pub fn mix_hc(hc_mult: usize) -> usize
2026-09-25: Row count of hc_fn and hc_base, (2 + hc_mult) * hc_mult: hc_mult rows each for pre and post, then hc_mult * hc_mult for comb.
hc_fn
hc_base
(2 + hc_mult) * hc_mult
hc_mult
hc_mult * hc_mult