diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
index 456c4fd7eee07daf4e10226cc8ee75597fbd2d75..b4987aea2b7c094e909dde9c5c13429637ebddd6 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 static FORCE_INLINE void *metaMalloc(void *pPool, size_t size) { return vnodeBufPoolMalloc((SVBufPool *)pPool, size); }
 static FORCE_INLINE void  metaFree(void *pPool, void *p) { vnodeBufPoolFree((SVBufPool *)pPool, p); }
 
+// begin a meta txn
 int metaBegin(SMeta *pMeta) {
   tdbTxnOpen(&pMeta->txn, 0, metaMalloc, metaFree, pMeta->pVnode->inUse, TDB_TXN_WRITE | TDB_TXN_READ_UNCOMMITTED);
 
@@ -28,4 +29,8 @@ int metaBegin(SMeta *pMeta) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+// commit the meta txn
 int metaCommit(SMeta *pMeta) { return tdbCommit(pMeta->pEnv, &pMeta->txn); }
+
+// abort the meta txn
+int metaAbort(SMeta *pMeta) { return tdbAbort(pMeta->pEnv, &pMeta->txn); }
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h b/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
index 628bf6d7aa594e8cb18d68ec3f36b6ce273a08ce..ee023087df62c0baf8032f32deb23a78352faa7b 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int32_t tdbOpen(const char *dbname, int szPage, int pages, TDB **ppDb);
 int32_t tdbClose(TDB *pDb);
 int32_t tdbBegin(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn);
 int32_t tdbCommit(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn);
+int32_t tdbAbort(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn);
 
 // TTB
 int32_t tdbTbOpen(const char *tbname, int keyLen, int valLen, tdb_cmpr_fn_t keyCmprFn, TDB *pEnv, TTB **ppTb);
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@ enum { TDB_CODE_SUCCESS = 0, TDB_CODE_MAX };
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /*_TD_TDB_H_*/
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /*_TD_TDB_H_*/
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 6e8fd326414234d51514a893f0a2dcea29572af0..58563254e840c7148800fef394b60cb5f01d9b63 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct SBTree {
   int           minLocal;
   int           maxLeaf;
   int           minLeaf;
+  SBtInfo       info;
+  char         *tbname;
   void         *pBuf;
 };
 
@@ -123,7 +125,12 @@ int tdbBtreeOpen(int keyLen, int valLen, SPager *pPager, char const *tbname, SPg
     }
 
     if (strcmp(TDB_MAINDB_NAME, tbname)) {
-      ret = tdbTbInsert(pPager->pEnv->pMainDb, tbname, strlen(tbname) + 1, &pgno, sizeof(SPgno), &txn);
+      pBt->info.root = pgno;
+      pBt->info.nLevel = 1;
+      pBt->info.nData = 0;
+      pBt->tbname = (char *)tbname;
+      // ret = tdbTbInsert(pPager->pEnv->pMainDb, tbname, strlen(tbname) + 1, &pgno, sizeof(SPgno), &txn);
+      ret = tdbTbInsert(pPager->pEnv->pMainDb, tbname, strlen(tbname) + 1, &pBt->info, sizeof(pBt->info), &txn);
       if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
       }
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
index 298992a560dc0fcae5bb0cb5b42b59002e0ff337..cc8bdca75d4984cf47f0d455d5ad64bacdb5c872 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int32_t tdbOpen(const char *dbname, int32_t szPage, int32_t pages, TDB **ppDb) {
 
 #ifdef USE_MAINDB
   // open main db
-  ret = tdbTbOpen(TDB_MAINDB_NAME, -1, sizeof(SPgno), NULL, pDb, &pDb->pMainDb);
+  ret = tdbTbOpen(TDB_MAINDB_NAME, -1, sizeof(SBtInfo), NULL, pDb, &pDb->pMainDb);
   if (ret < 0) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int tdbClose(TDB *pDb) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int tdbBegin(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
+int32_t tdbBegin(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
   SPager *pPager;
   int     ret;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int tdbBegin(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int tdbCommit(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
+int32_t tdbCommit(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
   SPager *pPager;
   int     ret;
 
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ int tdbCommit(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int32_t tdbAbort(TDB *pDb, TXN *pTxn) {
+  SPager *pPager;
+  int     ret;
+
+  for (pPager = pDb->pgrList; pPager; pPager = pPager->pNext) {
+    ret = tdbPagerAbort(pPager, pTxn);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      ASSERT(0);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 SPager *tdbEnvGetPager(TDB *pDb, const char *fname) {
   u32      hash;
   SPager **ppPager;
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
index d9a44ba5705087d83ab5c0ec5b5b56177fd6dd73..4de99e8b1bde34c7f6583d0aedc205074d7c1cca 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
@@ -253,7 +253,70 @@ int tdbPagerCommit(SPager *pPager, TXN *pTxn) {
   // sync the db file
   tdbOsFSync(pPager->fd);
 
-  // remote the journal file
+  // remove the journal file
+  tdbOsClose(pPager->jfd);
+  tdbOsRemove(pPager->jFileName);
+  pPager->inTran = 0;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+// recovery dirty pages
+int tdbPagerAbort(SPager *pPager, TXN *pTxn) {
+  SPage *pPage;
+  int    pgIdx;
+  SPgno  journalSize = 0;
+  int    ret;
+
+  // 0, sync the journal file
+  ret = tdbOsFSync(pPager->jfd);
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    // TODO
+    ASSERT(0);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  tdb_fd_t jfd = tdbOsOpen(pPager->jFileName, TDB_O_RDWR, 0755);
+  if (jfd == NULL) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  ret = tdbGetFileSize(jfd, pPager->pageSize, &journalSize);
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  // 1, read pages from jounal file
+  // 2, write original pages to buffered ones
+
+  /* TODO: reset the buffered pages instead of releasing them
+  // loop to reset the dirty pages from file
+  for (pgIdx = 0, pPage = pPager->pDirty; pPage != NULL && pgIndex < journalSize; pPage = pPage->pDirtyNext, ++pgIdx) {
+    // read pgno & the page from journal
+    SPgno pgno;
+
+    int ret = tdbOsRead(jfd, &pgno, sizeof(pgno));
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = tdbOsRead(jfd, pageBuf, pPager->pageSize);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+  */
+  // 3, release the dirty pages
+  for (pPage = pPager->pDirty; pPage; pPage = pPager->pDirty) {
+    pPager->pDirty = pPage->pDirtyNext;
+    pPage->pDirtyNext = NULL;
+
+    pPage->isDirty = 0;
+
+    tdbPCacheRelease(pPager->pCache, pPage, pTxn);
+  }
+
+  // 4, remove the journal file
   tdbOsClose(pPager->jfd);
   tdbOsRemove(pPager->jFileName);
   pPager->inTran = 0;
@@ -475,8 +538,7 @@ int tdbPagerRestore(SPager *pPager, SBTree *pBt) {
 
   for (int pgIndex = 0; pgIndex < journalSize; ++pgIndex) {
     // read pgno & the page from journal
-    SPgno  pgno;
-    SPage *pPage;
+    SPgno pgno;
 
     int ret = tdbOsRead(jfd, &pgno, sizeof(pgno));
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
index 1f38cea03856630296511940a4ba023deaca95f8..49126b80b6e5dd11f30a7cddf581f42994db7bec 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ int  tdbPagerOpenDB(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, bool toCreate, SBTree *pBt);
 int  tdbPagerWrite(SPager *pPager, SPage *pPage);
 int  tdbPagerBegin(SPager *pPager, TXN *pTxn);
 int  tdbPagerCommit(SPager *pPager, TXN *pTxn);
+int  tdbPagerAbort(SPager *pPager, TXN *pTxn);
 int  tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage, int (*initPage)(SPage *, void *, int), void *arg,
                        TXN *pTxn);
 void tdbPagerReturnPage(SPager *pPager, SPage *pPage, TXN *pTxn);