In Quartus® Prime software version 15.1.2 and earlier, you may observe this internal error during design compilation after creating design partitions with “Allow Multiple Personas”.
Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Update modes are not supported in Arria® 10 devices.
Do not enable “Allow Multiple Personas” or create CvP Design Revisions if you are using Arria 10 devices in Quartus Prime software.
Use Quartus Prime Pro version 16.0 and later with CvP
Init mode with PR over PCIe as decribed in Chapter 7 of Arria 10 CvP
Initialization and Partial Reconfiguration via Protocol User Guide (PDF)