#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int n, k;
cin >> n >> k;
if (k <= (n + 1) / 2) {
cout << (k * 2) - 1 << endl;
}
else {
cout << (k - (n + 1) / 2) * 2 << endl;
}
return 0;
}
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