# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None
#
# 代码中的类名、方法名、参数名已经指定,请勿修改,直接返回方法规定的值即可
#
# 
# @param root TreeNode类 
# @return int整型
#
class Solution:
    def maxP(self,root,cmax):
        if root==None:
            return 0,cmax
        c1,cmax=self.maxP(root.left, cmax) #child left
        c2,cmax=self.maxP(root.right, cmax) #child right
        
        cmax=max(c1+root.val,c2+root.val,c1+c2+root.val,root.val,cmax)
#         print(c1+root.val,c2+root.val,c1+c2+root.val,cmax)
        return max(c1+root.val,c2+root.val,root.val),cmax

    def maxPathSum(self , root: TreeNode) -> int:
        # write code here
        c,m=self.maxP(root,-10000)
        return m