skip stale node registration

network/node/register.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/tls"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/ndf"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ func registerNodes(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session,
 			if _, operating := inProgress.LoadOrStore(nidStr, struct{}{}); operating {
 				continue
 			}
+			// No need to register with stale nodes
+			if isStale := gw.Node.Status == ndf.Stale; isStale {
+				continue
+			}
 			err := registerWithNode(sender, comms, gw, regSignature,
 				regTimestamp, uci, cmix, rng, stop)
 			inProgress.Delete(nidStr)