diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Hongze Cheng <hzcheng@umich.edu>.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This code is the intellectual property of Hongze Cheng.
+ * Any reproduction or distribution, in whole or in part,
+ * without the express written permission of Hongze Cheng is
+ * strictly prohibited.
+ */
+
+#include "meta.h"
+
+#define metaErrLog(ERRNO) metaError("%s failed at %s:%d since %s", __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, tstrerror(ERRNO));
+
+static int32_t metaHandleEntryDrop(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pEntry) {
+  int32_t code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+
+  // TODO
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+static int32_t metaHandleEntryUpsert(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pEntry) {
+  int32_t code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+
+  // TODO
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+int32_t metaHandleEntry2(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pEntry) {
+  int32_t code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+
+  if (pMeta == NULL || pEntry == NULL) {
+    metaErrLog(TSDB_CODE_INVALID_PARA);
+    return TSDB_CODE_INVALID_PARA;
+  }
+
+  if (pEntry->type < 0) {
+    code = metaHandleEntryDrop(pMeta, pEntry);
+  } else {
+    code = metaHandleEntryUpsert(pMeta, pEntry);
+  }
+  return code;
+  ;
+}
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