Modifying the a10_ref OpenCL BSP Error

I'm trying to modify the a10_ref OpenCL BSP, specifically the a10gx_hostch board in 17.1. I'm trying to add IO channels for a 10GigE interface. I'm getting errors during the import compile I can't solve.

So far I've:

-added the 10GigE subsystem design to the board.qsys design

-generated the HDL for board.qsys

-added the physical constraints for the transceivers and reference clock to flat.qsf (using a single lane of the QSFP). I've taken these from arria10gx "golden" design.

-connected the source/sink streaming avalon signals from board_inst to freeze_wrapper in top.vhd

-connected the source/sink streaming avalon signals inside freeze_wrapper.v to kernel_system

-added the channels to board_spec.xml

-commented out most of the "logic lock regions" from base.qsf except for those pertaining to freeze_wrapp_inst. If I didn't do this fitter was running out of resources in various regions.

I call "aoc boardtest.cl" with ACL_DEFAULT_FLOW set to base. It fails when trying to generate the fpga.bin in the post_flow.tcl - but I think that's ok and it does generate base.qdb. I copy this base.qdb into the BSP hardware directory.

I then remove the ACL_DEFAULT_FLOW environment variable and call "aoc boardtest.cl" which I think invokes an "import compile". The compile fails in the fitter stage with a set of messages like below for all source/sink signals to the new IO channel:

Error (18514): Child partition "freeze_wrapper_inst|kernel_system_inst" expects its parent to drive input port "eth0_in_valid", but this port is not driven from its parent partition "|". Modify either the child or parent partitions so that all expected signals are correctly driven from the parent partition.

Error (18624): Partition "freeze_wrapper_inst|kernel_system_inst" contains output port "eth0_out_valid" that is ignored by its parent partition "|". Consider modifying your design so that all output ports are connected to their parent partitions.

My question is, how can I debug this? What does this error mean? I can open up kernel_system.qsys and see that the streaming interface (Avalon-ST Adapter) for eth0_in and eth0_out are present - even though the outptus are dangling and unused. It looks just like the host_to_dev and dev_to_host adapters for the host channel interfaces.