default or selected kernelversion does not have config value CONFIG_VIDEO_IR.
Result is shown for kernelversion 5.4.69

CONFIG_VIDEO_IR (not configurable)

modulename: ir-common.ko

configname: CONFIG_VIDEO_IR

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Multimedia support
└─>Infrared remote controller adapters
└─>VIDEO_IR
In linux kernel since version 2.6.20 (release Date: 2007-02-04)  
source code: