hardlink: preserve timestamps when reflinking files#4395
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When using --reflink=always, the destination file gets the current timestamp instead of preserving the original file's atime and mtime. This differs from both hardlink behavior and "cp -p --reflink=always". Add futimens() call after successful reflink to restore the original timestamps from the target file's stat data. Fixes util-linux#2340
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When using --reflink=always, the destination file gets the current timestamp instead of preserving the original file's atime and mtime. This differs from both hardlink behavior and "cp -p --reflink=always".
Add futimens() call after successful reflink to restore the original timestamps from the target file's stat data.
Fixes #2340