#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define GG ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);
int main () { GG;
long long n,k,x,ans;
cin>>n>>k;
x=n/2;
if(n%2!=0) x++;
if(k<=x)
ans=1+(2* (k-1) );
else
ans=2+(2* (k-x-1) );
cout<<ans<<"\n";
return 0;}
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