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Thanks, @RichardTanSY_Altera.
Yes, I had already found the component declaration, but without documentation that's not particularly useful.
As to the IP, I've now obtained clarification on the IP's behavior that I was observing. The IP is reportedly operating per its design intent. The apparent discrepancy was a matter of misunderstanding / incorrect assumptions about the IOPLL's operating characteristics when its refclk input is fed by a GCLK, a supported topology but whose compensation characteristics were not explicitly specified in the documentation for the IP either.
A general plea to Intel/Altera, not only on this particular issue: Please make more comprehensive documentation available to us end users. It will save everyone a lot of time and headaches, and reduce Intel's customer support burden.
Thanks,
-Roee