diff --git a/src/inc/mnode.h b/src/inc/mnode.h
index d804c78f7985d83251a543bf1875b6a10e791f82..c7f4b07efa53175a1be1a648b4bb9b2e7ba6c322 100644
--- a/src/inc/mnode.h
+++ b/src/inc/mnode.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct {
   char     mnodeName[TSDB_DNODE_NAME_LEN + 1];
   int8_t   reserved[15];
   int8_t   updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t  refCount;
   int      syncFd;
   void    *hbTimer;
   void    *pSync;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ typedef struct {
   char       dnodeName[TSDB_DNODE_NAME_LEN + 1];
   int8_t     reserved[15];
   int8_t     updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t    refCount;
   SVnodeLoad vload[TSDB_MAX_VNODES];
   int32_t    status;
   uint32_t   lastReboot;       // time stamp for last reboot
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ typedef struct SSuperTableObj {
   int32_t    numOfTags;
   int8_t     reserved[15];
   int8_t     updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t    refCount;
   int32_t    numOfTables;
   int16_t    nextColId;
   SSchema *  schema;
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int8_t     reserved[1]; 
   int8_t     updateEnd[1];
   int16_t    nextColId;    //used by normal table
+  int32_t    refCount;
   char*      sql;          //used by normal table
   SSchema*   schema;       //used by normal table
   SSuperTableObj *superTable;
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ typedef struct _vg_obj {
   int8_t          lbStatus;
   int8_t          reserved[14];
   int8_t          updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t         refCount;
   struct _vg_obj *prev, *next;
   struct _db_obj *pDb;
   int32_t         numOfTables;
@@ -163,6 +168,7 @@ typedef struct _db_obj {
   SDbCfg  cfg;
   int8_t  reserved[15];
   int8_t  updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t refCount;
   struct _db_obj *prev, *next;
   int32_t numOfVgroups;
   int32_t numOfTables;
@@ -181,6 +187,7 @@ typedef struct _user_obj {
   int8_t            writeAuth;
   int8_t            reserved[13];
   int8_t            updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t           refCount;
   struct _acctObj * pAcct;
   SQqueryList *     pQList;  // query list
   SStreamList *     pSList;  // stream list
@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@ typedef struct _acctObj {
   int8_t    dirty;
   int8_t    reserved[14];
   int8_t    updateEnd[1];
+  int32_t   refCount;
   SAcctInfo acctInfo;
   SDbObj *         pHead;
   pthread_mutex_t  mutex;
diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mgmtSdb.h b/src/mnode/inc/mgmtSdb.h
index d986170d0ae2fecd326ea9bb94b74654810dd46a..ecf6887b42d105875add725def872ea1cdebb6fc 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mgmtSdb.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mgmtSdb.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef struct {
   char   *tableName;
   int32_t hashSessions;
   int32_t maxRowSize;
+  int32_t refCountPos;
   ESdbKeyType keyType;
   int32_t (*insertFp)(SSdbOperDesc *pOper);
   int32_t (*deleteFp)(SSdbOperDesc *pOper);
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtAcct.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtAcct.c
index 5c42e5752ad5cf8a908245693be011e4c447facd..0d863e5249cf5d43e2a8cb448ecb260ffb139c22 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtAcct.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtAcct.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void acctAddDb(SAcctObj *pAcct, SDbObj *pDb) {
   pAcct->acctInfo.numOfDbs++;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&pAcct->mutex);
 
-  mgmtIncDbRef(pDb);
+  acctIncRef(pAcct);
 }
 
 void acctRemoveDb(SAcctObj *pAcct, SDbObj *pDb) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void acctRemoveDb(SAcctObj *pAcct, SDbObj *pDb) {
   pAcct->acctInfo.numOfDbs--;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&pAcct->mutex);
 
-  mgmtDecDbRef(pDb);
+  acctDecRef(pAcct);
 }
 
 void acctAddUser(SAcctObj *pAcct, SUserObj *pUser) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void acctAddUser(SAcctObj *pAcct, SUserObj *pUser) {
   pUser->pAcct = pAcct;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&pAcct->mutex);
 
-  mgmtIncUserRef(pUser);
+  acctIncRef(pAcct);
 }
 
 void acctRemoveUser(SAcctObj *pAcct, SUserObj *pUser) {
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ void acctRemoveUser(SAcctObj *pAcct, SUserObj *pUser) {
   pUser->pAcct = NULL;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&pAcct->mutex);
 
-  mgmtDecUserRef(pUser);
+  acctDecRef(pAcct);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtDb.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtDb.c
index 338eccf0611c15eb3857e70c333d98967b4cc460..69c61531a07f19c5bd16a217702ce7bd5bfac883 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtDb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtDb.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ int32_t mgmtInitDbs() {
     .tableName    = "dbs",
     .hashSessions = TSDB_MAX_DBS,
     .maxRowSize   = tsDbUpdateSize,
+    .refCountPos  = (int8_t *)(&tObj.refCount) - (int8_t *)&tObj,
     .keyType      = SDB_KEY_TYPE_STRING,
     .insertFp     = mgmtDbActionInsert,
     .deleteFp     = mgmtDbActionDelete,
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
index f8cd457d81c531c744868ea92e85b36c5dce9e87..0de540ae78b0dfbfdbf48e404c969eee611642ec 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct _SSdbTable {
   int32_t     tableId;
   int32_t     hashSessions;
   int32_t     maxRowSize;
+  int32_t     refCountPos;
   int32_t     autoIndex;
   int32_t     fd;
   int64_t     numOfRows;
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ typedef struct {
   int64_t version;
   int64_t offset;
   int32_t rowSize;
-  int32_t refCount;
   void *  row;
 } SRowMeta;
 
@@ -320,11 +320,6 @@ static int32_t sdbInitTableByFile(SSdbTable *pTable) {
       }
     } else {
       if (rowHead->version < 0) {
-        SSdbOperDesc oper = {
-          .table = pTable,
-          .pObj = pMetaRow
-        };
-        sdbDecRef(pTable, pMetaRow);
         (*sdbDeleteIndexFp[pTable->keyType])(pTable->iHandle, rowHead->data);
         pTable->numOfRows--;
         sdbTrace("table:%s, version:%" PRId64 " numOfRows:%d, read deleted record:%s",
@@ -340,13 +335,11 @@ static int32_t sdbInitTableByFile(SSdbTable *pTable) {
           .rowSize = rowHead->rowSize,
            .pObj = pMetaRow
         };
-        sdbDecRef(pTable, pMetaRow);
         (*sdbDeleteIndexFp[pTable->keyType])(pTable->iHandle, rowHead->data);
         
         int32_t code = (*pTable->decodeFp)(&oper);
         if (code == TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
           rowMeta.row = oper.pObj;
-          sdbIncRef(pTable, pMetaRow);
           (*sdbAddIndexFp[pTable->keyType])(pTable->iHandle, rowMeta.row, &rowMeta);
           sdbTrace("table:%s, version:%" PRId64 " numOfRows:%d, read updated record:%s",
                    pTable->tableName, pTable->version, pTable->numOfRows, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, rowHead->data));
@@ -375,6 +368,7 @@ static int32_t sdbInitTableByFile(SSdbTable *pTable) {
       .version = pMeta->version,
     };
 
+    sdbIncRef(pTable, oper.pObj);
     int32_t code = (*pTable->insertFp)(&oper);
     if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
       sdbError("table:%s, failed to insert record:%s", pTable->tableName, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, rowHead->data));
@@ -398,6 +392,7 @@ void *sdbOpenTable(SSdbTableDesc *pDesc) {
   pTable->keyType = pDesc->keyType;
   pTable->hashSessions = pDesc->hashSessions;
   pTable->maxRowSize = pDesc->maxRowSize;
+  pTable->refCountPos = pDesc->refCountPos;
   pTable->insertFp = pDesc->insertFp;
   pTable->deleteFp = pDesc->deleteFp;
   pTable->updateFp = pDesc->updateFp;
@@ -438,18 +433,18 @@ static SRowMeta *sdbGetRowMeta(void *handle, void *key) {
 void sdbIncRef(void *handle, void *pRow) {
   if (pRow) {
     SSdbTable *pTable = handle;
-    SRowMeta *pMeta = (pRow - 4);
-    atomic_add_fetch_32(&pMeta->refCount, 1);
-    sdbTrace("table:%s, add ref:%d to record:%s", pTable->tableName, pMeta->refCount, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, pRow));
+    int32_t *pRefCount = (int32_t *)(pRow + pTable->refCountPos);
+    atomic_add_fetch_32(pRefCount, 1);
+    sdbTrace("table:%s, add ref:%d to record:%s", pTable->tableName, *pRefCount, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, pRow));
   }
 }
 
 void sdbDecRef(void *handle, void *pRow) {
   if (pRow) {
     SSdbTable *pTable = handle;
-    SRowMeta * pMeta = (pRow - 4);
-    int32_t    refCount = atomic_sub_fetch_32(&pMeta->refCount, 1);
-    sdbTrace("table:%s, def ref:%d from record:%s", pTable->tableName, pMeta->refCount, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, pRow));
+    int32_t *pRefCount = (int32_t *)(pRow + pTable->refCountPos);
+    int32_t refCount = atomic_sub_fetch_32(pRefCount, 1);
+    sdbTrace("table:%s, def ref:%d from record:%s", pTable->tableName, *pRefCount, sdbGetkeyStr(pTable, pRow));
     if (refCount <= 0) {
       SSdbOperDesc oper = {.pObj = pRow};
       (*pTable->destroyFp)(&oper);
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
index eff42ebdb22e5c78492450563281391318212eaf..3e0036571a3df3e04c9f7e5d134c591bcec96542 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static int32_t mgmtInitChildTables() {
     .tableName    = "ctables",
     .hashSessions = tsMaxTables,
     .maxRowSize   = sizeof(SChildTableObj) + sizeof(SSchema) * TSDB_MAX_COLUMNS,
+    .refCountPos  = (int8_t *)(&tObj.refCount) - (int8_t *)&tObj,
     .keyType      = SDB_KEY_TYPE_STRING,
     .insertFp     = mgmtChildTableActionInsert,
     .deleteFp     = mgmtChildTableActionDelete,
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ static int32_t mgmtInitSuperTables() {
     .tableName    = "stables",
     .hashSessions = TSDB_MAX_SUPER_TABLES,
     .maxRowSize   = tsSuperTableUpdateSize + sizeof(SSchema) * TSDB_MAX_COLUMNS,
+    .refCountPos  = (int8_t *)(&tObj.refCount) - (int8_t *)&tObj,
     .keyType      = SDB_KEY_TYPE_STRING,
     .insertFp     = mgmtSuperTableActionInsert,
     .deleteFp     = mgmtSuperTableActionDelete,
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtUser.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtUser.c
index 53fce2c2f9fc28418f9f8acf34ed8a4725019b41..cedb32b44d478cb402623f1412ecfb3d768ae95c 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtUser.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtUser.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int32_t mgmtInitUsers() {
     .tableName    = "users",
     .hashSessions = TSDB_MAX_USERS,
     .maxRowSize   = tsUserUpdateSize,
+    .refCountPos  = (int8_t *)(&tObj.refCount) - (int8_t *)&tObj,
     .keyType      = SDB_KEY_TYPE_STRING,
     .insertFp     = mgmtUserActionInsert,
     .deleteFp     = mgmtUserActionDelete,
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtVgroup.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtVgroup.c
index 972f1c427cc84907188e0a9cbbeb4a3a45744819..dd12128ccc9c859553c48e73dfea5dad521bea5b 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtVgroup.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtVgroup.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ int32_t mgmtInitVgroups() {
     .tableName    = "vgroups",
     .hashSessions = TSDB_MAX_VGROUPS,
     .maxRowSize   = tsVgUpdateSize,
+    .refCountPos  = (int8_t *)(&tObj.refCount) - (int8_t *)&tObj,
     .keyType      = SDB_KEY_TYPE_AUTO,
     .insertFp     = mgmtVgroupActionInsert,
     .deleteFp     = mgmtVgroupActionDelete,