From b8266ed15f4c33f0558a8570eedd935bfbab6712 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: skshetry <18718008+skshetry@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:09:32 +0545
Subject: [PATCH] add/commit: use hardlink to transfer files to the cache when
 `cache.type` is hardlink and on relink mode (#10557)

---
 dvc/output.py | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dvc/output.py b/dvc/output.py
index 422e1fa57..00acb4ca7 100644
--- a/dvc/output.py
+++ b/dvc/output.py
@@ -752,8 +752,9 @@ class Output:
             granular = (
                 self.is_dir_checksum and filter_info and filter_info != self.fs_path
             )
+            hardlink = relink and next(iter(self.cache.cache_types), None) == "hardlink"
             if granular:
-                obj = self._commit_granular_dir(filter_info, hardlink=False)
+                obj = self._commit_granular_dir(filter_info, hardlink=hardlink)
             else:
                 staging, _, obj = self._build(
                     self.cache,
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ class Output:
                         self.cache,
                         {obj.hash_info},
                         shallow=False,
-                        hardlink=False,
+                        hardlink=hardlink,
                         callback=cb,
                     )
             if relink:
@@ -1399,12 +1400,14 @@ class Output:
 
         assert staging
         assert obj.hash_info
+
+        hardlink = relink and next(iter(self.cache.cache_types), None) == "hardlink"
         with TqdmCallback(desc=f"Adding {self} to cache", unit="file") as cb:
             otransfer(
                 staging,
                 self.cache,
                 {obj.hash_info},
-                hardlink=False,
+                hardlink=hardlink,
                 shallow=False,
                 callback=cb,
             )