// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

#define F(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i<=(b);++i)

#define F2(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i<(b);++i)

#define dF(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i>=(b);--i)

#define dF2(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i>(b);--i)

#define dF3(i,a,b) for(int i=(a)-1;i>=(b);--i)

using namespace std;typedef long long ll;typedef double ld;int INF=0x3f3f3f3f;int INF2=0x7fffffff;ll LNF=0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f;ll LNF2=0x7fffffffffffffff;



int n;

ll a[200001],a1[200001],a2[200001];

int id[200001];

int dat[524289],dat1[524289],dat2[524289];

ll Sum;

int m(ll*arr,int p1,int p2){return arr[p1]<arr[p2]?p1:p2;}

void build(int i,int l,int r){

	if(l==r) {id[l]=i; return;}

	int mid=l+r>>1; build(i<<1,l,mid), build(i<<1|1,mid+1,r);

}

void Mod(int p,ll x){

	a[p]=x; a1[p]=x-p; a2[p]=x+p;

	dat[id[p]]=dat1[id[p]]=dat2[id[p]]=p;

	for(int i=id[p]>>1;i;i>>=1) dat[i]=m(a,dat[i<<1],dat[i<<1|1]), dat1[i]=m(a1,dat1[i<<1],dat1[i<<1|1]), dat2[i]=m(a2,dat2[i<<1],dat2[i<<1|1]);

}

int Qur1(int i,int l,int r,int a,int b){

	if(b<l||r<a) return 0; if(a<=l&&r<=b) return dat1[i];

	int mid=l+r>>1; return m(a1,Qur1(i<<1,l,mid,a,b),Qur1(i<<1|1,mid+1,r,a,b));

}

int Qur2(int i,int l,int r,int a,int b){

	if(b<l||r<a) return 0; if(a<=l&&r<=b) return dat2[i];

	int mid=l+r>>1; return m(a2,Qur2(i<<1,l,mid,a,b),Qur2(i<<1|1,mid+1,r,a,b));

}

int main(){

	memset(a,0x3f,sizeof a);

	memset(a1,0x3f,sizeof a1);

	memset(a2,0x3f,sizeof a2);

	int q,A,B,lst,now;

	scanf("%d%d%d%d%d",&n,&q,&A,&B,&lst);

	build(1,1,n);

	Mod(A,abs(B-lst));

	Mod(B,abs(A-lst));

	F(i,2,q){

		scanf("%d",&now);

		int tmp1=Qur1(1,1,n,1,now),tmp2=Qur2(1,1,n,now,n);

		ll k=min(a1[tmp1]+now,a2[tmp2]-now)-abs(now-lst);

		Sum+=abs(now-lst);

		if(a[lst]>k) Mod(lst,k);

		lst=now;

	}

	printf("%lld",a[dat[1]]+Sum);

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 30.4255917823874x):
#include <cstdio>

#include <algorithm>



int read()

{

  int x=0,f=1;

  char ch=getchar();

  while((ch<'0')||(ch>'9'))

    {

      if(ch=='-')

        {

          f=-f;

        }

      ch=getchar();

    }

  while((ch>='0')&&(ch<='9'))

    {

      x=x*10+ch-'0';

      ch=getchar();

    }

  return x*f;

}



const int maxn=200000;

const long long inf=0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3fll;



int n,q,sta,stb,a[maxn+10];



namespace sgt

{

  long long mn[3][maxn<<2],adt[maxn<<2];



  int puttag(int x,long long v)

  {

    mn[0][x]+=v;

    mn[1][x]+=v;

    mn[2][x]+=v;

    adt[x]+=v;

    return 0;

  }



  int pushdown(int x)

  {

    puttag(x<<1,adt[x]);

    puttag(x<<1|1,adt[x]);

    adt[x]=0;

    return 0;

  }



  int updata(int x)

  {

    mn[0][x]=std::min(mn[0][x<<1],mn[0][x<<1|1]);

    mn[1][x]=std::min(mn[1][x<<1],mn[1][x<<1|1]);

    mn[2][x]=std::min(mn[2][x<<1],mn[2][x<<1|1]);

    return 0;

  }



  int build(int x,int l,int r)

  {

    if(l==r)

      {

        mn[0][x]=inf+l;

        mn[1][x]=inf+n-l+1;

        mn[2][x]=inf;

        return 0;

      }

    int mid=(l+r)>>1;

    build(x<<1,l,mid);

    build(x<<1|1,mid+1,r);

    updata(x);

    return 0;

  }



  int add(int x,int l,int r,int askl,int askr,long long adv)

  {

    if((askl<=l)&&(r<=askr))

      {

        puttag(x,adv);

        return 0;

      }

    int mid=(l+r)>>1;

    pushdown(x);

    if(askl<=mid)

      {

        add(x<<1,l,mid,askl,askr,adv);

      }

    if(mid<askr)

      {

        add(x<<1|1,mid+1,r,askl,askr,adv);

      }

    updata(x);

    return 0;

  }



  long long getmn(int x,int l,int r,int askl,int askr,int id)

  {

    if((askl<=l)&&(r<=askr))

      {

        return mn[id][x];

      }

    int mid=(l+r)>>1;

    long long res=inf<<1;

    pushdown(x);

    if(askl<=mid)

      {

        res=std::min(res,getmn(x<<1,l,mid,askl,askr,id));

      }

    if(mid<askr)

      {

        res=std::min(res,getmn(x<<1|1,mid+1,r,askl,askr,id));

      }

    return res;

  }

}



int abs(int x)

{

  return (x<0)?(-x):x;

}



int main()

{

  n=read();

  q=read();

  sta=read();

  stb=read();

  for(int i=1; i<=q; ++i)

    {

      a[i]=read();

    }

  a[0]=sta;

  sgt::build(1,1,n);

  sgt::add(1,1,n,stb,stb,-inf);

  for(int i=1; i<=q; ++i)

    {

      long long oth=std::min(sgt::getmn(1,1,n,1,a[i],1)-(n-a[i]+1),sgt::getmn(1,1,n,a[i],n,0)-a[i]);

      sgt::add(1,1,n,1,n,abs(a[i]-a[i-1]));

      long long nth=sgt::getmn(1,1,n,a[i-1],a[i-1],2);

      if(nth>oth)

        {

          sgt::add(1,1,n,a[i-1],a[i-1],oth-nth);

        }

    }

  printf("%lld\n",sgt::getmn(1,1,n,1,n,2));

  return 0;

}