Coordinating power states in a hybrid information handling device

1. An information handling device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to:

provide a primary user operating system environment and a secondary user operating system environment;

wherein the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment are supported by separate hardware platforms, wherein each of the separate hardware platforms comprise a processor and memory;

ascertain a trigger event for switching between said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment;

provide a power state transitioning signal responsive to said trigger event, wherein the power state transitioning signal comprises information for transitioning a power state of one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment; and

place one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a working state while one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment is in a sleeping state.

2. The information handling device of claim 1 , further comprising an embedded controller that signals one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment responsive to said trigger event;

wherein to signal further comprises signaling with said embedded controller to transition a power state of one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment.

3. The information handling device of claim 2 , wherein responsive to said signaling, one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment is placed in a working state, and the other of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment is placed in a sleeping state.

4. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said information handling device maintains said primary user operating system environment in a working state and maintains said secondary user operating system environment in a working state.

5. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said information handling device maintains said primary user operating system environment in a working state and maintains said secondary user operating system environment in a sleeping state.

6. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said information handling device maintains said primary user operating system environment in a sleeping state and maintains said secondary user operating system environment in a working state.

7. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said information handling device maintains both said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a sleeping state.

8. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said primary user operating system environment is implemented on a primary environment platform.

9. The information handling device of claim 1 , wherein said secondary user operating system environment is implemented on a secondary environment platform.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the secondary environment platform comprises a system on chip architecture.

11. A method comprising:

providing a primary user operating system environment and a secondary user operating system environment in an information handling device;

wherein the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment are supported by separate hardware platforms, wherein each of the separate hardware platforms comprise a processor and memory;

ascertaining a trigger event for switching between said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment;

providing a power state transitioning signal responsive to said trigger event, wherein the power state transitioning signal comprises information for transitioning a power state of one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment; and

placing one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a working state while one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment is in a sleeping state.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising signaling to, with an embedded controller, one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment responsive to said trigger event;

wherein to signal further comprises signaling with said embedded controller to transition a power state of one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to said signaling, placing one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a working state, and placing the other of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a sleeping state.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to said trigger event, maintaining both said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a working state.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to said trigger event, maintaining said primary user operating system environment in a working state and maintaining said secondary user operating system environment in a sleeping state.

16. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to said trigger event, maintaining said primary user operating system environment in a sleeping state and maintaining said secondary user operating system environment in a working state.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein said primary user operating system environment is implemented on a primary environment platform.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein said secondary user operating system environment is implemented on a secondary environment platform.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the secondary environment platform comprises a system on chip architecture.

20. A computer program product comprising:

a storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code being executable by a processor and comprising:

program code that provides a primary user operating system environment and a secondary user operating system environment in an information handling device;

wherein the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment are supported by separate hardware platforms, wherein each of the separate hardware platforms comprise a processor and memory;

program code that ascertains a trigger event for switching between said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment;

program code that provides a power state transitioning signal responsive to said trigger event, wherein the power state transitioning signal comprises information for transitioning a power state of one or more of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment; and

program code that places one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment in a working state while one of said primary user operating system environment and said secondary user operating system environment is in a sleeping state.