CONFIG_PROFILING is not available for thedefaultarchitecture x86.
Result is shown for architecture cris

Kernel profiling support

modulename: dcookies.ko

and/or

profile.ko

configname: CONFIG_PROFILING

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Kernel hacking
└─>Kernel profiling support
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12  
source code:
fs/dcookies.c
is selected by
CONFIG_OPROFILE