diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 4188985d0f4175b28d98adf10bdb0b9b3d146874..4f96a08ad9ad42f8d781d340f0c8b9a3d170c175 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int tdbBtCursorInsert(SBtCursor *pCur, const void *pKey, int kLen, const void *p
   }
 
   if (pCur->idx == -1) {
-    ASSERT(pCur->pPage->pPageHdr->nCells == 0);
+    ASSERT(TDB_PAGE_NCELLS(pCur->pPage) == 0);
     // TODO: insert the K-V pair to idx 0
   }
 
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ static int tdbBtCursorMoveTo(SBtCursor *pCur, const void *pKey, int kLen) {
 
     pCur->iPage = 0;
 
-    if (pCur->pPage->pPageHdr->nCells == 0) {
+    if (TDB_PAGE_NCELLS(pCur->pPage) == 0) {
       // Current page is empty
-      ASSERT(TDB_FLAG_IS(pCur->pPage->pPageHdr->flags, TDB_BTREE_ROOT | TDB_BTREE_LEAF));
+      ASSERT(TDB_FLAG_IS(TDB_PAGE_FLAGS(pCur->pPage), TDB_BTREE_ROOT | TDB_BTREE_LEAF));
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -351,19 +351,19 @@ static int tdbBtreeZeroPage(SPage *pPage, void *arg) {
   flags = ((SBtreeZeroPageArg *)arg)->flags;
   pBt = ((SBtreeZeroPageArg *)arg)->pBt;
 
-  pPage->pPageHdr = (SPageHdr *)pPage->pData;
+  pPage->pPageHdr = pPage->pData;
   pPage->aCellIdx = (u8 *)(&(pPage->pPageHdr[1]));
 
   // Init the page header
-  pPage->pPageHdr->flags = flags;
-  pPage->pPageHdr->nCells = 0;
-  pPage->pPageHdr->cCells = pBt->pageSize;
-  pPage->pPageHdr->fCell = 0;
-  pPage->pPageHdr->nFree = 0;
+  TDB_PAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, flags);
+  TDB_PAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, 0);
+  TDB_PAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, pBt->pageSize);
+  TDB_PAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, 0);
+  TDB_PAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, 0);
 
   TDB_BTREE_ASSERT_FLAG(flags);
 
-  if (TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_LEAF(pPage->pPageHdr->flags)) {
+  if (TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_LEAF(flags)) {
     pPage->kLen = pBt->keyLen;
     pPage->vLen = pBt->valLen;
     pPage->maxLocal = pBt->maxLeaf;
@@ -380,16 +380,18 @@ static int tdbBtreeZeroPage(SPage *pPage, void *arg) {
 
 static int tdbBtreeInitPage(SPage *pPage, void *arg) {
   SBTree *pBt;
+  u16     flags;
 
   pBt = (SBTree *)arg;
 
-  pPage->pPageHdr = (SPageHdr *)pPage->pData;
-  pPage->aCellIdx = (u8 *)(&(pPage->pPageHdr[1]));
+  flags = TDB_PAGE_FLAGS(pPage);
+  pPage->pPageHdr = pPage->pData;
+  pPage->aCellIdx = pPage->pPageHdr + pPage->szPageHdr;
 
-  TDB_BTREE_ASSERT_FLAG(pPage->pPageHdr->flags);
+  TDB_BTREE_ASSERT_FLAG(flags);
 
   // Init other fields
-  if (TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_LEAF(pPage->pPageHdr->flags)) {
+  if (TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_LEAF(flags)) {
     pPage->kLen = pBt->keyLen;
     pPage->vLen = pBt->valLen;
     pPage->maxLocal = pBt->maxLeaf;
@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceDeeper(SBTree *pBt, SPage *pRoot, SPage **ppChild) {
 }
 
 static int tdbBtreeBalanceStep1(SBtreeBalanceHelper *pBlh) {
+#if 0
   int    i;
   SPage *pParent;
   int    nDiv;
@@ -521,10 +524,12 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceStep1(SBtreeBalanceHelper *pBlh) {
     }
   }
 
+#endif
   return 0;
 }
 
 static int tdbBtreeBalanceStep2(SBtreeBalanceHelper *pBlh) {
+#if 0
   SPage *pPage;
   int    oidx;
   int    cidx;
@@ -570,6 +575,7 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceStep2(SBtreeBalanceHelper *pBlh) {
 
   /* TODO */
 
+#endif
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -680,7 +686,7 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalance(SBtCursor *pCur) {
     if (iPage == 0) {
       // Balance the root page by copy the root page content to
       // a child page and set the root page as empty first
-      ASSERT(TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_ROOT(pCur->pPage->pPageHdr->flags));
+      // ASSERT(TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_ROOT(pCur->pPage->pPageHdr->flags));
 
       ret = tdbBtreeBalanceDeeper(pCur->pBt, pCur->pPage, &(pCur->pgStack[1]));
       if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
index c6899d009e662cfb795a7e4ffaa9f94a0f03269d..5902a6a71630402fbe681830e394ce95df304ab0 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ typedef uint16_t u16;
 typedef uint32_t u32;
 typedef uint64_t u64;
 
+// p must be u8 *
+#define TDB_GET_U24(p) ((p)[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)((p) + 1))
+#define TDB_PUT_U24(p, v)       \
+  do {                          \
+    int tv = (v);               \
+    (p)[2] = tv & 0xff;         \
+    (p)[1] = (tv >> 8) & 0xff;  \
+    (p)[0] = (tv >> 16) & 0xff; \
+  } while (0)
+
 // SPgno
 typedef u32 SPgno;
 #define TDB_IVLD_PGNO ((pgno_t)0)
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPage.h b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPage.h
index b3beabbc06d6b90e82fd4f2c0b76eed207de783b..70d70dbff547661fe9288a8d7fd487245e5aa4a1 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPage.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPage.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct SPage {
   u8                 szPageHdr;
   pthread_spinlock_t lock;
   // Fields below used by pager and am
-  SPageHdr *pPageHdr;
+  u8       *pPageHdr;
   SPageFtr *pPageFtr;
   u8       *aCellIdx;
   u8       *pFreeStart;
@@ -80,42 +80,91 @@ struct SPage {
 #define TDB_SPAGE_NFREE(pPage)               (((SPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nFree)
 #define TDB_SPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) ((u16 *)((pPage)->aCellIdx))[idx]
 
+#define TDB_SPAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, FLAGS)                TDB_SPAGE_FLAGS(pPage) = (FLAGS)
+#define TDB_SPAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, NCELLS)              TDB_SPAGE_NCELLS(pPage) = (NCELLS)
+#define TDB_SPAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, CCELLS)              TDB_SPAGE_CCELLS(pPage) = (CCELLS)
+#define TDB_SPAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, FCELL)                TDB_SPAGE_FCELL(pPage) = (FCELL)
+#define TDB_SPAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, NFREE)                TDB_SPAGE_NFREE(pPage) = (NFREE)
+#define TDB_SPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT_SET(pPage, idx, OFFSET) TDB_SPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) = (OFFSET)
+
 /* For large page */
-#define TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS(pPage) (((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->flags)
-#define TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS(pPage)                         \
-  ({                                                    \
-    u8 *ptr = ((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nCells; \
-    ptr[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)(&ptr[1]);                 \
-  })
-#define TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS(pPage)                         \
-  ({                                                    \
-    u8 *ptr = ((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->cCells; \
-    ptr[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)(&ptr[1]);                 \
-  })
-#define TDB_LPAGE_FCELL(pPage)                         \
-  ({                                                   \
-    u8 *ptr = ((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->fCell; \
-    ptr[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)(&ptr[1]);                \
-  })
-#define TDB_LPAGE_NFREE(pPage)                         \
-  ({                                                   \
-    u8 *ptr = ((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nFree; \
-    ptr[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)(&ptr[1]);                \
-  })
-#define TDB_LPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) \
-  ({                                         \
-    u8 *ptr = (pPage)->aCellIdx + idx * 3;   \
-    ptr[0] * 65536 + *(u16 *)(&ptr[1]);      \
-  })
+#define TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS(pPage)               (((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->flags)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS(pPage)              TDB_GET_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nCells)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS(pPage)              TDB_GET_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->cCells)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_FCELL(pPage)               TDB_GET_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->fCell)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_NFREE(pPage)               TDB_GET_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nFree)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) TDB_GET_U24((pPage)->aCellIdx + idx * 3)
+
+#define TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, FLAGS)                TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS(pPage) = (flags)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, NCELLS)              TDB_PUT_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nCells, NCELLS)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, CCELLS)              TDB_PUT_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->cCells, CCELLS)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, FCELL)                TDB_PUT_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->fCell, FCELL)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, NFREE)                TDB_PUT_U24(((SLPageHdr *)(pPage)->pPageHdr)->nFree, NFREE)
+#define TDB_LPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT_SET(pPage, idx, OFFSET) TDB_PUT_U24((pPage)->aCellIdx + idx * 3, OFFSET)
 
 /* For page */
-#define TDB_PAGE_FLAGS(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS(pPage)) : TDB_SPAGE_FLAGS(pPage))
-#define TDB_PAGE_NCELLS(pPage) (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS(pPage)) : TDB_SPAGE_NCELLS(pPage))
-#define TDB_PAGE_CCELLS(pPage) (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS(pPage)) : TDB_SPAGE_CCELLS(pPage))
-#define TDB_PAGE_FCELL(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_FCELL(pPage)) : TDB_SPAGE_FCELL(pPage))
-#define TDB_PAGE_NFREE(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_NFREE(pPage)) : TDB_SPAGE_NFREE(pPage))
+#define TDB_PAGE_FLAGS(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS(pPage) : TDB_SPAGE_FLAGS(pPage))
+#define TDB_PAGE_NCELLS(pPage) (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS(pPage) : TDB_SPAGE_NCELLS(pPage))
+#define TDB_PAGE_CCELLS(pPage) (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS(pPage) : TDB_SPAGE_CCELLS(pPage))
+#define TDB_PAGE_FCELL(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_FCELL(pPage) : TDB_SPAGE_FCELL(pPage))
+#define TDB_PAGE_NFREE(pPage)  (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_NFREE(pPage) : TDB_SPAGE_NFREE(pPage))
 #define TDB_PAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) \
   (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage) ? TDB_LPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx) : TDB_SPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx))
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, FLAGS) \
+  do {                                   \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {      \
+      TDB_LPAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, FLAGS); \
+    } else {                             \
+      TDB_SPAGE_FLAGS_SET(pPage, FLAGS); \
+    }                                    \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, NCELLS) \
+  do {                                     \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {        \
+      TDB_LPAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, NCELLS); \
+    } else {                               \
+      TDB_SPAGE_NCELLS_SET(pPage, NCELLS); \
+    }                                      \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, CCELLS) \
+  do {                                     \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {        \
+      TDB_LPAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, CCELLS); \
+    } else {                               \
+      TDB_SPAGE_CCELLS_SET(pPage, CCELLS); \
+    }                                      \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, FCELL) \
+  do {                                   \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {      \
+      TDB_LPAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, FCELL); \
+    } else {                             \
+      TDB_SPAGE_FCELL_SET(pPage, FCELL); \
+    }                                    \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, NFREE) \
+  do {                                   \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {      \
+      TDB_LPAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, NFREE); \
+    } else {                             \
+      TDB_SPAGE_NFREE_SET(pPage, NFREE); \
+    }                                    \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define TDB_PAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT_SET(pPage, idx, OFFSET) \
+  do {                                                  \
+    if (TDB_IS_LARGE_PAGE(pPage)) {                     \
+      TDB_LPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT_SET(pPage, idx, OFFSET); \
+    } else {                                            \
+      TDB_SPAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT_SET(pPage, idx, OFFSET); \
+    }                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
 #define TDB_PAGE_CELL_AT(pPage, idx) ((pPage)->pData + TDB_PAGE_CELL_OFFSET_AT(pPage, idx))
 
 // For page lock