#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define fi first
#define se second
using namespace std;
using LL = long long;
constexpr int N = 2e5 + 5;
int n, m;
int in[N], d[N];
vector<int> g[N];
void solve() {
cin >> n >> m;
for (int i = 1, x, y; i <= m; ++i) {
cin >> x >> y;
g[x].emplace_back(y);
g[y].emplace_back(x);
in[x]++, in[y]++;
}
queue<int> qe;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i) {
if (in[i] == 1)qe.emplace(i), d[i] = 1;
}
int res = 0;
while (!qe.empty()) {
int u = qe.front();
qe.pop();
if (in[u])res = max(res, d[u]);
for (auto v: g[u]) {
if (--in[v] == 1) {
qe.emplace(v);
d[v] = max(d[v], d[u] + 1);
}
}
}
cout << res << "\n";
}
int main() {
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(nullptr);
cout << fixed << setprecision(15);
int tt = 1;
// cin >> tt;
while (tt--) solve();
}