diff --git a/src/inc/taoserror.h b/src/inc/taoserror.h
index 5fde6d40d5811c933eef0110b8ae811bfdf682be..dd6d88e88e83e969c5f1ec0ec30d3a37f87fecdd 100644
--- a/src/inc/taoserror.h
+++ b/src/inc/taoserror.h
@@ -261,9 +261,6 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_INVALID_CONFIG,           0, 0x0900, "Invalid Sy
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_NOT_ENABLED,              0, 0x0901, "Sync module not enabled")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_INVALID_VERSION,          0, 0x0902, "Invalid Sync version")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_CONFIRM_EXPIRED,          0, 0x0903, "Sync confirm expired")
-TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_VND_COMMITING,            0, 0x0904, "Vnode is commiting")
-TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_FILE_CHNAGED,             0, 0x0905, "Vnode file is changed")
-TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_SYN_APP_ERROR,                0, 0x1000, "Unexpected generic error in sync")
 
 // wal
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_WAL_APP_ERROR,                0, 0x1000, "Unexpected generic error in wal")
diff --git a/src/inc/tsync.h b/src/inc/tsync.h
index 293e382519137f7e5e1d181ae262788a85a9e766..1303195ef149a98b6ddd7ffe55615d27eaeba04d 100644
--- a/src/inc/tsync.h
+++ b/src/inc/tsync.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ typedef void     (*FNotifyFlowCtrl)(int32_t vgId, int32_t level);
 typedef int32_t  (*FNotifyFileSynced)(int32_t vgId, uint64_t fversion);
 
 // get file version
-typedef int32_t  (*FGetFileVersion)(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver);
+typedef int32_t  (*FGetVersion)(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver, uint64_t *vver);
 
 typedef struct {
   int32_t  vgId;       // vgroup ID
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ typedef struct {
   FNotifyRole       notifyRole;
   FNotifyFlowCtrl   notifyFlowCtrl;
   FNotifyFileSynced notifyFileSynced;
-  FGetFileVersion   getFileVersion;
+  FGetVersion       getVersion;
 } SSyncInfo;
 
 typedef void *tsync_h;
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
index 6670e87a7cc6a91f53f7c834c85fc6f5eeb0d457..40e2e1cfcc77e7059f980e7ad32363fd8a4323d0 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ static void sdbNotifyRole(int32_t vgId, int8_t role) {
   sdbUpdateMnodeRoles();
 }
 
+static int32_t sdbNotifyFileSynced(int32_t vgId, uint64_t fversion) { return 0; }
+
+static void sdbNotifyFlowCtrl(int32_t vgId, int32_t level) {}
+
+static int32_t sdbGetSyncVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver, uint64_t *vver) {
+  *fver = 0;
+  *vver = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 // failed to forward, need revert insert
 static void sdbHandleFailedConfirm(SSdbRow *pRow) {
   SWalHead *pHead = pRow->pHead;
@@ -372,11 +382,14 @@ void sdbUpdateSync(void *pMnodes) {
   syncInfo.version = sdbGetVersion();
   syncInfo.syncCfg = syncCfg;
   sprintf(syncInfo.path, "%s", tsMnodeDir);
-  syncInfo.getWalInfo = sdbGetWalInfo;
   syncInfo.getFileInfo = sdbGetFileInfo;
+  syncInfo.getWalInfo = sdbGetWalInfo;
   syncInfo.writeToCache = sdbWriteFwdToQueue;
   syncInfo.confirmForward = sdbConfirmForward;
   syncInfo.notifyRole = sdbNotifyRole;
+  syncInfo.notifyFileSynced = sdbNotifyFileSynced;
+  syncInfo.notifyFlowCtrl = sdbNotifyFlowCtrl;
+  syncInfo.getVersion = sdbGetSyncVersion;
   tsSdbMgmt.cfg = syncCfg;
 
   if (tsSdbMgmt.sync) {
diff --git a/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h b/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
index 7dc04d70d0e8a0815a1a58051bf79890696c7fa8..6d0c52284f7f2429ccfa20389ccd66b2447610b9 100644
--- a/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
+++ b/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
@@ -139,16 +139,14 @@ typedef struct SsyncPeer {
   char     id[TSDB_EP_LEN + 32];  // peer vgId + end point
   uint64_t version;
   uint64_t sversion;        // track the peer version in retrieve process
-  uint64_t lastVer;         // track the file version while retrieve
+  uint64_t lastFileVer;     // track the file version while retrieve
+  uint64_t lastWalVer;      // track the wal version while retrieve
   int32_t  syncFd;
   int32_t  peerFd;          // forward FD
   int32_t  numOfRetrieves;  // number of retrieves tried
   int32_t  fileChanged;     // a flag to indicate file is changed during retrieving process
   void *   timer;
   void *   pConn;
-  int32_t  notifyFd;
-  int32_t  watchNum;
-  int32_t *watchFd;
   int32_t  refCount;  // reference count
   struct   SSyncNode *pSyncNode;
 } SSyncPeer;
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ typedef struct SSyncNode {
   FNotifyRole       notifyRole;
   FNotifyFlowCtrl   notifyFlowCtrl;
   FNotifyFileSynced notifyFileSynced;
-  FGetFileVersion   getFileVersion;
+  FGetVersion       getVersion;
   pthread_mutex_t   mutex;
 } SSyncNode;
 
diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
index ce85c940ffeded796414386f85e6e9520d663310..adac532f2d4d9ad9f15459d8d406c196d0de0308 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int64_t syncStart(const SSyncInfo *pInfo) {
   pNode->confirmForward = pInfo->confirmForward;
   pNode->notifyFlowCtrl = pInfo->notifyFlowCtrl;
   pNode->notifyFileSynced = pInfo->notifyFileSynced;
-  pNode->getFileVersion = pInfo->getFileVersion;
+  pNode->getVersion = pInfo->getVersion;
 
   pNode->selfIndex = -1;
   pNode->vgId = pInfo->vgId;
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ int32_t syncDecPeerRef(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
     taosReleaseRef(tsSyncRefId, pPeer->pSyncNode->rid);
 
     sDebug("%s, resource is freed", pPeer->id);
-    tfree(pPeer->watchFd);
     tfree(pPeer);
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
index 305ec492b928a9a7d3e6cda92be29a53e0bd0b1d..44d2680b1ac68c60ccdaeb6c07af929ba7158c12 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
@@ -26,35 +26,73 @@
 #include "tsync.h"
 #include "syncInt.h"
 
-static int32_t syncAreFilesModified(SSyncNode *pNode, SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
-  if (pNode->getFileVersion == NULL) return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+static int32_t syncGetWalVersion(SSyncNode *pNode, SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  uint64_t fver, wver;
+  int32_t  code = (*pNode->getVersion)(pNode->vgId, &fver, &wver);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    sDebug("%s, vnode is commiting while retrieve, last wver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pPeer->lastWalVer);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  pPeer->lastWalVer = wver;
+  return code;
+}
 
-  uint64_t fver = 0;
-  int32_t  code = (*pNode->getFileVersion)(pNode->vgId, &fver);
+static bool syncIsWalModified(SSyncNode *pNode, SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  uint64_t fver, wver;
+  int32_t  code = (*pNode->getVersion)(pNode->vgId, &fver, &wver);
   if (code != 0) {
-    sInfo("%s, vnode is commiting while retrieve, last fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pPeer->lastVer);
+    sDebug("%s, vnode is commiting while retrieve, last wver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pPeer->lastWalVer);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (wver != pPeer->lastWalVer) {
+    sDebug("%s, wal is modified while retrieve, wver:%" PRIu64 ", last:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, wver, pPeer->lastWalVer);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+static int32_t syncGetFileVersion(SSyncNode *pNode, SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  uint64_t fver, wver;
+  int32_t  code = (*pNode->getVersion)(pNode->vgId, &fver, &wver);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    sDebug("%s, vnode is commiting while retrieve, last fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pPeer->lastFileVer);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  pPeer->lastFileVer = fver;
+  return code;
+}
+
+static bool syncAreFilesModified(SSyncNode *pNode, SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  uint64_t fver, wver;
+  int32_t  code = (*pNode->getVersion)(pNode->vgId, &fver, &wver);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    sDebug("%s, vnode is commiting while retrieve, last fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pPeer->lastFileVer);
     pPeer->fileChanged = 1;
-    return TSDB_CODE_SYN_VND_COMMITING;
+    return true;
   }
 
-  if (fver != pPeer->lastVer) {
-    sInfo("%s, files are modified while retrieve, fver:%" PRIu64 ", last fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, fver, pPeer->lastVer);
+  if (fver != pPeer->lastFileVer) {
+    sDebug("%s, files are modified while retrieve, fver:%" PRIu64 ", last:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, fver, pPeer->lastFileVer);
     pPeer->fileChanged = 1;
-    return TSDB_CODE_SYN_FILE_CHNAGED;
+    return true;
   }
 
   pPeer->fileChanged = 0;
-  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  return false;
 }
 
 static int32_t syncRetrieveFile(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
   SSyncNode *pNode = pPeer->pSyncNode;
   SFileInfo  fileInfo; memset(&fileInfo, 0, sizeof(SFileInfo));
   SFileAck   fileAck = {0};
-  int32_t    code = TSDB_CODE_SYN_APP_ERROR;
+  int32_t    code = -1;
   char       name[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2] = {0};
 
-  if (pNode->getFileVersion) (*pNode->getFileVersion)(pNode->vgId, &pPeer->lastVer);
+  if (syncGetFileVersion(pNode, pPeer) < 0) return -1;
 
   while (1) {
     // retrieve file info
@@ -120,8 +158,10 @@ static int32_t syncRetrieveFile(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
     fileInfo.index++;
 
     // check if processed files are modified
-    code = syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer);
-    if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) break;
+    if (syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer)) {
+      code = -1;
+      break;
+    }
   }
 
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
@@ -131,117 +171,90 @@ static int32_t syncRetrieveFile(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
   return code;
 }
 
-/* if only a partial record is read out, set the IN_MODIFY flag in event,
-   so upper layer will reload the file to get a complete record */
-static int32_t syncReadOneWalRecord(int32_t sfd, SWalHead *pHead, uint32_t *pEvent) {
-  int32_t ret;
+// if only a partial record is read out, upper layer will reload the file to get a complete record
+static int32_t syncReadOneWalRecord(int32_t sfd, SWalHead *pHead) {
+  int32_t ret = read(sfd, pHead, sizeof(SWalHead));
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    sError("sfd:%d, failed to read wal head since %s, ret:%d", sfd, strerror(errno), ret);
+    return -1;
+  }
 
-  ret = read(sfd, pHead, sizeof(SWalHead));
-  if (ret < 0) return -1;
-  if (ret == 0) return 0;
+  if (ret == 0) {
+    sDebug("sfd:%d, read to end of the wal, ret:%d", sfd, ret);
+    return 0;
+  }
 
   if (ret != sizeof(SWalHead)) {
     // file is not at end yet, it shall be reloaded
-    *pEvent = *pEvent | IN_MODIFY;
+    sDebug("sfd:%d, a partial wal head is read out, ret:%d", sfd, ret);
     return 0;
   }
 
   assert(pHead->len <= TSDB_MAX_WAL_SIZE);
 
   ret = read(sfd, pHead->cont, pHead->len);
-  if (ret < 0) return -1;
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    sError("sfd:%d, failed to read wal content since %s, ret:%d", sfd, strerror(errno), ret);
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   if (ret != pHead->len) {
     // file is not at end yet, it shall be reloaded
-    *pEvent = *pEvent | IN_MODIFY;
+    sDebug("sfd:%d, a partial wal conetnt is read out, ret:%d", sfd, ret);
     return 0;
   }
 
   return sizeof(SWalHead) + pHead->len;
 }
 
-static int32_t syncMonitorLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name) {
-  pPeer->watchNum = 0;
-  taosClose(pPeer->notifyFd);
-  pPeer->notifyFd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK);
-  if (pPeer->notifyFd < 0) {
-    sError("%s, failed to init inotify since %s", pPeer->id, strerror(errno));
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  if (pPeer->watchFd == NULL) pPeer->watchFd = malloc(sizeof(int32_t) * tsMaxWatchFiles);
-  if (pPeer->watchFd == NULL) {
-    sError("%s, failed to allocate watchFd", pPeer->id);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  memset(pPeer->watchFd, -1, sizeof(int32_t) * tsMaxWatchFiles);
-  int32_t *wd = pPeer->watchFd;
-
-  *wd = inotify_add_watch(pPeer->notifyFd, name, IN_MODIFY | IN_CLOSE_WRITE);
-  if (*wd == -1) {
-    sError("%s, failed to watch last wal since %s", pPeer->id, strerror(errno));
+static int32_t syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversion, int64_t offset) {
+  int32_t sfd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
+  if (sfd < 0) {
+    sError("%s, failed to open wal:%s for retrieve since:%s", pPeer->id, name, tstrerror(errno));
     return -1;
   }
 
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int32_t syncCheckLastWalChanges(SSyncPeer *pPeer, uint32_t *pEvent) {
-  char    buf[2048];
-  int32_t len = read(pPeer->notifyFd, buf, sizeof(buf));
-  if (len < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) {
-    sError("%s, failed to read notify FD since %s", pPeer->id, strerror(errno));
+  int32_t code = taosLSeek(sfd, offset, SEEK_SET);
+  if (code < 0) {
+    sError("%s, failed to seek %" PRId64 " in wal:%s for retrieve since:%s", pPeer->id, offset, name, tstrerror(errno));
+    close(sfd);
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (len == 0) return 0;
+  sDebug("%s, retrieve last wal:%s, offset:%" PRId64 " fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, name, offset, fversion);
 
-  struct inotify_event *event;
-  for (char *ptr = buf; ptr < buf + len; ptr += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len) {
-    event = (struct inotify_event *)ptr;
-    if (event->mask & IN_MODIFY) *pEvent = *pEvent | IN_MODIFY;
-    if (event->mask & IN_CLOSE_WRITE) *pEvent = *pEvent | IN_CLOSE_WRITE;
-  }
-
-  if (pEvent != 0) sDebug("%s, last wal event:0x%x", pPeer->id, *pEvent);
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int32_t syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversion, int64_t offset, uint32_t *pEvent) {
   SWalHead *pHead = malloc(SYNC_MAX_SIZE);
-  int32_t   code = -1;
   int32_t   bytes = 0;
-  int32_t   sfd;
-
-  sfd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
-  if (sfd < 0) {
-    free(pHead);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  (void)lseek(sfd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-  sDebug("%s, retrieve last wal, offset:%" PRId64 " fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, offset, fversion);
 
   while (1) {
-    int32_t wsize = syncReadOneWalRecord(sfd, pHead, pEvent);
-    if (wsize < 0) break;
-    if (wsize == 0) {
-      code = 0;
+    code = syncReadOneWalRecord(sfd, pHead);
+    if (code < 0) {
+      sError("%s, failed to read one record from wal:%s", pPeer->id, name);
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (code == 0) {
+      code = bytes;
+      sDebug("%s, read to the end of wal, bytes:%d", pPeer->id, bytes);
       break;
     }
 
     sTrace("%s, last wal is forwarded, hver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pHead->version);
+
+    int32_t wsize = code;
     int32_t ret = taosWriteMsg(pPeer->syncFd, pHead, wsize);
-    if (ret != wsize) break;
-    pPeer->sversion = pHead->version;
+    if (ret != wsize) {
+      code = -1;
+      sError("%s, failed to forward wal since %s, hver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, strerror(errno), pHead->version);
+      break;
+    }
 
+    pPeer->sversion = pHead->version;
     bytes += wsize;
 
     if (pHead->version >= fversion && fversion > 0) {
       code = 0;
-      bytes = 0;
+      sDebug("%s, retrieve wal finished, fver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, fversion);
       break;
     }
   }
@@ -249,92 +262,61 @@ static int32_t syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversi
   free(pHead);
   close(sfd);
 
-  if (code == 0) return bytes;
-  return -1;
+  return code;
 }
 
 static int32_t syncProcessLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *wname, int64_t index) {
   SSyncNode *pNode = pPeer->pSyncNode;
-  int32_t    code = -1;
+  int32_t    once = 0;  // last WAL has once ever been processed
+  int64_t    offset = 0;
+  uint64_t   fversion = 0;
   char       fname[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2] = {0};  // full path to wal file
 
-  if (syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer) != 0) return -1;
+  // get full path to wal file
+  snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", pNode->path, wname);
+  sDebug("%s, start to retrieve last wal:%s", pPeer->id, fname);
 
   while (1) {
-    int32_t  once = 0;  // last WAL has once ever been processed
-    int64_t  offset = 0;
-    uint64_t fversion = 0;
-    uint32_t event = 0;
-
-    // get full path to wal file
-    snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", pNode->path, wname);
-    sDebug("%s, start to retrieve last wal:%s", pPeer->id, fname);
-
-    // monitor last wal
-    if (syncMonitorLastWal(pPeer, fname) < 0) break;
-
-    while (1) {
-      int32_t bytes = syncRetrieveLastWal(pPeer, fname, fversion, offset, &event);
-      if (bytes < 0) break;
+    if (syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer)) return -1;
+    if (syncGetWalVersion(pNode, pPeer) < 0) return -1;
 
-      // check file changes
-      if (syncCheckLastWalChanges(pPeer, &event) < 0) break;
+    int32_t bytes = syncRetrieveLastWal(pPeer, fname, fversion, offset);
+    if (bytes < 0) {
+      sDebug("%s, failed to retrieve last wal", pPeer->id);
+      return bytes;
+    }
 
-      // if file is not updated or updated once, set the fversion and sstatus
-      if (((event & IN_MODIFY) == 0) || once) {
-        if (fversion == 0) {
-          pPeer->sstatus = TAOS_SYNC_STATUS_CACHE;  // start to forward pkt
-          sDebug("%s, fversion is 0 then set sstatus:%s", pPeer->id, syncStatus[pPeer->sstatus]);
-          fversion = nodeVersion;                   // must read data to fversion
-        }
-      }
+    // check file changes
+    bool walModified = syncIsWalModified(pNode, pPeer);
 
-      // if all data up to fversion is read out, it is over
-      if (pPeer->sversion >= fversion && fversion > 0) {
-        code = 0;
-        sDebug("%s, data up to fver:%" PRIu64 " has been read out, bytes:%d", pPeer->id, fversion, bytes);
-        break;
+    // if file is not updated or updated once, set the fversion and sstatus
+    if (!walModified || once) {
+      if (fversion == 0) {
+        pPeer->sstatus = TAOS_SYNC_STATUS_CACHE;  // start to forward pkt
+        fversion = nodeVersion;                   // must read data to fversion
+        sDebug("%s, fversion is 0 and set sstatus:%s", pPeer->id, syncStatus[pPeer->sstatus]);
       }
-
-      // if all data are read out, and no update
-      if ((bytes == 0) && ((event & IN_MODIFY) == 0)) {
-        // wal file is closed, break
-        if (event & IN_CLOSE_WRITE) {
-          code = 0;
-          sDebug("%s, current wal is closed", pPeer->id);
-          break;
-        }
-
-        // wal not closed, it means some data not flushed to disk, wait for a while
-        usleep(10000);
-      }
-
-      // if bytes>0, file is updated, or fversion is not reached but file still open, read again
-      once = 1;
-      offset += bytes;
-      sDebug("%s, retrieve last wal, bytes:%d", pPeer->id, bytes);
-      event = event & (~IN_MODIFY);  // clear IN_MODIFY flag
     }
 
-    if (code < 0) break;
-    if (pPeer->sversion >= fversion && fversion > 0) break;
+    // if all data up to fversion is read out, it is over
+    if (pPeer->sversion >= fversion && fversion > 0) {
+      sDebug("%s, data up to fver:%" PRIu64 " has been read out, bytes:%d", pPeer->id, fversion, bytes);
+      return 0;
+    }
 
-    index++;
-    wname[0] = 0;
-    code = (*pNode->getWalInfo)(pNode->vgId, wname, &index);
-    if (code < 0) break;
-    if (wname[0] == 0) {
-      code = 0;
-      break;
+    // if all data are read out, and no update
+    if (bytes == 0 && !walModified) {
+      // wal not closed, it means some data not flushed to disk, wait for a while
+      usleep(10000);
     }
 
-    // current last wal is closed, there is a new one
-    sDebug("%s, last wal is closed, try new one", pPeer->id);
+    // if bytes > 0, file is updated, or fversion is not reached but file still open, read again
+    once = 1;
+    offset += bytes;
+    sDebug("%s, continue retrieve last wal, bytes:%d offset:%" PRId64, pPeer->id, bytes, offset);
   }
 
-  taosClose(pPeer->notifyFd);
-
-  return code;
+  return -1;
 }
 
 static int32_t syncRetrieveWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
@@ -377,7 +359,7 @@ static int32_t syncRetrieveWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
     close(sfd);
     if (code < 0) break;
 
-    if (syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer) != 0) break;
+    if (syncAreFilesModified(pNode, pPeer)) break;
   }
 
   if (code == 0) {
@@ -474,7 +456,6 @@ void *syncRetrieveData(void *param) {
   }
 
   pPeer->fileChanged = 0;
-  taosClose(pPeer->notifyFd);
   taosClose(pPeer->syncFd);
   syncDecPeerRef(pPeer);
 
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index 3d3abde3c7dcb2cd503086aeb4cadf5e720572f4..a046f1a50b70e78311d70af9c5ccef68e599f5c2 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void     vnodeCtrlFlow(int32_t vgId, int32_t level);
 static int32_t  vnodeNotifyFileSynced(int32_t vgId, uint64_t fversion);
 static void     vnodeConfirmForard(int32_t vgId, void *wparam, int32_t code);
 static int32_t  vnodeWriteToCache(int32_t vgId, void *wparam, int32_t qtype, void *rparam);
-static int32_t  vnodeGetFileVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver);
+static int32_t  vnodeGetVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver, uint64_t *wver);
 
 #ifndef _SYNC
 int64_t syncStart(const SSyncInfo *info) { return NULL; }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vnode, char *rootDir) {
   syncInfo.notifyRole = vnodeNotifyRole;
   syncInfo.notifyFlowCtrl = vnodeCtrlFlow;
   syncInfo.notifyFileSynced = vnodeNotifyFileSynced;
-  syncInfo.getFileVersion = vnodeGetFileVersion;
+  syncInfo.getVersion = vnodeGetVersion;
   pVnode->sync = syncStart(&syncInfo);
 
 #ifndef _SYNC
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static int32_t vnodeWriteToCache(int32_t vgId, void *wparam, int32_t qtype, void
   return code;
 }
 
-static int32_t vnodeGetFileVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver) {
+static int32_t vnodeGetVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver, uint64_t *wver) {
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = vnodeAcquire(vgId);
   if (pVnode == NULL) {
     vError("vgId:%d, vnode not found while write to cache", vgId);
@@ -780,10 +780,11 @@ static int32_t vnodeGetFileVersion(int32_t vgId, uint64_t *fver) {
 
   int32_t code = 0;
   if (pVnode->isCommiting) {
-    vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is commiting while get file version", vgId);
+    vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is commiting while get version", vgId);
     code = -1;
   } else {
     *fver = pVnode->fversion;
+    *wver = pVnode->version;
   }
 
   vnodeRelease(pVnode);