diff --git a/rpl/file_table.go b/rpl/file_table.go
index bfff239..3c07635 100644
--- a/rpl/file_table.go
+++ b/rpl/file_table.go
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ type tableWriter struct {
 
 	syncType int
 	lastTime uint32
+
+	cache *logLRUCache
 }
 
 func newTableWriter(base string, index int64, maxLogSize int64) *tableWriter {
@@ -397,6 +399,9 @@ func newTableWriter(base string, index int64, maxLogSize int64) *tableWriter {
 
 	t.closed = false
 
+	//maybe use config later
+	t.cache = newLogLRUCache(1024*1024, 1000)
+
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -451,6 +456,7 @@ func (t *tableWriter) reset() {
 	t.index = t.index + 1
 	t.name = path.Join(t.base, fmtTableName(t.index))
 	t.offsetBuf = t.offsetBuf[0:0]
+	t.cache.Reset()
 }
 
 func (t *tableWriter) Flush() (*tableReader, error) {
@@ -565,8 +571,11 @@ func (t *tableWriter) StoreLog(l *Log) error {
 
 	offsetPos := uint32(st.Size())
 
-	if err := l.Encode(t.wf); err != nil {
+	buf, _ := l.Marshal()
+	if n, err := t.wf.Write(buf); err != nil {
 		return err
+	} else if n != len(buf) {
+		return io.ErrShortWrite
 	}
 
 	t.offsetBuf = append(t.offsetBuf, num.Uint32ToBytes(offsetPos)...)
@@ -578,7 +587,7 @@ func (t *tableWriter) StoreLog(l *Log) error {
 
 	t.lastTime = l.CreateTime
 
-	//todo add LRU cache
+	t.cache.Set(l.ID, buf)
 
 	if t.syncType == 2 {
 		if err := t.wf.Sync(); err != nil {
@@ -598,6 +607,13 @@ func (t *tableWriter) GetLog(id uint64, l *Log) error {
 	}
 
 	//todo memory cache
+	if cl := t.cache.Get(id); cl != nil {
+		if err := l.Unmarshal(cl); err == nil && l.ID == id {
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			t.cache.Delete(id)
+		}
+	}
 
 	offset := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(t.offsetBuf[(id-t.first)*4:])
 
@@ -607,6 +623,8 @@ func (t *tableWriter) GetLog(id uint64, l *Log) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid log id %d != %d", id, l.ID)
 	}
 
+	//todo add cache here?
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/rpl/loglrucache.go b/rpl/loglrucache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dcbaf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpl/loglrucache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package rpl
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"encoding/binary"
+)
+
+type logLRUCache struct {
+	itemsList  *list.List
+	itemsMap   map[uint64]*list.Element
+	size       int
+	capability int
+	maxNum     int
+}
+
+func newLogLRUCache(capability int, maxNum int) *logLRUCache {
+	if capability <= 0 {
+		capability = 1024 * 1024
+	}
+
+	if maxNum <= 0 {
+		maxNum = 16
+	}
+
+	return &logLRUCache{
+		itemsList:  list.New(),
+		itemsMap:   make(map[uint64]*list.Element),
+		size:       0,
+		capability: capability,
+		maxNum:     maxNum,
+	}
+}
+
+func (cache *logLRUCache) Set(id uint64, data []byte) {
+	elem, ok := cache.itemsMap[id]
+	if ok {
+		//we may not enter here
+		// item already exists, so move it to the front of the list and update the data
+		cache.itemsList.MoveToFront(elem)
+		ol := elem.Value.([]byte)
+		elem.Value = data
+		cache.size += (len(data) - len(ol))
+	} else {
+		cache.size += len(data)
+
+		// item doesn't exist, so add it to front of list
+		elem = cache.itemsList.PushFront(data)
+		cache.itemsMap[id] = elem
+	}
+
+	// evict LRU entry if the cache is full
+	for cache.size > cache.capability || cache.itemsList.Len() > cache.maxNum {
+		removedElem := cache.itemsList.Back()
+		l := removedElem.Value.([]byte)
+		cache.itemsList.Remove(removedElem)
+		delete(cache.itemsMap, binary.BigEndian.Uint64(l[0:8]))
+
+		cache.size -= len(l)
+		if cache.size <= 0 {
+			cache.size = 0
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (cache *logLRUCache) Get(id uint64) []byte {
+	elem, ok := cache.itemsMap[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// item exists, so move it to front of list and return it
+	cache.itemsList.MoveToFront(elem)
+	l := elem.Value.([]byte)
+	return l
+}
+
+func (cache *logLRUCache) Delete(id uint64) {
+	elem, ok := cache.itemsMap[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	cache.itemsList.Remove(elem)
+	delete(cache.itemsMap, id)
+}
+
+func (cache *logLRUCache) Len() int {
+	return cache.itemsList.Len()
+}
+
+func (cache *logLRUCache) Reset() {
+	cache.itemsList = list.New()
+	cache.itemsMap = make(map[uint64]*list.Element)
+	cache.size = 0
+}
diff --git a/rpl/loglrucache_test.go b/rpl/loglrucache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88a2923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpl/loglrucache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package rpl
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLogLRUCache(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newLogLRUCache(180, 10)
+
+	var i uint64
+	for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
+		l := &Log{i, 0, 0, []byte("0")}
+		b, _ := l.Marshal()
+		c.Set(l.ID, b)
+	}
+
+	for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
+		if l := c.Get(i); l == nil {
+			t.Fatal("must exist", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i = 11; i <= 20; i++ {
+		l := &Log{i, 0, 0, []byte("0")}
+		b, _ := l.Marshal()
+		c.Set(l.ID, b)
+	}
+
+	for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
+		if l := c.Get(i); l != nil {
+			t.Fatal("must not exist", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.Get(11)
+
+	l := &Log{21, 0, 0, []byte("0")}
+	b, _ := l.Marshal()
+	c.Set(l.ID, b)
+
+	if l := c.Get(12); l != nil {
+		t.Fatal("must nil", 12)
+	}
+
+	if l := c.Get(11); l == nil {
+		t.Fatal("must not nil", 11)
+	}
+}