Problem p02725 (C++) — buggy submission, verdict: Time Limit Exceeded

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#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;
#define ok1 cerr << "ok1\\n";
#define ok2 cerr << "ok2\\n";
#define M LLONG_MAX
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
#define REP(i, s, n) for (int i = (s); i < (n); ++i)
#define repr(i, n) for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i)
#define REPR(i, s, n) for (int i = (s); i >= (n); --(i))
#define all(a) (a).begin(), (a).end()
#define reall(a) (a).rbegin(), (a).rend()
#define pb emplace_back // emplace_backの方が速いが使い慣れてないため
#define DOUBLE fixed << setprecision(15)
#define fi first
#define se second
#define mp make_pair
#define mt make_tuple
#define out(x, y) ((x) < 0 || h <= (x) || (y) < 0 || w <= (y))
const double pi = acos(-1.0L);
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<string> vs;
typedef long long ll;
typedef vector<ll> vll;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<vll> vvll;
typedef vector<char> vc;
typedef vector<double> vd;
typedef vector<bool> vb;
typedef deque<ll> dll;
typedef pair<ll, ll> P;
typedef tuple<ll, ll, ll> TLL;
typedef vector<P> vP;
typedef vector<TLL> vTLL;
const ll mod = 1e9 + 7;
// const ll mod = 998244353;
ll dy[4] = {1, 0, -1, 0};
ll dx[4] = {0, 1, 0, -1};
template <class T> inline bool chmax(T &a, T b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}
template <class T> inline bool chmin(T &a, T b) {
  if (a > b) {
    a = b;
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}
template <class A, class B>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const pair<A, B> &p) {
  ost << "{ " << p.first << ", " << p.second << " }";
  return ost;
}
template <class T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const vector<T> &v) {
  ost << "{ ";
  for (int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
    if (i)
      ost << ", ";
    ost << v[i];
  }
  ost << " }";
  return ost;
}
template <class A, class B>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const map<A, B> &v) {
  ost << "{ ";
  for (auto p : v) {
    ost << "{ " << p.first << ", " << p.second << " }";
  }
  ost << " }";
  return ost;
}
bool out_check(ll a, ll b) { return (0 <= a && a < b); }
double pitagoras(ll a, ll b, ll c, ll d) {
  double dx = a - b, dy = c - d;
  return pow(dx * dx + dy * dy, 0.5);
}
ll modpow(ll a, ll b) {
  ll c = 1;
  while (b > 0) {
    if (b & 1) {
      c = a * c % mod;
    }
    a = a * a % mod;
    b >>= 1;
  }
  return c;
}
void Yes(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "Yes\\n" : "No\\n"); }
void YES(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "YES\\n" : "NO\\n"); }
void yes(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "yes\\n" : "no\\n"); }
void Yay(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "Yay!\\n" : ":(\\n"); }
//*
ll n, m, d, e, r, l, k, h, w, Q, ans, ret = M;
bool flag = false, flag2 = false, flag3 = false;
string s, t, u;
ll x, y;
/**/

int main() {
  cin.tie(0);
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false); // not intractive
  cin >> n >> m;
  vll a(m);
  ll cnt = 0;
  rep(i, m) { cin >> a[i]; }
  rep(i, m - 1) {
    ans = max(ans, a[i + 1] - a[i]);
    cnt += a[i + 1] - a[i];
  }
  cnt += n - a.back() + a[0];
  ans = max(ans, n - a.back() + a[0]);
  cout << cnt - ans << endl;
}

Error: TLE

Fixed submission:

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@TT_beginner
*/
#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;
#define ok1 cerr << "ok1\\n";
#define ok2 cerr << "ok2\\n";
#define M LLONG_MAX
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
#define REP(i, s, n) for (int i = (s); i < (n); ++i)
#define repr(i, n) for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i)
#define REPR(i, s, n) for (int i = (s); i >= (n); --(i))
#define all(a) (a).begin(), (a).end()
#define reall(a) (a).rbegin(), (a).rend()
#define pb emplace_back // emplace_backの方が速いが使い慣れてないため
#define DOUBLE fixed << setprecision(15)
#define fi first
#define se second
#define mp make_pair
#define mt make_tuple
#define out(x, y) ((x) < 0 || h <= (x) || (y) < 0 || w <= (y))
const double pi = acos(-1.0L);
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<string> vs;
typedef long long ll;
typedef vector<ll> vll;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<vll> vvll;
typedef vector<char> vc;
typedef vector<double> vd;
typedef vector<bool> vb;
typedef deque<ll> dll;
typedef pair<ll, ll> P;
typedef tuple<ll, ll, ll> TLL;
typedef vector<P> vP;
typedef vector<TLL> vTLL;
const ll mod = 1e9 + 7;
// const ll mod = 998244353;
ll dy[4] = {1, 0, -1, 0};
ll dx[4] = {0, 1, 0, -1};
template <class T> inline bool chmax(T &a, T b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}
template <class T> inline bool chmin(T &a, T b) {
  if (a > b) {
    a = b;
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}
template <class A, class B>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const pair<A, B> &p) {
  ost << "{ " << p.first << ", " << p.second << " }";
  return ost;
}
template <class T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const vector<T> &v) {
  ost << "{ ";
  for (int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
    if (i)
      ost << ", ";
    ost << v[i];
  }
  ost << " }";
  return ost;
}
template <class A, class B>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &ost, const map<A, B> &v) {
  ost << "{ ";
  for (auto p : v) {
    ost << "{ " << p.first << ", " << p.second << " }";
  }
  ost << " }";
  return ost;
}
bool out_check(ll a, ll b) { return (0 <= a && a < b); }
double pitagoras(ll a, ll b, ll c, ll d) {
  double dx = a - b, dy = c - d;
  return pow(dx * dx + dy * dy, 0.5);
}
ll modpow(ll a, ll b) {
  ll c = 1;
  while (b > 0) {
    if (b & 1) {
      c = a * c % mod;
    }
    a = a * a % mod;
    b >>= 1;
  }
  return c;
}
void Yes(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "Yes\\n" : "No\\n"); }
void YES(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "YES\\n" : "NO\\n"); }
void yes(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "yes\\n" : "no\\n"); }
void Yay(bool x) { cout << ((x) ? "Yay!\\n" : ":(\\n"); }
//*
ll n, m, d, e, r, l, k, h, w, Q, ans, ret = M;
bool flag = false, flag2 = false, flag3 = false;
string s, t, u;
ll x, y;
/**/

int main() {
  cin.tie(0);
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false); // not intractive
  cin >> n >> m;
  vll a(m);
  rep(i, m) cin >> a[i];
  rep(i, m) {
    ans = 0;
    REP(j, i, m + i - 1) {
      // cout << j << " " << a[(j + 1) % m] << " " << a[j%m] << endl;
      if (j == m - 1) {
        // ok2;
        // cerr << (n - a.back() + a[0]) << endl;
        ans += (n - a.back() + a[0]);
      } else
        ans += a[(j + 1) % m] - a[j % m];
      // cout << ans << endl;
    }
    // ok1;
    chmin(ret, ans);
  }
  cout << ret << endl;
}