] |= 2;
            if(T[v] & 1) {
                --cnt;
            }
            for(int $1=0; $1<(int)E[v].size(); ++$1) {
                const auto & e = E[v][$1];
                if(!(T[e] & 2)) {
                    V.emplace(e);
                }
            }
        }
        if(cnt == 0) {
            break;
        }
        ++turn;
    }
    print(turn - 1);
    return 0;
}
